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Northern Ireland Screen and Channel 4 announce new commissions

Belfast-based Tern and Newry-based Big Mountain Productions have each secured commissions for Channel 4, part funded by Northern Ireland Screen. The two independent production companies answered a brief from Head of Daytime and Features, Jo Street, and the resulting commissions start productions

3 Feb 23 News Release

Amelia wins Junior Bake Off

Tonight, Amelia won the coveted title of winner of Junior Bake Off 2022. Thousands applied, but only 16 made it through to the famous tent for the most exciting junior baking competition yet. Harry Hill was the host while judges Ravneet Gill and Liam Charles had the tough job of finding Junior Bake

3 Feb 23 News Release

RDF West Heads to the Outback for Channel 4 Series

RDF West (part of RDF, a Banijay UK company) has been commissioned to produce a six-part series for Channel 4 in which a group of adventurous young backpacking Brits will be transported to the Australian Outback to do farm work in one of the most extreme regions. Outback Brits cameras will follow

2 Feb 23 News Release

Channel 4 and Clear Channel study reveals Black-owned businesses are disadvantaged compared to white-owned businesses

A Channel 4 and Clear Channel study has revealed that Black entrepreneurs face more obstacles setting up and running their businesses than their white counterparts. The study showed that Black business owners face more challenges generating funding and more feel they have to fight hard to convince

1 Feb 23 News Release

Sami Abu Wardeh wreaks havoc in brand new Channel 4 Digital comedy series, The Sheikh

Character comedian Sami Abu Wardeh makes his Channel 4 debut as Sheikh Ahmed Al Kabir, the 867th richest person in the world, in a new, original ‘real world comedy’ from Trainspotting With Francis Bourgeois creators, Untold Studios. Earmarked by The Guardian as one of the most exciting voices in

1 Feb 23 News Release

A black and white image of Ally Castle, a female with dark straight hair and a smile. Another image of Tanya Motie, a female with dark, wavy hair who is wearing a light pink t-shirt

Ally Castle and Tanya Motie take the reins at TV Access Project

Channel 4 and the BBC have appointed two of the industry’s most experienced practitioners to lead and manage the TV Access Project (TAP). Ally Castle and Tanya Motie have been hired as Project Leads to work with TAP’s members to co-ordinate plans and prioritise recommendations, in roles which have

1 Feb 23 News Release

Channel 4 commissions Dropped, a new digital comedy series framing the UK rap scene

Rap mockumentary series, Dropped, is the latest flex to land on Channel 4’s YouTube strand - 4 Comedy, a platform tailored to providing younger audiences with their daily dose of funny. Produced by Mother’s Best Child, Dropped follows East London rap collective ATM as they struggle to stay current

31 Jan 23 News Release

Fabiola Leaves The Great Pottery Throw Down

Q&A with Fabiola: Walking onto the set on the very first day, did you feel nervous or excited or was it a combination of both? It was a combination of both. Was the set as you thought it would be from seeing previous series? I think it looked smaller. What age or time in your life did you start

31 Jan 23 News Release

Channel 4 commissions Dark Phone from The Garden

In 2020, international police managed to secretly hack into an encrypted, phone network used by organised crime groups around the world. For 74 days, the messages sent and received on 60,000 handsets was covertly captured. It became one of the biggest international law enforcement operations in