Channel 4
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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Brands and agencies are being asked to challenge outdated stereotypes and better represent “the lives, agency and influence of working-class people across the UK”.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.
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Comcast’s Universal Ads launches in the UK
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Comcast has announced the official UK launch of Universal Ads, its self-service advertising platform for the premium TV industry.
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PSBs want streaming stick makers banned from encouraging users to rearrange apps
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Broadcasters are unhappy at Ofcom’s proposals for how streaming sticks and smart TVs should display their apps, while device makers have accused the regulator of exceeding Parliament’s intent.