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Channel 4 expands its Content Creatives training programme with 30-plus placements in Leeds and Manchester

Channel 4’s northern-based Content Creatives training programme will offer more than 30 people from disadvantaged backgrounds the chance to kick-start their careers in the creative industry. Content Creatives has opened up recruitment for the scheme which offers 24-weeks of a full-time, fully paid

18 May 23 News Release

Alex Mahon speech to Media and Telecoms 2023 & Beyond Conference

Since I spoke here a year ago, quite a lot has happened to Channel 4. It certainly hasn’t been dull The positive is that throughout all the political tumult we have focussed on one simple question: why are we here? A core part of our purpose is that Channel 4 has a unique duty to a unique audience

17 May 23 News Release

Channel 4 commissions Ade: My Week in the Whitest Place on Earth (w/t), a new film by Ade Adepitan exploring one of the most extreme communities on the planet

Channel 4 commissions Ade: My Week in the Whitest Place on Earth (w/t), a new film by Ade Adepitan exploring one of the most extreme communities on the planet Decades since the apartheid system was dismantled, Ade Adepitan travels deep into rural South Africa to discover what lies beyond the borders

17 May 23 News Release

April 2023 is Channel 4’s biggest month for streaming, ever!

More than five billion minutes of Channel 4 content streamed in April Record breaking statistics driven by Married At First Sight Australia (MAFSAU) Hit reality show regularly crowned #1 in weekly broadcaster on-demand charts MAFSAU was #1 streamed broadcaster on-demand programme for eight out of

17 May 23 News Release

Channel 4 orders more Aldi’s Next Big Thing from South Shore

Channel 4 orders more Aldi’s Next Big Thing from South Shore Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of Aldi’s Next Big Thing from South Shore Productions. The 6-part series, which went out in Autumn last year, saw small food and drink suppliers bid for the game-changing opportunity to stock

16 May 23 News Release

Queenie and cast revealed for new Channel 4 and Disney’s Onyx Collective drama series

Queenie and cast revealed for new Channel 4 and Disney’s Onyx Collective drama series Queenie is based on the bestselling novel by Candice Carty-Williams. The eight-episode series has begun filming in South London and stars Dionne Brown , Samuel Adewunmi , Bellah, Sally Phillips, Jon Pointing, Tilly

16 May 23 News Release

Lenny Henry meets Legends of Comedy in new Channel 4 series

Sir Lenny Henry is to delve into the careers and inspirations of his comedy heroes in a new four-part series co-produced by Red Sauce (part of Zinc Media Group) and Douglas Road Productions (a Banijay UK company).

16 May 23 News Release

Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak confirmed as the Junior Taskmaster and Assistant in Channel 4's brand new Junior Taskmaster

BAFTA nominated comedian, writer, and actor Rose Matafeo, and critically-acclaimed writer and performer Mike Wozniak have been confirmed to host and star in Channel 4’s brand new children-focused entertainment show Junior Taskmaster, which has recently been commissioned following the continuing

12 May 23 News Release

First look revealed for Channel 4's 'The Change'

Who is she? What is she? Is this it? Convinced she’s got early onset dementia after forgetting what a shoe is called, Linda's GP informs her it is, in fact, the menopause. Feeling invigorated and empowered by this information, Linda (played by Bridget Christie) decides to claw back some of the time