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Channel 4 streaming audience jumps a third year on year in June, accelerating its shift to first public service streamer

Channel 4’s streaming audience grew by nearly one third in June, buoyed by a wide range of hit shows including docudrama The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot and US reality show Dance Moms, which helped it to generate more than four billion viewer minutes in watch time last month. Latest Barb data shows

11 Jul 24 News Release

Channel 4’s Paris 2024 Paralympic Games marketing campaign challenges patronising attitudes

Channel 4’s Paris 2024 Paralympic Games marketing campaign challenges patronising attitudes Channel 4 has unveiled its Paris 2024 Paralympic Games campaign film which challenges people to view Paralympians as elite, world-class athletes, not as competitors “overcoming” their disabilities. The

11 Jul 24 News Release

Channel 4 unveils ground-breaking presenting line-up and biggest-ever broadcast plans for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

Channel 4 unveils ground-breaking presenting line-up and biggest-ever broadcast plans for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games More than 1,300 hours of live sport across Channel 4, More4 and Streaming Rose Ayling-Ellis and Ellie Simmonds make Channel 4 presenting debuts Young, emerging talent to report on

11 Jul 24 News Release

Channel 4 appoints Ruth Brougham as Streaming Business Director

Channel 4 today announces the appointment of Ruth Brougham as Streaming Business Director. In this newly created role, Ruth will join Channel 4’s Executive Team and will report to Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Allan. Ruth, who will be based in Leeds, will help to set and lead Channel 4’s

10 Jul 24 News Release

Channel 4 recommissions To Catch A Copper

Channel 4 announces a second series of To Catch a Copper, its hit three-part documentary which for the first time ever went behind the scenes of the police scrutiny system to show the bad behaviour and criminality of some officers, and how their misconduct is held to account.   The series, which was

10 Jul 24 News Release

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Channel 4 recommissions critically acclaimed ratings winner, The Jury, for a second series

The first series was Channel 4’s biggest new 9pm unscripted launch since 2019 Channel 4 today confirms that hit new factual entertainment format, The Jury will return for a second series. The first series, The Jury: Murder Trial, was both a critical and ratings success - including repeats, the

9 Jul 24 News Release

Promotional image for Series 2 of Top Guns: Inside the RAF

Top Guns: Inside the RAF to return to Channel 4 for a high-flying second series

From inside the cockpi ts of fast jet fighter-bombers to first - time filming of remotely piloted aircraft operating from top secret bases in the UK, Top Guns: Inside the RAF series two takes viewers back into the skies, command centres and hanga rs as the RAF crews continue to defend Britain’s

9 Jul 24 News Release

Cover image for Channel 4's Mirror on Transgender People report.

Mirror on The Industry: transgender community feels ‘unsupported’ by brands as steps identified for way forward

Mirror on Transgender People, the latest in Channel 4’s award-winning ‘Mirror on the Industry’ series exploring advertising representation, finds that only one in ten Transgender people feel brands support their community. The report concludes that Transgender representation and the general public’s

8 Jul 24 News Release

Channel 4 commissions from Minnow Films Go Back to Where you Came From (w/t)

Channel 4 has commissioned from Minnow Films ‘Go Back to Where You Came From’ (w/t). This bold and timely four-part series will set out to challenge how British people feel about asylum seekers and immigration.