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Channel 4 unveils twin-track approach to IP ownership with move into in-house production and launch of Creative Investment Fund

Channel 4 today set out a twin-track approach to invest in Intellectual Property (IP) ownership, incorporating a phased move into in-house production and the launch of a new Creative Investment Fund, built on the existing Indie Growth Fund. This new move is accompanied by Channel 4 committing to an

21 May 25 News Release

Channel 4 Annual Report 2024: Strong results as Fast Forward strategy delivers digital, creative and commercial growth

Fast Forward performance highlights: • Financial resilience: Total revenues up 1% and top £1 billion (£1.04 bn) for the fourth consecutive year, while pre-tax deficit before exceptional items improved by £50 million to just £2 million • Market-leading diversification: 39% of revenues from non-linear

21 May 25 News Release

Actress, model and British icon Elizabeth Hurley to play ‘The Deceased’ in Channel 4’s wickedly immersive new reality series, The Inheritance

Broadcaster, barrister and author Robert Rinder MBE is The Executor

20 May 25 News Release

Close-up of Francis Bourgeois wearing a reflective space helmet and blue spacesuit, focused intently while operating equipment inside a spacecraft or simulation module.

Channel 4 are following trainspotting and engineering social media star, Francis Bourgeois, as he realises his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut - Francis Bourgeois Rocket Man (w/t).

This two part series, made by Shine TV (A Banjay UK company) and developed in association with Untold Studios, will see Francis boldly set out to go where no other social media star has been. Over two episodes, Francis steps inside some of the world’s leading space agencies, getting a rare look

20 May 25 News Release

Channel 4 Announces Landmark Documentary Series on Tony Blair

Channel 4 has commissioned a new three-part factual series exploring the life, leadership, and legacy of Tony Blair – one of the most significant figures in modern British history. Made by 72 films, the makers of The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson , this series will take a revealing look at Blair’s

20 May 25 News Release

Channel 4 to chart the rise of AI in two-part modern history series

Channel 4 has commissioned 72 Films, a Fremantle company, and Windfall Films to make a two-part landmark series looking at the rapid rise of AI and the figures who have played pivotal roles in this technological revolution. Featuring both this year's Nobel Prize winner, Geoffrey Hinton, the

20 May 25 News Release

Channel 4 to tell the extraordinary story of the Mitford sisters in three-part series

This three-part documentary series from BAFTA-winning producers Swan Films will tell the story of the famous, and notorious, Mitford sisters. The six daughters of an English peer and cousins to the Churchills, these distinguished socialites had ringside seats to some of the most extraordinary and

20 May 25 News Release

Channel 4 in ground-breaking UK-First with Channel 4.0 Video Content Coming to Spotify

Channel 4.0 programming launching on Spotify this week Distribution on Spotify strengthens Channel 4’s youth offering and reach Continues Channel 4’s innovation record pioneering digital distribution firsts to reach new audiences, especially young people Channel 4 today announced a ground-breaking

19 May 25 News Release

Babatunde Aleshe and Finlay Christie on a pebble beach on the island of Ireland.

Channel 4 and Tourism Ireland team up for third time for Coast to Coast series with Babatunde Aléshé and Finlay Christie

Channel 4 today announced the recommission of its branded entertainment series in collaboration with Tourism Ireland, fronted by Babatunde Aléshé and Finlay Christie. The third partnership, Coast to Coast: The Scenic Route, will showcase a new set of travel routes within the island of Ireland