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Hollyoaks IRL: Women's Safety - Attacked and Ignored series two of BAFTA-nominated digital factual strand launched

BAFTA-nominated docu-series produced by Lime digital recommissioned by Channel 4 Launch episode features campaigner Zan Moon and Actress, Nikki Sanderson Hollyoaks IRL: Series two can be watched from Wednesday 18th January on Hollyoaks' Youtube, Facebook, and TikTok Hollyoaks IRL (In Real Life)

18 Jan 23 News Release

Outline Productions Brings Remarkable Places to Eat to Channel 4 in Partnership with Poretti

Outline Productions (a Tin Roof Media company) is bringing its food and travel format Remarkable Places to Eat to a new home at More 4 and Channel 4, in partnership with Italian beer brand Birrificio Angelo Poretti. Each episode of Remarkable Places to Eat sees one of Britain’s best-known foodies –

13 Jan 23 News Release

An image of the 'Stream Free 4000' portable unisex urinal on top of a box, which reads 'Stream Free 4000, Stream Free while you stream freely on All 4. Portable unisex design! Stream on your sofa! Stream in front of your Gran! Stream all over your office!'

Channel 4 goes with the flow with new All 4 comedy campaign

Stream freely with the Stream Free 4000 Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk99g8hrets A playful new campaign by Channel 4’s award winning in-house creative agency 4creative launches on 14th January to promote the broadcaster’s brilliant comedy content on All 4. A brand-new conceptual trail

11 Jan 23 News Release

Fan-favourite Colin Murray named as Countdown host

Colin Murray today confirmed he is to remain as the permanent host of Countdown, the UK’s longest running TV quiz show. The show continues to delight viewers with December 2022 securing the best month’s share for the series in over a decade. Colin, who has hosted the show since summer 2022

10 Jan 23 News Release

Janine Thomas appointed Commissioner Editor in Documentaries

Janine Thomas, has been appointed as Commissioning Editor and will directly report to Head of Documentaries Alisa Pomeroy. She will support Rita Daniels by taking on the day-to-day running of the career defining strand First Cut, freeing up Daniels to focus on new blue-chip documentary series

5 Jan 23 News Release

Statement from Channel 4 in response to a decision and statement by the Government

We welcome the Government’s decision that Channel 4 will remain in public ownership. This decision provides a firm basis on which to establish the sustainable direction of Channel 4, safely in the hands of the British people. DCMS having thoroughly examined the business case concluded that the

22 Dec 22 News Release

Tom Daley to appear in festive special of Channel 4 digital series Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois

Popular series also extended for further three episodes Praise for Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois: **** “Absolutely heart-rending” – The Guardian Clip and Image can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4tisolnnzgacplu/AACHWXE5Z4rT_WPWUsgrUXsLa?dl=0 Earlier this year, Channel 4

22 Dec 22 News Release

Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message to be generated by Artificial Intelligence

Ameca, one of the world’s most advanced robots, is to deliver Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message for 2022, in a speech generated entirely by Artificial Intelligence.

19 Dec 22 News Release

The National Comedy Awards for Stand Up To Cancer return for 2023, hosted by Tom Allen

Channel 4 is rolling out the red carpet to celebrate the stars of UK comedy in a glitzy awards show in aid of Stand Up To Cancer.