“The beautiful thing about elections is they’re just so full of drama” Ahead of what’s shaping up to be one of the most important elections in American history, our Head of News & Current Affairs, Specialist Factual and Sport Louisa Compton spoke to The New Yorker, to discuss what this election means for the US, UK and the world. America Decides: US Election Results will air from 10pm on Channel 4 tonight, also available to stream and view on our YouTube channel. Presented by Emily Maitlis, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Jeremy Vine and Matt Frei, don’t miss our overnight programme featuring the best presenters, analysis and guests. Read Louisa’s New Yorker feature below: https://lnkd.in/eVKTAmGf
Ian Katz, Chief Content Officer, Channel 4, said: “Our streaming audience growth is not only outpacing our peers, but is now reaching new highs for Channel 4. The fact that almost half our youth viewing in October was streamed is a measure of how rapidly viewer behaviour is changing and evidence that our Fast Forward strategy to make Channel 4 Britain’s first true public service streamer is working.”
Congratulations to Currys plc and AMV BBDO who have been named winners of Channel 4’s Diversity in Advertising Award! 🎉 Channel 4 Sales also reveals that it will reaffirm its commitment to accessibility with the theme returning for next year’s Diversity in Advertising Award. To find out more about their campaign click here: https://lnkd.in/e-cjfV8V
Channel 4’s socials power ahead as entertainment, documentaries and reality drive a trebling in YouTube full episode UK views 📈 “Channel 4’s UK views across all social platforms and content have amassed a huge 1.8 billion this year, putting us firmly on track to double our social viewing by 2030. Our latest audience growth underlines how Channel 4 and 4Studio are leading the way in embracing social audiences at scale.” - Matt Risley, Managing Director, 4Studio From UNTOLD, to Hollyoaks, Murder Case: The Digital Detectives and the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Channel 4’s socials channels offer something for everyone no matter where you’re watching 📱
Ofcom has today published its decision on a new broadcast licence for Channel 4. Read more below:
Channel 4 has today published its Annual Report 2023 – and provided an update on its strong performance in 2024. Today’s results show how Channel 4 navigated through a challenging 2023 with resilience, laying the foundations for its Fast Forward strategy and the success it is seeing in 2024. 👉 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eri3pFQd
🎂 As we celebrate five years of opening up our offices in Leeds, Bristol and Glasgow, say hello to the next stage of our 4 All the UK plan. We’re on a mission to continue to serve and reflect the whole country, with a focus on three key pillars: 🔎 Skills: We’re doubling our 4Skills spend to £10 million, with an aim to open up opportunities to all, and a clear focus out of London. 📺 Content: We will grow creative partnerships and drive authentic regional representation on screen. 🤝People: We will prioritise recruitment outside London, with new roles actively recruited in Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, and Bristol. Read more about it here 👉 https://lnkd.in/etNgKH34 Or download our brochure for all the details 👉 https://lnkd.in/essXzmsx
Channel 4 streaming growth outpacing the market with MAFS UK most watched British commercial streaming title in Sept 🎊 “We’re delighted to see our big returners delivering record numbers, with MAFS UK topping the commercial BVOD charts and becoming one of the most talked about shows of the autumn. Furthermore, the success of the Paralympics, Bake Off and a fantastic series of Celebs Go Dating underlines our continued streaming success with audiences flocking to event TV and well-loved brands.” - Kiran Nataraja, Director of Streaming & Content Strategy, Channel 4
🎉Congratulations to last night’s BAFTA Television Award winners, including Joe Lycett and Channel 4 News🎉 Joe Lycett, Late Night Lycett Entertainment performance Channel 4 News: Inside Gaza, Israel and Hamas at War News coverage
🤝 Equity by Design We’ve launched a new strategy to achieve equity at Channel 4, and make sure that our workplace is as representative, inclusive and diverse as can be. We know how much work needs to be done to ensure reality matches our aspiration. That’s why we’ve come up with six principles to guide our work going forward. By making these a blueprint at the heart of all the work we do, we’ll be ready to take the next step towards transforming our workplace culture and making sure Channel 4 leads the way in industry and social progress. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/epruTais
