Freely to Launch Spotlight Channels as Commercial Opportunity for Connected TV Partners

Freely to Launch Spotlight Channels as Commercial Opportunity for Connected TV Partners

Freely, the free streaming service backed by U.K. broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Paramount’s 5 that launched in 2024, will introduce Freely Spotlight Channels to enable “increased monetization opportunities” for connected TV operating system (CTV OS) partners via the Freely TV Guide. Everyone TV, formerly known as Digital U.K., the joint venture behind Freely, shared the news on Monday. Its focus is on enabling…

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Channel 4 to Move Into Production Amid IP Focus: “Global Income to Drive U.K. Content Investment”

Channel 4 to Move Into Production Amid IP Focus: “Global Income to Drive U.K. Content Investment”

U.K. broadcaster Channel 4, led by CEO Alex Mahon, who recently said she would step down this summer after eight years, will move into in-house production in a sea change and will also start looking to buy production companies with “strong commercial potential” in an evolution of its acquisition strategy. Over the course of its 40-year history,…

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Elizabeth Hurley to Play Dead Glamorous Benefactor in Channel 4 Reality Show ‘The Deceased’

Elizabeth Hurley to Play Dead Glamorous Benefactor in Channel 4 Reality Show ‘The Deceased’

Actress and model Elizabeth Hurley will play a “dearly departed” and “fabulously glamorous benefactor” in the upcoming Channel 4 reality series The Deceased, the U.K. broadcaster unveiled on Wednesday. “Thirteen strangers are summoned to a grand stately home. They are there to compete for part of the fortune left in the will of The Deceased,” according…

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#U.K.’s Channel 4 to Cover U.S. Election in Pact With CNN; Coverage to Feature Brian Cox, Stormy Daniels, Caitlyn Jenner and Boris Johnson

#U.K.’s Channel 4 to Cover U.S. Election in Pact With CNN; Coverage to Feature Brian Cox, Stormy Daniels, Caitlyn Jenner and Boris Johnson

U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 is promising “groundbreaking” coverage of the upcoming U.S. presidential election thanks to a partnership with CNN and a lineup of guests including Succession star Brian Cox, Caitlyn Jenner, Stormy Daniels, Boris Johnson, and more for its first U.S. election overnight coverage in 32 years. Unveiling its plans on Tuesday in London,…

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