Tag: Channel 4

LONDON: In a move designed to bolster its factual department, Channel 4 has added former Channel 5 exec Michelle Chappell to the documentaries commissioning team, among other appointments.

LONDON: Channel 4 has recommissioned the competitive cooking series My Kitchen Rules UK, which 7 Wonder will be producing new episodes of.

LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned 7 Wonder’s new program The Health Detectives, which seeks to separate truth from myth with regard to wellness fads and rumors.

LOS ANGELES: Critical Content and Electus International have scored a U.K. broadcast deal for the true-crime event series The Case Of: Jonbenét Ramsey, which re-examines the high-profile murder case of the 6-year-old beauty queen.

LONDON: ITN Productions and Channel 4 have been granted unprecedented access to document the conservation and refurbishment of the Elizabeth Tower, the Great Clock and the Great Bell, also known as Big Ben.

LONDON: Following the results of the U.S. presidential election, Channel 4 has commissioned a Dispatches special from ITN Productions that examines Donald Trump’s policies and future agenda.

LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned Princess Productions, part of Endemol Shine Group, to produce the hour-long program Taxi of Mum & Dad.

LOS ANGELES: Electus International has secured deals for the new special David Blaine: Beyond Magic, featuring cameos with Margot Robbie and other celebrities, in the U.K., Australia and Canada.

LONDON: Channel 4 has acquired the docuseries 60 Days In from A+E Networks and will air the show as 60 Days In Jail later this month.

LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned Lightbox, co-founded by Simon Chinn (Man on Wire) and Jonathan Chinn (American High), to produce the tentatively titled documentary War Child.