Channel 4 calls in Strong Watch Studios to launch digital comedy channel
Channel 4 is launching a new digital comedy channel for original unscripted British comedy content. Hosted on YouTube, A Comedy Thing by Channel 4 will launch later this month and will be curated by Strong Watch Studios. The new channel is the latest addition to the...
Matt Risley named as National Theatre’s first ever chief digital officer
Matt Risley, former MD of 4Studio, has resurfaced as chief digital officer at the National Theatre. Risley is one of five key appointments announced by the iconic arts institution as part of a commitment to “expanding its social mission and digital innovation”....
Sonny Mclean leaves Channel 4 to join Joe Churchill’s Fan Club
Fan Club founder and CEO Joe Churchill has turned to his old employer Channel 4 as he starts to staff up his new ‘brand to broadcaster’ agency. As of this week, Sonny Mclean has been appointed as Fan Club commercial director. Previously he was group manager, social...
BBC Creator Lab’s Last Pundit Standing goes live
Last Pundit Standing, the new sports punditry competition series from BBC Creator Lab and BBC Sport, is now available on BBC iPlayer as well as the BBC’s TikTok and YouTube channels. New episodes will drop each week until the final on August 11. At time of writing,...
Graham Norton launches ‘Wanging On’ Vodcast with Maria McErlane
Graham Norton and Maria McErlane have reunited to launch an original podcast, Wanging On. The problem-solving pair will “tackle listeners’ life dramas with sometimes serious, but mostly-nonsense advice, honesty, and laugh-out-loud stories”. McErlane appeared on...
Channel 4 calls in Strong Watch Studios to launch digital comedy channel
Matt Risley named as National Theatre’s first ever chief digital officer
Sonny Mclean leaves Channel 4 to join Joe Churchill’s Fan Club
BBC Creator Lab’s Last Pundit Standing goes live
