We’ve just launched a new blog, 4Poster, which is dedicated to promoting all the good stuff that we’re doing online at Channel 4. What’s coming up on our TV channels – and what’s worth catching up on? What new feature has appeared on our websites? What archive gem from 4oD [...]
CONTINUE READING...On Tuesday 12 January we launched our shiny new Film4 site. The old Channel4 film site had been around for a very long time, and its remit come to feel a bit muddled. Was it a cinema review site? A DVD review site? A site about films on the telly? It lacked an overall sense [...]
CONTINUE READING...You’re seeing this message because the 4Car website has closed.
Launched ten years ago as an online companion for the TV show Driven, 4Car grew into one of the foremost sources of independent car reviews, news and features in the UK.
Unfortunately the current economic climate has made it difficult to keep the [...]
We just launched the beta of ‘Who knows Who‘, a site that aims to show the connections between politicians, celebrities and business leaders and reveals the surprising stories behind the headlines.
Each one of the 3000 entities (people, companies, organisations) that we’ve got at the moment has a profile page and a interactive [...]
CONTINUE READING...Channel 4 is searching for filmmakers who can create an ident with a difference – in 3D. To celebrate Channel 4’s upcoming ‘3D week’ filmmakers are being asked to upload 3D clips that feature the number four to a dedicated YouTube channel. The most creative entries could end up being broadcast on Channel 4 to [...]
CONTINUE READING...As of this morning the Channel 4 On Demand service is now available for users in the Republic of Ireland. The 4oD app used to be available but unfortunately we could not make the service on C4.com available immediately, because we were not able to differentiate between content where we had rights for ROI and [...]
CONTINUE READING...4oD has been available on Channel4.com for about 6 months now. It seems a good time to take stock.
One thing is certain: a lot more programmes are being watched by a lot more people than when 4oD was an Application. Nearly three times as many programmes are being watched every month as were last year. [...]
To those of you who have made the effort to let us know your thoughts and suggest new features for 4oD, thank you very much. We hope that today’s release helps to address some of these requests…
Notably there is now a list of all programmes that are available on 4oD. On the 4oD [...]
CONTINUE READING...If you’re seeing this message, it’s probably because you’ve tried to visit the Football Italia website on Channel 4, and you hadn’t previously seen our announcement that the site has gone to a new home: www.football-italia.net
The Football Italia website was part of Channel4.com for 10 very successful years, starting when we had the rights to [...]
We’ve followed up the 24th June release with more new functionality on 4oD this morning. Notable highlights are:
Re-sizable pop-out player
Now you can choose between 4 different sizes of player – from mini to full-screen. Select an icon or drag the browser window.
Video Finder on every video brand page
We’ve had some feedback about the demise of [...]
