{"id":10480,"date":"2020-09-04T08:55:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T12:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/channel-4-invests-yeti-media\/"},"modified":"2020-09-04T08:55:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T12:55:10","slug":"channel-4-invests-in-yeti-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2020\/09\/04\/channel-4-invests-in-yeti-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 4 Invests in Yeti Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Channel 4 has acquired a minority stake in Yeti Media, making it the first Welsh company to join the broadcaster\u2019s Indie Growth Fund portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>Led by Creative Director Si\u00e2n Price, the indie has made hit programs across a range of genres, including the arts and history, documentaries, features and factual entertainment. Its roster of shows includes <em>The Wedding Guru<\/em> (BBC), <em>Charles: 50 Years a Prince<\/em> (ITV), <em>Going for Gold<\/em> (CBBC) and <em>Find It, Fix It, Flog It<\/em> (Channel 4), which has been commissioned for a fourth season.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the Channel 4 Indie Growth Fund, Caroline Murphy, said: \u201cIt\u2019s a genuine pleasure to be welcoming Yeti to Channel 4\u2019s Indie Growth Fund family, particularly as this is the first Welsh indie to have joined. Si\u00e2n is an incredible talent driving Yeti forward and we\u2019re really excited about what the future might hold for the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChannel 4 is committed to generating more opportunities in the Nations and Regions and the Indie Growth Fund has a vital role to play by investing in ambitious indie production companies so they can develop and nurture talent across the U.K.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Price, who has led flagship BBC and Channel 4 series such as <em>Coast<\/em>, <em>Time Team<\/em> and <em>The People Remember<\/em>, said \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be the first Welsh indie receiving Growth Fund investment. I\u2019ve always been passionate about making must-watch television with engaging characters and real take-out for the viewers. It\u2019s fantastic that Channel 4 have recognized Yeti\u2019s potential. With several projects in active development, we\u2019re very excited to be growing our slate and team over the coming months\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy added: \u201cThis is the first Indie Growth Fund investment since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and we\u2019re really keen to explore other investment opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Channel 4 has acquired a minority stake in Yeti Media, making it the first Welsh company to join the broadcaster\u2019s Indie Growth Fund portfolio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":10481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[117,2513,2514],"class_list":["post-10480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-channel-4","tag-channel-4-indie-growth-fund","tag-yeti-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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