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Profit is why parts of Britain became creative wildernesses, says Channel 4 boss

A privately-owned Channel 4 will stick to licence requirements but will not “embrace its spirit,” its chief content officer has said. Plans for the sale were set out in a White Paper on Thursday, which argues “the right owner will provide more ...

28 Apr 2022 at 21:55

‘Vital’ that Government plans are ‘rigorously scrutinised’, says Channel 4 boss

The Government’s plans to privatise Channel 4 should be “rigorously scrutinised by MPs and peers on all sides”, its chief content officer has said. Having been publicly owned since its creation in 1982 by the Conservative government of ...

16 Jun 2022 at 15:02

Channel 4 ‘energised and refocused’ after privatisation battle

A Channel 4 boss has said the broadcaster is “energised and refocused” on its core values, including representing the whole of the UK in its content, following the end of a privatisation battle with the Government. Earlier this year, ...

17 May 2023 at 14:50

Emily Maitlis’s former Newsnight editor praises ‘brilliant’ MacTaggart Lecture

Channel 4 boss Ian Katz has praised Emily Maitlis’s MacTaggart Lecture as “brilliant” and said it serves as a powerful reminder that “due impartiality is the bedrock of journalism”. The broadcaster’s chief content officer was editor ...

25 Aug 2022 at 16:50

AI will not be writing our dramas anytime soon – Channel 4 content boss Ian Katz

Channel 4’s chief content officer Ian Katz has said the broadcaster will not be using artificial intelligence (AI) to write dramas “anytime soon”. It comes after the public service broadcaster announced consortium plans to create ...

28 Oct 2024 at 16:33

Channel 4 will put Hollyoaks episodes on YouTube after E4 airing

Channel 4 will put episodes of Hollyoaks on YouTube a week after they are broadcast on E4 and streamed on its own platform. The broadcaster previously announced that the soap, which is aimed at a young demographic, would take a ...

08 Sept 2023 at 15:52

Channel 4 bosses decline pay rise as staff battle cost-of-living crisis

Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon said the broadcaster’s top executives declined a pay rise and deferred their bonuses to stay “in line” with staff who are battling the cost-of-living crisis amid a “tough downturn” in the advertising ...

12 Jul 2023 at 12:22

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Channel 4’s disabled presenting line-up for Winter Paralympics is ‘global first’

The presenting team for Channel 4’s coverage of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will be made up entirely of disabled presenters and pundits in what the broadcaster says is a “global first” for a “world class ...

07 Feb 2022 at 01:26

Not making Succession is ‘biggest regret’, says Channel 4 chief content officer

A boss at Channel 4 says the broadcaster had the chance of making a version of future hit TV series Succession, but did not go ahead with it. The series about a media mogul who tries to decide which one of his ...

22 Aug 2024 at 17:24

Channel 4 boss’s salary passes £1 million

Channel 4’s chief executive received a salary of more than £1 million last year, the broadcaster’s annual report shows. Alex Mahon was handed the biggest bonus possible after the number of people watching the ...

15 Jul 2022 at 13:00

Channel 4 cancels Bafta-winning The Big Narstie Show

Bafta-winning The Big Nastie Show will not return for a sixth season, Channel 4 has confirmed. Grime MC Big Narstie co-hosted the late-night entertainment series with comedian Mo Gilligan from 2018. Filmed ...

16 Jun 2023 at 13:21

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Channel 4 boss Ian Katz denies Government focus is impacting commissioning

Channel 4 chief content officer Ian Katz has denied a suggestion it is being more careful with commissioning spending due to Government focus on the broadcaster following their privatisation battle. ...

24 Aug 2023 at 13:43

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