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Silent Witness actress Emilia Fox will turn cold-case sleuth for Channel 4 in an unscripted series working titled In The Footsteps of Killers. Produced by Alaska TV, the production outfit behind History’s Damian Lewis: Spy Wars, the three-part show will feature Fox and criminologist Professor David Wilson…

Channel 4 is to relive some of Big Brother‘s greatest ever episodes in a 10-part celebration of the reality show’s 20th anniversary in the UK. The broadcaster’s youth network E4 has commissioned Endemol Shine Group company Initial to make Big Brother: Best Shows Ever Show, in which original host Davina McCall and…

Sony Pictures Television producer Stellify Media has landed one of the more unusual TV commissions to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic — it is strapping cameras to dogs and letting them roam the homes of their celebrity owners. The Northern Irish production company will make four-part series Snoop Dogs for UK…

Bridesmaids star Matt Lucas is having an extremely busy time in coronavirus self-isolation. Fresh from going viral with his Thank You Baked Potato song, which has raised money to feed UK health workers, the comedian, actor and writer will grace TV screens in a brace of new projects. First up, Lucas will re-team with…

British commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has outlined an emergency cost-cutting plan in its bid to weather the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. In an all-staff conference call on Wednesday afternoon, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon outlined measures to slash the broadcaster’s 2020 content budget by £150M ($185M) and find…

There are concerns bubbling up in the UK television industry that Boris Johnson’s government could revisit the issue of privatizing Channel 4 after it has been left exposed by the brutality of the coronavirus pandemic. Channel 4 has been stunned by the sudden advertising downturn and industry sources have said that…

Channel 4’s top executives, including CEO Alex Mahon, are set to join other entertainment industry chiefs in taking a coronavirus pay cut as the advertising downturn begins to bite. The Gogglebox and Great British Bake Off broadcaster, which is almost entirely funded by the ad market, is preparing to announce a range…

In a joint letter, the UK's major broadcasters ITV, BBC, Sky, Channel 4, Channel 5 owner Viacom and union Pact have called on the government to ensure it will support television industry freelancers during the coronavirus crisis. The UK government unveiled measures last week to support the nation's freelance workers…

EXCLUSIVE: Love Productions has said that it is going to delay filming on the 11th season of The Great British Bake Off as the UK grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. The Channel 4 show was due to go into production next month in its famous tent at Welford Park in Newbury, but producers want to make sure that the…

Britain’s Channel 4 has set out a plan of action to keep British viewers entertained during three weeks of coronavirus lockdown, including hosting an internet wedding. The broadcaster detailed 12 shows that will form the backbone of its “creative response to the crisis.” They include a mix of newly-commissioned…

British chef Jamie Oliver is making a fast-turnaround cooking show for Channel 4, in which he solves culinary conundrums for people who are self-isolating during the coronavirus crisis. Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On will broadcast every evening for five days, starting March 23. It will feature the chef helping…

EXCLUSIVE: British networks ITV and Channel 4 are trying to battle through the near-blanket television production shutdown in the UK to make documentaries on how people are coping with the coronavirus. In one of the bleakest weeks in history for the British television industry, program makers are still trying to find…