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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
Whoop Whoop! Big Boys won Comedy Drama at the RTS Programme Awards 2026 đź‘Ź Huge congratulations to Jack Rooke and the team at Roughcut Television Ltd
Channel 4 has received 25 BAFTA TV Award & TV Craft nominations 🎉 Trespasses – WILDGAZE FILMS LIMITED - Limited Drama - Director Fiction – Dawn Shadforth - Writer Drama –Ailbhe Keogan - Production Design – Gillian Devenney - Costume Design - Emma O’Loughlin - Photography and Lighting, Fiction – Ryan Kernaghan Big Boys – Roughcut Television Ltd - Scripted Comedy - Writer Comedy – Jack Rooke - Actor in a Comedy – Jon Pointing Get Millie Black – Motive Pictures - Supporting Actress - Chyna McQueen - Scripted Casting – Shaheen Baig Gaza: Doctors Under Attack – Basement Films - Current Affairs - Director: Factual – Karaim Shah - Editing: Factual – Mel Quigley and Andy Kemp Channel 4 News: Israel-Iran: The Twelve Day War – ITN - News Coverage Go Back to Where you Came From – MINNOW FILMS LIMITED - Factual Entertainment Educating Yorkshire – Twofour - Factual Series See No Evil – PASSION PICTURES - Factual Series - Director: Factual – Benedict Sanderson The Jury: Murder Trial – ScreenDog Productions - Reality Virgin Island – Double Act Productions Ltd - Reality One Day in Southport – AMOS PICTURES - Single Documentary Pushers – Merman Television and 2LE MEDIA LTD - Actress in a Comedy – Rosie Jones The Sycamore Gap Mystery – Candour Productions - Original Music: Factual – Louis Dodd, Matthew Sanchez Hustle and Run – JustSo - Short Form Congratulations to all of our fantastic partners, and looking forward to the big night!
Channel 4’s new senior commercial team sat down with James Longhurst and Jack Benjamin from The Media Leader UK to discuss how they're innovating their approach, their advertiser-led, agency aligned strategy, and how they combine the trust of TV with the agility of the tech platforms.
We’re excited to share that Big Boys' powerful scene, “I didn’t make it, did I?” has been nominated for the Memorable Moment Award at this year’s BAFTAs! The scene poignantly opened up space for viewers to have conversations around suicide while raising awareness of the support that’s available. Huge congratulations to creator Jack Rooke, Roughcut Television Ltd and everyone involved in the series. BAFTA Memorable Moment is the only viewer-voted category at the awards – click the link in the comments to cast your vote! Watch the clip below (warning: contains references to suicide).
Channel 4 today launches OnTrack, a new Paralympic alumni network! Following the successful Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games on Channel 4, where at least 25% of production company Whisper’s off-screen talent identified as disabled, this new initiative will ensure access to bursaries, masterclasses and events for senior deaf, disabled and neurodivergent off-screen talent. If you’ve been involved in Paralympic coverage since London 2012 or the Paralympic Production Training Scheme, please click on the link in the comments to find out more about how to register.
Absolutely buzzing🎉 Channel 4 has received 15 nominations at this year’s RTS Programme awards. Congratulations to everyone who helped bring these shows to life! - Arts - The Trouble With Mr Doodle (acme in association with Lightbox) - Comedy Drama – Big Boys (Roughcut Television Ltd TV) - Comedy Entertainment - Taskmaster (Avalon Productions) - Comedy Performance: Male - Jon Pointing - Big Boys (Roughcut TV) - Entertainment & Reality - Married at First Sight UK (CPL Productions Ltd) - Formatted Popular Factual - Go Back to Where You Came From (MINNOW FILMS LIMITED Films) - Formatted Popular Factual - The Jury: Murder Trial (ScreenDog Productions) - Leading Actor: Female - Tamara Lawrance - Get Millie Black (Motive Pictures) - Limited Series and Single Drama - Get Millie Black (Motive Pictures) - Presenter - Davina McCall – Stand Up To Cancer: Cancer Clinic Live (Bango Studios & HiddenLight Productions) - Single Documentary – Gaza: Doctors Under Attack (Basement Films) - Single Documentary - Groomed: A National Scandal (Candour Productions) - Soap and Continuing Drama - Hollyoaks (Lime Pictures) - Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit - Alex Jacques - 2025 Formula 1 Highlights (Whisper) - Writer – Comedy - Jack Rooke - Big Boys (Roughcut TV) Royal Television Society
