Latest news of channel-4
19 FEB 2025
Distribution
UK: Banijay Entertainment picked up exclusive format rights to "Clone Heads"
Created by Objekt and originally premiering on UK Channel 4’s digital-first platform, the action-packed gameshow "Clone Heads" joins Banijay's slate of third-party formats presented at London TV Screenings.
13 FEB 2025
Trends
Channel 4’s social audiences thrive, driven by YouTube and Channel 4.0
Newly released data for 2024 highlights Channel 4’s social leadership: its main YouTube channel saw higher average views per video than equivalent channels from the BBC, ITV and Channel 5, as well as more views than ITV, Sky and Channel 5.
10 JAN 2025
Production
UK's Channel 4 commissioned a documentary about the LA fires
The1x60 film examines how the fires started, what caused them and the political fall-out.
20 DEC 2024
Deals
Channel 4 renewed the deal with Disney to air “The Simpsons” in the UK
E4 will become the new UK broadcast home for select seasons of "The Simpsons," starting with season 32 in January 2025. Under the renewed deal, new seasons will premiere on Disney+ before airing on E4 and being added to Channel 4’s streaming platform, with season 36 debuting on Disney+ in spring 2025.
9 DEC 2024
Production
Wonderhood Studios to produce “The Trial of Michael Jackson” for Channel 4
The series will forensically examine available archive to offer a deeper understanding of Jackson’s life as lived in front of the cameras.