Crowdcube raises £8.5m from Revolut backer Draper Esprit and Channel 4 November 7, 2018 Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has today announced the close of a £8.5m fundraise, led by venture capital firm Draper Esprit and supported by Balderton Capital and Channel 4's commercial growth arm. Draper disclosed a £6m stake in the company as part of its investment, with the full round to be complemented by a crowdfunding campaign later [...]
DEBATE: Channel 4 has chosen to relocate its headquarters to Leeds, but is this a sensible decision? November 2, 2018 Channel 4 has chosen to relocate its headquarters to Leeds, but is this a sensible decision? YES, says Olivia Utley, deputy editor at TheArticle. It is common knowledge that British regions are suffering from a brain drain to London. The latest analysis suggests that 30 per cent of all students will head to the capital upon [...]
Channel 4 selects Leeds for new national headquarters October 31, 2018 British broadcaster Channel 4 has today confirmed Leeds as the location of its new national headquarters, as well as two creative hubs to be set up in Bristol and Glasgow. The move is expected to create 300 jobs inside the company and a further 3,000 production jobs as part of the new content it will [...]
Channel 4 leads £5.2m funding round in online tradesperson marketplace Rated People September 16, 2018 Broadcaster Channel 4 has joined a £5.2m fund raising in web trade directory Rated People. The cash, which will also come from investment service Downing Ventures, will be used to enhance Rated People's tech platform and grow its sales. Created in 2005, Rated People is an online platform helping consumers get quotes from over 50,000 tradesmen [...]
David Coulthard-backed company Whisper Films receives Channel 4 investment August 13, 2015 Channel 4 has taken an equity stake in Whisper Films, a London-based production company specialising in sports content. The investment was made through the £20m Channel 4 Growth Fund, which was launched at the beginning of 2014. Whisper Films was established in 2010 by former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard, TV presenter Jake Humphrey and [...]
Channel 4 sale “worth considering” says former chairman Luke Johnson July 5, 2015 A former chairman of Channel 4 has said a sale of the public broadcaster is "worth examining". Luke Johnson, the entrepreneur behind Pizza Express who is now chairman of Risk Capital Partners and the Centre for Entrepreneurs, said it was worth considering, speaking to Andrew Neil on the BBC's Daily Politics Show following reports that the government [...]
TFI Friday to return with Chris Evans in hot seat after anniversary show scored blockbusting ratings for Channel 4 June 23, 2015 Channel 4 is bringing back iconic 1990s music TV show TFI Friday with host Chris Evans at the helm once again. The eight-part series will begin this autumn, although an exact transmission date has not been set. Channel 4 gained one of its best ratings for the 20th anniversary show (officially its 19th, [...]
General Election 2015: ITV and BBC to show seven-way debates, Channel 4 and Sky share head-to-head February 23, 2015 ITV and BBC will broadcast two separate seven-way debates between political party leaders ahead of the general election, while Sky and Channel 4 will both share a head-to-head between David Cameron and Ed Miliband. The broadcasters drew lots to decide how to distribute coverage of the debates which will see party leaders given [...]
Ukip The First 100 Days: 1,000 complaints over Farage “what if” TV documentary made to Channel 4 and Ofcom February 17, 2015 A television show about Ukip has prompted more than a 1,000 complaints after being broadcast on Channel 4 on Monday night. The fictional documentary, which imagined the first 100 days of a Ukip government if the party were to sweep to power in May's General Election, received 731 complaints Ofcom has said. Another 250 complaints were [...]
Ukip The First 100 Days: Channel 4’s Farage “what if” TV documentary has already attracted 19 complaints to Ofcom February 16, 2015 Can you imagine a Ukip future? Now you don’t have to. In what’s being called a "fictional docudrama" – aka a "mocumentary" – a new television show will take the hypothetical situation of Ukip sweeping to power in the next election and run with it. The show, due to air at 9pm on Monday night [...]