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Sky and Channel 4 strike deal to show 2021 Formula 1 season finale live on terrestrial television

The deciding final race of the Formula 1 season will be shown live on free to air terrestrial television this Sunday (12.12.21) after Sky agreed to share its coverage with Channel 4. Thanks to the deal struck between the two broadcasters, the British public will be able to savour every twist and

8 Dec 21 News Release

Get Millie Black, Booker Prizewinning author Marlon James’ landmark screenwriting debut, greenlit by Channel 4 and HBO

A vivid, unflinching, and gripping 6-part crime noir following the inimitable Millie-Jean Black, a police detective forced to quit Scotland Yard and return home to Jamaica, where she’s soon pursuing a missing persons case that threatens to expose more than she may be willing to confront.

6 Dec 21 News Release

Channel 4 Chair Charles Gurassa comments on new Channel 4 Board appointments

Today, Ofcom has announced the appointment of four new Non-Executive Directors to the Channel 4 Board. “I am delighted to welcome Dawn Airey, Tess Alps, David Kogan and Sarah Sands to the Channel 4 Board. They have all enjoyed long and distinguished careers in the media and creative industries and

6 Dec 21 News Release

Festive and flirty dating show '12 Dates of Christmas' coming to E4

‘Tis the season to be frisky, as E4 is hanging up the mistletoe and dusting off the naughty elf for a dating show like no other - 12 Dates of Christmas, arriving on E4 and All 4 this December. Set in a frozen wonderland, 12 Dates of Christmas (an HBO Max Original) follows three gorgeously sexy

6 Dec 21 News Release

Channel 4 publishes best practice guidelines on working with disabled talent in the TV industry

Channel 4 has published a series of best practice guidelines to help producers and indies improve how they work with disabled talent. The series of guides focus on the two areas of on-screen and off-screen to set out expectations for how the industry can improve its inclusion of disabled people

3 Dec 21 News Release

First look image of new Channel 4 crime comedy The Curse coming early next year

The Curse is a comedy caper set in London in the early 80’s, following a gang of hopeless small time crooks who through their own stupidity and poor judgement find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest gold heists in history.

3 Dec 21 News Release

Amelia Dimoldenberg to give Channel 4 stars image overhaul in new digital comedy series

Jimmy Carr, Romesh Ranganathan, Clare Balding, Anna Richardson, Rosie Jones and Jamie Laing are all undergoing a ‘Celebrity Rebrand’ First Look Clip: https://youtu.be/Y20hi7KfKk0 In this satirical comedy series, Channel 4 have revealed they’re urgently looking to change the public perception of some

3 Dec 21 Interview, News Release

Interview with Kirstie Allsopp for Kirstie's Handmade Christmas

We chatted to Christmas craft doyenne Kirstie Allsopp about all things festive, working with her florist sister and what Secret Santa gift she'd get for TV husband Phil Spencer.

3 Dec 21 News Release

Celebrity Line-Up Revealed For Brand New Taskmaster’s New Year Treat On Channel 4

Feeling in a particularly festive mood, the almighty Taskmaster Greg Davies has once again gathered five famous faces from radically different specialities for another standalone special on Channel 4 with ‘Taskmaster’s New Year Treat’. Set to air over the festive season, the formidable Taskmaster will put these celebrity guests through their paces in a series of ludicrous challenges supervised by his devoted sidekick, assistant, and stats keeper Little Alex Horne.