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26.05.2023 - 13:49 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has abruptly cancelled its Four Weddings reboot in a move that has had the industry speculating over the state of the network’s finances amidst declining ad revenues and an economic downturn.
Deadline understands around two-dozen people were due to start production on Four Weddings shortly but were informed earlier this week that the show had been stood down, leaving the production team blindsided. ITV Studios-backed MultiStory Media was producing the reboot and it was commissioned several weeks ago, with production due to take place over the summer. Freelancers have instead been given a compensation package for a two-week notice period, we understand.
Four Weddings aired on Sky for four seasons around a decade ago and sold to several territories around the world including TLC in the U.S. The Come Dine with Me-style show follows four brides or grooms attending each other’s weddings, as they rate them on dress, venue, food and overall experience. One particularly famous episode featured Steps star Faye Tozer’s marriage to Michael Smith.
UK networks are already rebooting Big Brother, Survivor, Gladiators and Deal or No Deal this year but it appears Four Weddings won’t be joining them.
The abrupt axing has had the industry speculating over the state of Channel 4’s finances.
Several sources believe more cancelations could be incoming as Channel 4 grapples with a rapidly declining ad market – forecast to drop between 10% to 20% over the coming months – combined with rising budgets.
While these issues are not unique to Channel 4 – ITV, Channel 5, Warner Bros. Discovery UK and many others are feeling the pinch – sources pointed to specific decisions made by Channel 4 in recent months, including sports
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Dick and Angel Strawbridge have officially confirmed they have “parted ways” with Channel 4 after a seven-year run of their hugely popular TV series, Escape To The Château.The couple found fame with the show - documenting their journey renovating the dilapidated 19th century Neo-Renaissance style Château de la Motte Husson, located in a small market town in Western France.The Strawbridge’s first purchased the property back in 2015, after they traded in their two-bedroom Essex flat to make the big move to France. Apparently, they paid just £280,000 for the 45-room Château and sprawling grounds with the intention of turning it into a successful enterprise.
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Naman Ramachandran U.K. public service broadcaster Channel 4 and Lloyds Bank have revealed Black in Business, an initiative to help boost up to five Black-owned businesses with TV advertising airtime worth £100,000 ($123,400) each. The business owners will also have a bespoke TV commercial made for them and six months of tailored marketing and business support from Channel 4, Lloyds Bank and social enterprise DOES. The initiative is designed to support to small businesses that are new to TV advertising and comes after research commissioned by Channel 4’s commercial arm, 4Sales, earlier this year revealed that Black entrepreneurs face more obstacles setting up and running their businesses than their white counterparts. It is part of Channel 4’s Black to Front legacy, an ongoing commitment to improve Black representation on-screen and more widely in the TV industry.
EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 is facing fresh questions over how it dealt with bullying allegations against the stars of its hit series, Escape to the Chateau, after the emergence of a leaked recording featuring Angel Strawbridge hurling offensive language at a producer.
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Naman Ramachandran CNN has launched CNN Fast, a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel. CNN Fast is set up as a curated channel of short-form videos that will feature international stories across major news events, business, entertainment, sport and the environment. It launched on Tuesday across several European countries on Rakuten TV, and will also be available on LG Channels from May 24, followed by Samsung TV Plus in June. “Using a schedule of swift, informative and entertaining videos, the channel is designed to appeal to younger audiences that prefer shorter form content. With stories delivered in three-to-six-minute clips, the new succinct and easily digestible format will keep viewers updated and engaged,” CNN said in a statement.
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Escape To The Chateau's Dick and Angel Strawbridge have suspended their wedding business, following Channel 4's announcement that they would be cutting ties with the couple. It was reported that the pair clashed with producers, leading to the show being axed following its ninth series, which aired last December.
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Former This Morning co-star Phillip Schofield could reportedly be offered a “£1.5million deal” to host a rival morning show after he quit his gig on ITV earlier today. The 61-year-old has hosted This Morning since 2002, first with Fern Britton and then with Holly Willoughby, who took over from Fern on 14 September 2009. Now, the MailOnline has reported that Channel 5 will be “waiting in the wings” to give Phillip an offer to feature on a rival morning show following his swift exit.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's romance is straight out of a Hollywood fairy tale!The royal duo has become one of the most talked-about couples ever since rumors began circulating that they were dating. Fast forward to now, and they are happily married parents of two, celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary. While their romance was a whirlwind, the two have proven that they are meant to be!As they quietly ring in five years of marriage amid turmoil surrounding their recent encounter with the paparazzi, let's look back at Harry and Meghan's romance for the ages.The couple met in early July after they were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend believed to Violet von Westenholz, according to Katie Nicholl's book .
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Channel 4 has announced that it will no longer work with the stars of long-running property show Escape to the Chateau.