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Channel 4 appoints Daniel Bruce as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Channel 4 today announced the appointment of Daniel Bruce as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. Daniel, who has been Chief Executive of Transparency International UK (TI-UK) since 2019, is a senior executive with more than 20 years’ leadership experience across public policy, civil society, private

7 Jul 26 News Release

E4 sets sail with Crackit TV on new ten-part travel series, Cruising Paradise: Above and Below Deck

As a growing number of younger travellers choose to holiday on the high seas*, Channel 4 has commissioned Cruising Paradise: Above and Below Deck from Crackit TV, which will explore life onboard for a mix of first-timers and more seasoned cruisers, alongside the young crew members working to make

6 Jul 26 News Release

Channel 4 recommissions two series from True North

Channel 4 has recommissioned two series from Yorkshire-based production company, ordering a second series of Yorkshire by the Sea and a sixth series of Devon & Cornwall. Yorkshire By The Sea will return for five episodes, once again celebrating the people and coastal landscape of England’s largest

2 Jul 26 News Release

Channel 4 Unveils New Commissioning Leadership

Channel 4 today unveiled new leadership for its Commissioning team, built around three Director roles reporting to the Chief Executive. Louisa Compton and Kiran Nataraja, alongside a third Director yet to be recruited, will together lead the Commissioning team. The structure will come into effect

1 Jul 26 News Release

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Channel 4 Drama delivers outstanding growth in 2026 as hit series drive streaming and audience performance

A Woman of Substance, Tip Toe, Falling, Patience and Dirty Business help to drive viewing up 43% year-on-year, generating 10.3 billion viewing minutes across linear and streaming. Channel 4’s drama slate has delivered exceptional audience growth in the first half of this year, driving Channel 4 as a

1 Jul 26 News Release

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Channel 4 Sales welcomes PensionBee as sponsor of Weather programming on Channel 4

Channel 4 Sales today announces UK online pension provider PensionBee as the new sponsor of weather programming on Channel 4, marking the pension company’s first TV sponsorship with the broadcaster. The 18-month partnership will see PensionBee sponsor weather programming across Channel 4 television

30 Jun 26 News Release

Joe Lycett's bid to be a pub landlord as he applies for licence to run a one hour a week pub*

(*ALSO NEW TV SERIES FOR CHANNEL 4) Career comedian Joe Lycett is currently applying for a licence to sell and serve alcohol - because he’s setting up his own pub. And it’s a pub with a difference - because it will only be open for an hour a week. During that hour, it will operate as the setting for

25 Jun 26 News Release

Channel 4.0 expands supplier base with three new digital original pilots

Channel 4 announces three new original pilots for entertainment digital channel Channel 4.0 from GRM, V2L8 and Renaissance Studios , all ethnically diverse-led independent production companies and sees the channel foster new partnerships with more producers in the space. The new 20-minute-long

23 Jun 26 News Release

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Comcast’s Universal Ads Launches in the UK with Channel 4, ITV & Sky to Simplify Access to Premium TV Advertising for SMEs

For the first time, small and medium sized businesses can run a single campaign across ITV Media, Sky Media, and Channel 4 Sales Universal Ads makes buying premium TV advertising "as simple as social," allowing campaigns to go live in minutes from a single self-service platform The launch represents