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Channel 4 leads young viewers into streaming future as fastest-growing major streamer among adults

Channel 4 led the way in converting youth audiences to streaming in 2025, while growth among adults outpaced the biggest streamers and a slate of original, talkable hits drew in new audiences. Channel 4’s 1634 viewers streamed 53% of their overall Channel 4 viewing across 2025 – the first time a

16 Jan 26 News Release

Crackit cruise into the new year with eight-part travel series for Channel 4

Channel 4 has ordered Cruising to the Ends of the Earth, a new eight-part series from Brighton-based Crackit TV, which will take viewers on unforgettable experiences across the globe.

15 Jan 26 News Release

Jason Watkins and David Thewlis look concerned

David Thewlis, Jason Watkins, Asim Chaudhry, and Bafta Rising Star Posy Sterling lead the cast of vital new factual-drama, Dirty Business, from the makers of Partygate

Based on a decade-long investigation into England’s water companies, and telling the real stories of whistleblowers and victims who believe their lives have been destroyed after encountering sewage polluted water, Dirty Business is a major new factual drama investigating one of the biggest potential

8 Jan 26 News Release

Bargain Holiday Secrets: The new series revealing how to get more holiday for your money

Channel 4 has commissioned Firecrest Films to make a new peak-time consumer series looking at tips and tricks that could help us all secure brilliant bargain holidays. With millions of holiday options at our fingertips, knowing how to get the best deal can feel overwhelming. Jasmine Harman will

6 Jan 26 News Release

Channel 4 and UKTV Deliver Unmissable Entertainment and More Choice for Viewers

Channel 4 and UKTV are giving viewers even more reasons to stream, with UKTV’s U service set to feature thousands of hours of free, unmissable and bingeable British content, now available on Channel 4 streaming. The launch provides Channel 4 viewers with the ability to stream UKTV originals and BBC

6 Jan 26 News Release

All Aboard for Fjord-tastic journeys! Hurtigruten and Channel 4 partner on Lorraine Kelly’s Norwegian Odyssey

Channel 4 today confirms Lorraine Kelly’s Norwegian Odyssey , a new three-part brand-funded documentary brokered and produced by Captive Minds, in partnership with Hurtigruten, a renowned Norwegian coastal cruise operator . This linear branded entertainment programme is the latest deal with Channel

5 Jan 26 News Release

Channel 4 Sales and Ford strike new two-year deal for sponsorship of Channel 4 Documentaries

Channel 4 Sales has secured a two-year deal with Ford as the headline sponsor of Channel 4 Documentaries, extending their partnership from January 2026 to December 2027. The deal continues a successful collaboration between both parties that began in 2021, with Ford’s branding set to feature across

5 Jan 26 News Release

Taskmaster Series 21 Contestants Revealed

AMY GLEDHILL – ARMANDO IANNUCCI – JOANNA PAGE – JOEL DOMMETT – KUMAIL NANJIANI Hot on the heels of Taskmaster ’s annual celebration which saw five famous faces compete for glory in New Year Treat , it has been revealed which five brand-new stout-hearted contestants are set to grasp the opportunity

29 Dec 25 News Release

It shows two comedians Fatiha El-Ghorri and John Tothill smiling and in the background is a Highland Cow.

British comedians battle to be top tourist in Channel 4 and VisitScotland’s branded entertainment collaboration

Channel 4 today announces it has partnered with VisitScotland on a new branded entertainment series, Where to Next? Which is fronted by British comedians John Tothill and Fatiha El-Ghorri. Equipped with nothing but a sense of adventure and a microphone, John and Fatiha battle it out in a series of