Channel 4

  • 4oD launches on Windows Store for Windows 8

    4oD launches on Windows Store for Windows 8

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    Windows 8 users can now download a free 4oD app the Windows Store, making Channel 4 the first UK broadcaster to offer a video on demand app for the platform. 4oD offers viewers the chance to catch-up on recent shows they may have missed as well as watch ‘deep archive’ shows such as Father Ted,…

  • Sky gains 4oD and Film4 HD in new Channel 4 deal

    Sky gains 4oD and Film4 HD in new Channel 4 deal

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    Sky customers will soon be able to watch content from Channel 4’s catch-up service 4oD, the two broadcasters have announced. The pay TV giant has previously announced plans to offer content from iPlayer, Demand 5 and iTV Player via its Anytime+ service. It already offers shows from its own channels and selected partners, including UKTV.…

  • Channel 4 to launch new ‘best of’ channel

    Channel 4 to launch new ‘best of’ channel

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    A channel offering the week’s most popular and talked-about content from Channel 4 will launch later this year. 4seven will be available major TV platforms and is the first new channel from the broadcaster since More4 launched in 2005. Announcing the new channel, David Abraham, Channel 4 Chief Executive, said it would “give viewers more…

  • All-star cast join Channel 4’s Coup

    All-star cast join Channel 4’s Coup

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    Rupert Graves, Douglas Hodge, Charles Dance and Gina McKee are joining Gabriel Byrne in Channel 4’s brand-new four-part drama series Coup. In the series Byrne plays politician Tom Dawkins, a reluctant hero who finds himself thrust into the spotlight of front-line politics when he least expects to be, and who risks everything by taking on…

  • Xbox 360 adds iPlayer and 4oD in major update

    Xbox 360 adds iPlayer and 4oD in major update

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    Microsoft has announced a major update to its Xbox 360 which will see the games console morph into a general entertainment hub. A free software update being rolled out this month will bring “custom applications” and streamed content from major entertainment brands. Content available will vary depending on location. UK users will gain access to…

  • Inbetweeners tops 4oD chart

    Inbetweeners tops 4oD chart

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    Channel 4 says its 40D catch-up service attracted 31m views last month, up 2m on July’s user levels. According to the broadcaster, year to date Video on Demand views of its programmes now stand at 273m, a 20.9% increase on the same period last year. Comedy series The Inbetweeners was the top performing series, drawing…