Channel 4 (UK)
Channel 4 is a British broadcast network that provides culturally-relevant, alternative programming. The channel was established in 1982 to provide competition to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and its two channels. It is mostly funded through commercial advertisements that run before and during programs.
Everyone TV: Freely now reaches 500,000 British users
Freely backer Everyone TV says the streaming platform now reaches half a million viewers in the United Kingdom.
Forecast: Streaming revenue to overtake pay TV in U.K. by 2029
While traditional pay TV continues to have high penetration in Britain, more consumers are shifting to streaming services — and premium content, like sports, is shifting as well.
Everyone TV to launch streaming dongles for Freely service
New devices made by French electronics firm Netgem will allow Britons to use the Freely platform on their existing TV sets.
Broadcasters need to lean into YouTube, British TV regulator says
Shows and movies from public service broadcasters like the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV should be easily found on the biggest streaming platform in the world, Ofcom said.
Sky, Channel 4, ITV forge video advertising partnership
The three broadcasters will allow small- and medium-sized businesses, and eventually ad agencies, to launch one campaign across all their linear channels and platforms.
Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon to depart this summer
Mahon's resignation comes as the public service broadcaster addresses a shift from traditional TV to streaming platforms in the United Kingdom.
Everyone TV adds more streaming channels to Freely
Everyone TV, the media consortium backed by the United Kingdom's four main public service broadcasters (PSBs), has added more channels to its free streaming service Freely TV.
Ofcom: Public service broadcasters face numerous challenges
Broadcasters like the BBC and ITV are viewed favorably by the public, but continue to face pressure from streaming services and other forms of entertainment and news.
Channel 4 deal will move “The Simpsons” to E4
New episodes of The Simpsons will debut first on Disney Plus, then air later on E4, with limited content available to stream on the Channel 4 platform.
Amazon to bring Freely to Fire TVs in United Kingdom
The U.K.'s public service broadcasters will bring their Freely television platform to Amazon Fire TVs later this year.
Paralympic Games drive 20 million viewers to Channel 4 UK
YouTube was the biggest OTT distribution platform for Channel 4, with more than 4 million live and on-demand streaming minutes.
Channel 4 sees digital audience climb 30 percent in June
Channel 4 saw its digital audience increase 30 percent in the month of June