Channel 4
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Channel 4 confirms hundreds of jobs are to be axed
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The state owned broadcaster, which is funded through advertising revenue and commercial income, last made a profit in 2022 and posted a £10 million deficit last year.
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Ofcom’s TV show product placement and sponsorship rules could be relaxed
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Rules around sponsorship and product placement within programmes could be updated to reflect the modern broadcasting landscape following calls by the nation’s biggest commercial broadcasters.
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Channel 4’s advertising diversity awards calls for better representation of Class
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Brands and agencies are being asked to challenge outdated stereotypes and better represent “the lives, agency and influence of working-class people across the UK”.
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Channel 4 to pilot new Taskmaster spin-off
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Your Time Starts Now will see UK households compete against each another while tackling some of Alex Horne’s typically devious tasks from their own home.
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Channel 4 commissions Cruising Paradise: Above and Below Deck from Crackit
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The ten-part series is the latest cruise-focused title from Brighton-based Crackit TV, following Cruising to the Ends of the Earth and Supercruising: Life at Sea (both for Channel 4) in 2026 and 2025.
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ITV and Channel 4 execs express doubts about sharing iPlayer with BBC
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The BBC recently used its response to a government consultation on its future structure and funding to suggest sharing iPlayer with the UK’s other Public Service Broadcasters.