Tag: Channel 4

Disney+ will add Channel 4's live channel, on-demand programming, and select day-and-date premieres in the U.K. and Ireland in early 2027. The deal strengthens Disney+'s local content offering to drive engagement and retention while expanding Channel 4's reach. Channel 4's…

Media companies are forcing costs that once hid inside broader growth strategies to justify themselves as slower growth makes cross-subsidies harder to defend. Microsoft, Warner Music, Netflix, Channel 4 and The Trade Desk are all tying spending more directly to…

Channel 4's cutting 340 jobs, or 28% of its workforce, after three years of losses and declining ad revenue made its cost base unsustainable. CEO Priya Dogra's plan is to reduce overhead, protect programming spend and put more money behind…

YouTube’s fighting a UK proposal that could require platforms to give public-service broadcasters and trusted news organizations greater prominence, potentially limiting the algorithmic control that drives discovery and monetization. As YouTube becomes a bigger part of television distribution, the fight…

The U.K. government will bring major video on demand platforms with more than 500,000 users under enhanced oversight from Ofcom through new legislation tied to the Media Act 2024. Tier 1 services including Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ must comply…