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Truth, trust, and public service impact 💪 Channel 4 News has been named the joint top trusted TV news brand in the UK in the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026 (42% net trust, alongside ITV News) – ahead of BBC News (35%), Sky News (29%) and GB News (-19%). Building its net trust score year on year, Channel 4 News continues to deliver rigorous, on-the-ground reporting at scale – supporting public understanding, informing policy debates and driving real-world impact 🌍. This performance comes alongside rapid digital growth, expanding Channel 4 News’s reach, and meeting audiences where they are with trusted, duly impartial public service journalism.
A great cause for celebration as Channel 4 is the highest ranked media organisation by shortlists at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (thank you Campaign UK for flagging! https://lnkd.in/eVvUMEj8 ) In a true testament to the fearless creativity and talent within our teams including 4Creative and Marketing, cementing a position among the most celebrated advertising work in the world. We’re thrilled to have landed shortlists for two campaigns across multiple categories: Dirty Business: The Fountain of Filth: Brand Experience & Activation Media Outdoor Educating Yorkshire: School's Back: Film Film Craft Big thanks to our media partner OMD for their collaboration and support too! With one bronze already in the bank, the success of these campaigns highlights the power and strength of Channel 4’s innovative brand and creativity for our viewers and advertisers, work that stands out and refuses to blend in.
Since 2020, 4Skills has provided more than 180,000 training, development and learning opportunities – championing talent across the UK. 📈 We’re accelerating regional careers with Accelerate – 4Skills’ bold two-year, £6 million programme for mid- and senior-level talent on Channel 4 Nations and Regions shows. 🌟Building resilience through Business Boost – supporting indies with bespoke leadership and business skills for sustainable growth in a dynamic market. 💡 Developing tomorrow’s creative leaders through the Junior Commissioning Editor scheme – an initiative to build the next generation of commissioning talent outside of London. The UK's creative industries continue to evolve. Ensuring access to skills, development and progression opportunities is an important part of supporting future talent, including across the Nations and Regions. Through 4Skills, we continue to develop and adapt our approach – expanding access to opportunities, strengthening regional talent pipelines, and working with independent producers to build the capability to grow and commission sustainably outside London.
Channel 4 has received the most nominations at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival Awards. We have collected a total of 20 nominations across 11 categories – more than any other broadcaster or streamer. The nominations reflect our breadth of brilliant storytelling and talent including: • Broadcaster of the Year • Best Popular Factual Series for Educating Yorkshire and The Jury: Murder Trial • Best Documentary for The Dunblane Tapes and See No Evil • Best Comedy Series for Pushers • Breakthrough Performance for Posy Sterling in Dirty Business Thank you to all our partners who played a role in these shows.
We’re announcing a new leadership structure for Channel 4’s Commissioning division, designed to give greater focus, clearer accountability and stronger creative leadership as we continue to evolve. Key changes include: • Louisa Compton becomes Director of News, Digital & Audience Trust, leading news, current affairs, specialist factual, sport and digital-first commissioning. • Kiran Nataraja becomes Director of Content Strategy, overseeing how content is commissioned, funded and delivered across Channel 4. • Recruitment will begin for a new Director of Programmes, with responsibility for the rest of Channel 4’s scripted and unscripted output. • All three Directors will report directly to CEO Priya Dogra and join Channel 4’s Executive Committee. • The new model is designed to preserve Channel 4’s distinctive editorial voice while creating clearer commissioning priorities, faster decision-making and stronger accountability. • For independent producers, it means greater clarity, deeper partnership and a more joined-up process from development through to delivery and performance. As Channel 4 looks ahead to its next chapter, this structure will help us continue backing bold, distinctive and trusted content that reflects audiences across the UK — wherever and however they choose to watch.
Here for the drama! Channel 4’s drama slate has delivered exceptional audience growth in the first half of this year, generating 10.3 billion viewing minutes across linear and streaming – up 43% year-on-year. The figures, from January to May 2026, show viewers choosing Channel 4 as a destination for high quality, compelling drama, with shows that take risks, back unheard voices and explore fresh perspectives. Standout successes include: ✨A Woman of Substance - delivering an average audience of 3 million viewers across all screens in the first 28 days, and a year-to-date individual reach of 7.3m - becoming our most watched drama on streaming in five years. ✨Tip Toe - achieving 2.2 million in its first seven days across linear and streaming, with a year-to-date individual reach of 5.8m. ✨Patience Series 2 - landing an average of 3.9 million viewers in the first 28 days, and reaching 8.1m individuals this year to date. ✨Falling – kicking off with a strong launch of 1.7 million in just seven days for its opening episode. ✨Dirty Business - reaching 4.2 million viewers across all viewing, becoming Channel 4’s biggest factual drama launch on streaming in five years. Stream all your favourite dramas on Channel 4:
Channel 4 celebrated a brilliant night of wins at the Broadcast (MBI) Digital Awards this week 👏 We scooped up five awards, including: 🏆 Best Entertainment Channel – Channel 4.0 🏆 Best Content Partnership or AFP – Love Is In The Blood 🏆 Best Short-Form Documentary – In Too Deep: Phone Snatching Exposed 🏆 Best Current Affairs Programme – Untold: UK Prison Exposed: Sex, Drugs and Corruption 🏆 Best Entertainment Programme – Celebs Go Dating These award wins recognise the creativity, innovation and impact of teams across Channel 4 and our production partners—creating distinctive content that connects with audiences👏 Huge congratulations to everyone involved.
Big news for the future of TV advertising in the UK 📺 Today, Channel 4 is launching a new self-service platform for premium TV advertising alongside ITV, Sky and Comcast. Universal Ads enables SMEs to create, buy and measure TV advertising across the three broadcasters for the first time, making it easier than ever to access the scale, impact and trust of TV. Our Chief Commercial Officer, Rak Patel, said: “Lowering the barriers to premium media can be a gamechanger for smaller brands. Greater collaboration across broadcasters can simplify TV buys for advertisers, attract new categories and brands into TV, and help ensure premium TV remains innovative and competitive alongside global social and digital platforms.”
At the Voices4All Conference last week, Channel 4’s Workplace Disability Lead Giles Barker BEM joined leading experts to highlight the importance of Deaf‑led and Deaf‑inclusive research in improving media, services and audience experiences. Drawing on Channel 4’s SuperSigner (SuSi) project, Giles demonstrated how collaboration with Deaf communities is driving innovation in signed video and shaping more accessible design: - Showcased Channel 4’s SuperSigner project as a leading example of Deaf‑informed, co‑produced innovation in signed video - Highlighted how inclusive research delivers stronger insights, better design decisions and improved audience outcomes - Emphasised the shift from hearing‑led to Deaf‑led approaches, with accessibility and cultural understanding built in from the start - Reinforced that meaningful inclusion of Deaf perspectives drives both industry innovation and wider social impact Together, we hope this research and these findings drive conversation and lead to meaningful progress for a more equitable, inclusive viewing experience for everyone.
Based on a decade-long investigation into England’s water companies, and telling the real stories of whistleblowers and victims, Dirty Business brought the issue of sewage pollution into the mainstream. Reaching 4.2m viewers across streaming and linear, the three-part factual drama challenged perceptions and drove behavioural impact. In a Channel 4 survey: • Over half (54%) of viewers claimed they will stop swimming in UK rivers or the sea as a result of watching. • One-third (32%) of viewers said they intend to raise this matter with their local MP. “I told my family to watch the series and I wrote to my MP. I was shocked to find that sewage is still been dumped in the sea and rivers. Shameful.” F 65-74
