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Everyone TV | Freely, Freeview, Freesat today announces that Freely is on track to overtake Freeview within the coming years, paving the way for an all-internet TV future. According to updated forecasts from 3 Reasons, Freely is expected to be in 10.5 million UK households by 2034. The figures imply that there is a growing readiness amongst UK audiences for internet‑delivered television via a carefully planned and managed transition. Everyone TV is a joint venture owned and supported by the UK's leading public service broadcasters - BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5. As a member of the Future TV Taskforce, Everyone TV supports a carefully planned and managed transition from digital terrestrial television (DTT) to internet‑delivered TV (IPTV) as part of a UK-wide plan towards a fully digital society that works for everyone.
Channel 4 has today published its Annual Report for 2025, showcasing stable revenues, financial discipline and continued investment in British content in a challenging market. 2025 saw Channel 4’s distinctive slate of content cut through, driving reach, relevance and cultural impact across the UK – with milestones for shows including Virgin Island, Patience and Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping. Revenues topped £1 billion for a fifth consecutive year, with 62% of revenues – £640 million – reinvested into content. Digital advertising revenues grew by 13% to £346 million, accounting for 34% of the total. Together with non-advertising revenue, diversified revenues now make up 44% of the total.
🎬 Ahead of speaking at the Creative Cities Convention in Liverpool yesterday, Channel 4 Chief Executive Priya Dogra visited 'Hollyoaks Village' in Childwall, meeting with the Lime Pictures team. 📈 Long‑running productions like Hollyoaks are a great example of the strength of the UK's indie sector, and the role they play in sustaining talent and skills over the long term.
We hosted a roundtable at Channel 4 focused on sharing best practice in supporting women’s health in the workplace. Dame Diana Johnson MP, Minister for Employment, and Mariella Frostrup, the Government’s newly appointed Women’s Employment Ambassador, co-chaired the discussion, exploring how businesses can improve and expand women’s health provisions at work. At Channel 4, one way we support staff wellness is our Menopause Policy – the first of its kind in the UK media industry when launched in 2019 by our 4Womxn staff network. It supports colleagues experiencing menopausal symptoms and provides clear guidance for managers. The policy is regularly reviewed and has been downloaded more than 8,000 times – view it at the link in the comments. We’re committed to continuing this work and to play our part in encouraging more open, informed conversations about women’s health in the workplace.
At the BAFTA Television Craft Awards, it was fantastic to see Jack Rooke, Mel Quigley, Andy Kemp and Ryan Kernaghan recognised for: 🎭 Jack Rooke (Big Boys) - Writer: Comedy 🩺 Mel Quigley and Andy Kemp (Gaza: Doctors Under Attack) - Editing: Factual 📷 Ryan Kernaghan (Trespasses) - Photography & Lighting: Fiction Congratulations!
Here’s to record audiences and standout content 👏👏👏. Channel 4 has delivered its biggest-ever Q1 streaming audience across the start of 2026, with newly consolidated BARB data showing Channel 4 attracted over 20 billion streaming minutes across the first three months of 2026 – up 22% year on year. Powered by a distinctive slate of returning favourites and standout new hits, Channel 4 proved popular with youth audiences, celebrating: ✨Growing its share of commercial viewing among 16-34s by 18% ✨16-34 viewers streaming 56% of their overall Channel 4 viewing, reaching a new high in March with 61% ✨16-34 streaming minutes rising by 14% year on year Shows including A Woman of Substance, Handcuffed Last Pair Standing, Married at First Sight Australia, Dirty Business, Secret Genius, Patience, The Great Pottery Throwdown, and What Not To Eat all contributed to the growth, with individual highlights available to check out in the press release linked below.
Yesterday at the Broadcast (MBI) Summit, Channel 4 announced the launch of a new proof-of-concept development fund to back big, original British unscripted formats. The fund will greenlight three to five ideas, offering £100,000 each to support substantial development – giving independent producers the space to properly test and refine ambitious new returnable formats, with the ambition of taking at least one project to full series. The fund will be overseen by Channel 4’s Head of Commissioning Development Art Sejdiu and Senior Commissioning Editor Vivienne Molokwu, as part of Channel 4’s ongoing commitment to investing early in bold ideas and supporting the UK’s independent production community.
Channel 4 today announced that Chief Content Officer Ian Katz will step down from his role this autumn, after almost nine years leading the broadcaster’s content strategy. The longest‑serving content chief in Channel 4’s history, Ian has led a period of significant creative and commercial success, playing a central role in the channel’s evolution from a linear broadcaster to a streamer and digital video pioneer.
Great news! Antidote, the feature film release of Kill List: Hunted by Putin’s Spies, has been nominated for two News and Documentary Emmy awards! Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary, Outstanding Graphic Design: Documentary. Congratulations to FRONTLINE, PBS, PASSION PICTURES, Bellingcat, Impact Partners and M4 Pictures – bring on the award ceremony in May 👏 Stream the immersive and gripping documentary now on Channel 4.
This weekend Channel 4 celebrated its first broadcast of The CHANEL J12 Boat Race 🌊 Our debut as UK broadcaster of the historic rowing races had an overall reach of 3 million people, and a peak audience of 2m tuning in to see the climax of the Men’s race. Coverage of The Boat Race 2026 won its slot for both audience and share, including share of young viewers. Channel 4’s Head of Sport, Pete Andrews said: “It’s fantastic to see audiences embracing our coverage. In our first year of broadcast on Channel 4, we featured a mix of tradition and innovation, from bringing talent like Jamie Laing and Ade Adepitan into the presenting line-up alongside Clare Balding, to showcasing the Youth Boat Race. This is the start of our five-year partnership with The Boat Race, and we’re excited to see how we can evolve our coverage over the next few years.” The Boat Race Company FilmNova 📸 - The Boat Race Company
