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Hollyoaks surges in ratings as schedule revamp and gripping storylines resonate with viewers

In September 2024, Hollyoaks transitioned from a five episodes a week soap to three episodes a week and episodes reduced in length to enhance storytelling impact and align with evolving viewer habits. In the first six months of the new schedule pattern*, the youth skewing show has successfully

5 May 25 News Release

Our Dream Farm winners announced as new tenants of 600-acre Eryri National Trust farm

The new tenants of a National Trust Cymru farm in the heart of Eryri (Snowdonia) have been announced after winning the second series of Channel 4’s National Trust: Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker.

2 May 25 News Release

Man with bowl of popcorn watching TV screen with information about Small Business Big Break, Channel 4's advertising airtime competition with Enterprise Nation and Constant Contact

New initiative offers UK small businesses rare opportunity to secure national TV advertising with Channel 4 worth £300,000

A new competition from Channel 4 in collaboration with Constant Contact and Enterprise Nation is set to offer UK small business brands an opportunity to win a professionally produced broadcast TV advert on Channel 4 and expert marketing support — a package worth hundreds of thousands of pounds

1 May 25 News Release

Millionaire Hoarders returns to Channel 4 with discoveries of rare WW2 Spitfire and painting by George Stubbs

A rare World War Two Spitfire that defended the skies over Dunkirk and a George Stubbs masterpiece are just two of the hidden treasures uncovered when Millionaire Hoarders returns to Channel 4 for a second series. Launching on Friday 2nd May at 8pm, the new series will see experts Clive Downham

29 Apr 25 News Release

Location Location Location celebrates 25 years on Channel 4

Pioneering property programme Location Location Location celebrates a quarter of a century on Channel 4 this spring.

28 Apr 25 News Release

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Alex Mahon to step down as CEO of Channel 4 after nearly eight years

Channel 4 announced today that Alex Mahon has decided to step down as CEO and will leave the business in summer this year. Alex joined the organisation in 2017 as the channel’s first female CEO. She secured Channel 4’s public ownership through two privatisation attempts while transforming it into a

28 Apr 25 News Release

Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds to lead Channel 4 adaptation of A Woman of Substance

Filming has commenced in Yorkshire on a brand-new adaptation of A Woman of Substance for Channel 4, starring Brenda Blethyn ( Vera, Pride and Prejudice ) as Emma Harte and Jessica Reynolds ( Kneecap & The Wolf, The Fox & The Leopard ) as the younger version of the iconic character, a housemaid

25 Apr 25 News Release, Video

First Look at Channel 4’s Virgin Island

Watch the trailer for Channel 4’s brand new show Virgin Island which premieres on Channel 4 in May. In a groundbreaking new series, Virgin Island follows 12 adult virgins, as they travel to a luxury Mediterranean retreat to embark on a unique course in intimacy, to see if it can help them overcome

25 Apr 25 News Release

Clairol Nice’n Easy announced as sponsor of new Channel 4 reality series The Honesty Box

Channel 4 Sales have secured Nice’n Easy, a Clairol brand owned by leading beauty company Wella, as the sponsor of The Honesty Box , a new nine-part reality dating experiment on E4. Building on the success of Clairol’s sponsorship of Channel 4’s First Dates , which featured the Nice’n Easy at-home