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Channel 4 commissions pilot Your Time Starts Now from Alex Horne

Channel 4 are piloting a new play-at-home gameshow, Your Time Starts Now (w/t), devised and developed by Alex Horne, creator and host of BAFTA and Rose D’Or winning Taskmaster and Andy Devonshire, founding Series Director on shows including The Apprentice, The Great British Bake Off and Taskmaster

8 Jul 26 News Release

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

Stills of characters from A Woman of Substance, Tip Toe, Patience, Falling and Dirty Business.

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