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E4 announces Sir Trevor McDonald OBE as face of GamesMaster in series reboot

E4 has today announced that the face of the GamesMaster in its all new series, will be Sir Trevor McDonald OBE. Taking on the iconic role originally filled by Sir Patrick Moore when GamesMaster returns later this year, Sir Trevor McDonald will assume the vital duties of setting up gaming’s most

22 Oct 21 News Release

Subtitles are now available on Channel 4 on Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media and Digital Platforms

Following intensive engineering work and collaboration with our partners, Channel 4 is now able to provide subtitles on our main channels for viewers on Sky, Virgin Media and Freeview as well as on All 4 and Channel4.com. Over the coming days, we will begin to increase the number of shows with

22 Oct 21 News Release

David O’Doherty and celebrity friends go on a two-wheeled adventure for Channel 4

Award-winning comedian, author and cycling enthusiast David O’Doherty is heading out on a carefree, two-wheeled adventure, but he’s not travelling alone.

21 Oct 21 News Release

Google joins forces with Channel 4’s Taskmaster in new cross platform partnership

Channel 4 today announces a new six week partnership with Google that sees the technology company join forces with Avalon produced, BAFTA-winning show Taskmaster, launching on Thursday 21st October 2021. The Taskmaster’s assistant (and show creator) Alex Horne takes his usual role and is joined by

21 Oct 21 News Release

Stath Lets Flats, Season 3 Jamie Demetriou Press Pack interview

Jamie Demetriou talks about his experiences writing Stath Lets Flats S3 during the pandemic, whilst giving us a glimpse into what we can expect this time around...

20 Oct 21 News Release

The Great British Bake Off: The Fifth Baker Leaves The Tent

In Tuesday’s night’s episode of The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4, Jurgen got a Hollywood Handshake and Giuseppe was named Star Baker for the second time. Freya, 19 from North Yorkshire was the fifth baker to leave the tent. German week on The Great British Bake Off was Freya’s downfall, and

19 Oct 21 News Release

Channel 4 opens recruitment for scripted Production Training Scheme

Channel 4 today opened the recruitment for the next cohort of its flagship Production Training Scheme. The scheme, which has been running for more than 15 years, is designed to provide entry level opportunities in TV production. It is a key part of 4Skills which aims to find and nurture talent from

19 Oct 21 News Release

All-new episodes of A Place in the Sun returns and announces new presenter, Leah Charles-King to the team of property experts

To broadcast daily in November at 4 pm on Channel 4 As the leaves fall from the trees and the cold winter nights draw in, A Place in the Sun promises to bring a ray of sunshine into your front rooms with 15 brand-new episodes of the Channel 4 hit series.

19 Oct 21 News Release

What’s happened to access services on Channel 4 ?

On Saturday 25 September, the fire suppression system was triggered at Red Bee Media’s broadcast centre, which transmits all Channel 4’s services. As a result a large number of hard disks in a variety of systems were severely damaged. This significantly impacted the playout servers which meant that