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Jonathan Allan to Step Down from Channel 4 Channel 4 announced today that Jonathan Allan, interim Chief Executive Officer, will be departing the organisation after a long and highly influential career at the broadcaster. During his time at Channel 4 Allan, who joined the organisation in 2011, has held the offices of Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. He has been interim Chief Executive Officer since last Summer – the ninth Chief Executive in its 44-year history- and will depart ahead of new Chief Executive Officer Priya Dogra joining Channel 4 in March. Allan said: “After many wonderful years at Channel 4 being the Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and interim Chief Executive - the time is now right for me to go and do something new and different. “Channel 4 is a very special broadcaster, an iconic brand and a brilliant place to work, and it’s been an absolute honour and pleasure to work with the teams here. I wish the organisation all the best and will always be cheering it on.”
Our training and development arm, 4Skills, has announced a new development scheme to support young digital creatives in the North of England to progress their careers 👏 Content Creatives+ builds on the success of 4Skills' Content Creatives programme, which has helped more than 100 people from lower socio‑economic backgrounds into entry‑level creative roles since 2021. The scheme will support several alumni of the original programme through fully paid placements with Leeds and Manchester‑based digital creative businesses. It aims to support people to progress in their careers, identifying and addressing barriers to employment for young people from underrepresented groups. A huge thanks to our partners SharpFutures and We are The Allies for their roles in delivering the scheme.
Our 4Schools team visited 11 Bradford secondary schools to deliver dynamic workshops celebrating Bradford City of Culture 2025 🎉 Year 9 and 10 students explored careers in film and TV, with a spotlight on creating their own Gogglebox style sofa sketch. Gogglebox Executive Producer Victoria Ray joined two sessions, offering insider tips and inspiring students to push their ideas further. The results were brilliant, witty, original and three schools particularly shone 👏 Students from Bradford Academy, Parkside School, and Brontë Girls’ Academy were invited to a follow up masterclass with Submarine Films, where they got hands on with professional cameras, sound gear, and editing tools. These sessions gave students a real taste of life behind the lens and showed just how much creative talent Bradford has to offer 🎥
Introducing The Fountain of Filth… To Promote Dirty Business, Channel 4’s new factual drama, our inhouse agency 4creative have created an unmissable fountain installation at Observation Point on London’s South Bank. The 10-metre-wide fountain has been designed to draw attention to the heartbreaking human cost of Britain’s sewage scandal and is open to the public to visit from today until Wednesday. Within the fountain, bronze-like statues of men, women, and children appear to vomit murky brown water - a sickening reflection of the real experiences of those who believe they were made ill by exposure to waterways polluted with untreated sewage. Ex-national surfing champion Sophie Hellyer, and prominent outdoor swimming journalist and guide Ella Foote are amongst those whose likeness has been reflected in the statues through 3D scanning. The fountain directs visitors to discover ‘The Sick Truth Behind Britain’s Sewage Scandal’ through a QR code on its plaque, where they can hear first hand stories from those affected in specially commissioned interviews.
With less than a month to go we wanted to share some exciting news to build the anticipation of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games where you can expect to see adrenaline filled sport, passionate Paralympic Athletes and new steps in our accessibility commitments: 🏅 ParalympicsGB most decorated athlete, Dame Sarah Storey, and multi-gold-medal Paralympic swimming champion Alice Tai join presenting team as reporters alongside Ade Adepitan, Billy Monger and Ed Jackson who lead the on-screen coverage. 🎿 NatWest will sponsor Channel 4’s Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games coverage with idents featuring ParalympicsGB para nordic skier Scott Meenagh and former ParalympicsGB para alpine skiing sensation Jade Etherington. 🚠 Ad breaks in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies will include 100% closed captions following Channel 4’s mandate for closed caption subtitles as standard.
Thanks to original British and distinctive programming such as Secret Genius, What Not to Eat and Patience, we’re off to a cracking start in 2026… 📈 Streaming viewer minutes (individuals) increased by 25% year on year in January, outgrowing the biggest streaming platforms in the UK 📺 Channel 4’s linear commercial share was ahead of the pack 🔥 16–34-year-old viewers streamed 50% of their overall Channel 4 viewing in January – more than any other commercial broadcaster 🎉 Views of full episodes of Channel 4 shows on YouTube grew 15% year on year in January
Channel 4 brings A Comedy Thing by Channel 4 to Spotify! Featuring some of the nation’s most hotly tipped comics, this comedy channel will be made available to all Spotify users on mobile and desktop this week! A Comedy Thing by Channel 4 from Strong Watch Studios, who are backed by Hat Trick Productions, brings a brilliant line-up of sharp, standout comics together to create original formats, perfectly suited to digitally savvy audiences. This new collaboration launches with the format The Lying Game! “Following our launch on Spotify last summer, we're excited to bring Channel 4’s premium comedy content to our audiences where they are, on the digital platforms they love. We are thrilled to introduce Spotify audiences to the next wave of British comedians to share, watch and laugh along with anywhere.” said Grace Boswood, Channel 4 Technology & Distribution Director
At the Broadcast TV Awards three Channel 4 shows took home awards! Huge congratulations to the cast, participants, and crews of: 📹State of Rage which won Best Current Affairs Programme 🏝️Virgin Island who which Best Factual Entertainment Programme 😂Big Boys who which Best Comedy Drama Programme
With less than a month to go we wanted to share some exciting news to build the anticipation of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games where you can expect to see adrenaline filled sport, passionate Paralympic Athletes and new steps in our accessibility commitments: 🏅 ParalympicsGB most decorated athlete, Dame Sarah Storey, and multi-gold-medal Paralympic swimming champion Alice Tai join presenting team as reporters alongside Ade Adepitan, Billy Monger and Ed Jackson who lead the on-screen coverage. 🎿 NatWest will sponsor Channel 4’s Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games coverage with idents featuring ParalympicsGB para nordic skier Scott Meenagh and former ParalympicsGB para alpine skiing sensation Jade Etherington. 🚠 Ad breaks in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies will include 100% closed captions following Channel 4’s mandate for closed caption subtitles as standard.
Earlier this week, Channel 4’s apprentices were proud to represent 4Skills at a 10 Downing Street reception celebrating National Apprenticeships Week. Apprentices from across the organisation – including Aaliah Patel, Izumi Pride, Nathanael Fashanu, and Stephanie G. – showcased the range of opportunities available through our apprenticeship schemes and shared their experiences with local GCSE and college students. Our Channel 4 apprentices spoke directly with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Skills Minister Jacqui Smith about the variety of our schemes and how Channel 4 is supporting early careers within the creative industries. Channel 4 is committed to backing talent at every level through 4Skills – offering skills development and opportunity across the UK’s Nations and Regions.
