🎁 You streamed. You binged. You argued about Die Hard. 2025 was a year of standout viewing on Channel 4, with streaming viewer minutes alone reaching 69 billion - up 14 per cent year on year. But how did the nation spend their time in front of the screen? In our festive-themed roundup, we’ve celebrated the UK’s Altogether Different Viewing Habits - from those who streamed Christmas classics in the middle of a heatwave, to the superfans taking part in marathon reality TV binges.
✨🌍 Channel 4’s Altogether Different content sparked real-world change in 2025. From Educating Yorkshire inspiring careers in education, and Joe Wicks: Licensed to Kill prompting families to rethink ultra-processed foods, to Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution raising awareness of the challenges dyslexic people face and Big Boys encouraging more open conversations about mental health – viewers aren’t just watching our programmes; they’re thinking, feeling and doing differently as a result. Across our 2025 Social Impact Studies, one thing is clear: Channel 4 delivers clear, measurable social impact – informing, inspiring and creating real-world change. #AltogetherDifferent
Last Friday King Charles delivered a message during Stand Up To Cancer, driving awareness of cancer screening and sharing the importance of early diagnosis. It is therefore great to see… 🎉 The screening checker has been visited over 125,000 times since it was launched on December 5, with the majority using the online tool following the special message from King Charles that aired on Channel 4 during Stand Up To Cancer on Friday night. The Screening Checker is a simple, interactive tool designed to help people quickly check which NHS and PHA (Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland) cancer screening programmes they are eligible for, and access helpful advice on the screening process. At least 9 million people in the UK are not up to date with their cancer screening. Screening is a way to detect cancer early when treatment is more likely to be successful, and in some cases can prevent the disease developing in the first place. But, at the moment, many people don’t take up their NHS invitations. Even working out whether you are eligible for cancer screenings can be complicated. To change that, the campaign is launching a simple online screening checker, designed to help people quickly work out if screening is for them. Let’s keep spreading the word! To check if you are eligible for NHS / PHA cancer screening go to www.screeningchecker.co.uk
Channel 4 has appointed Alex Morris as the new Managing Director of its award-winning Leeds-based social-first division, 4Studio 👏 Morris said: “I’m delighted to be joining Channel 4 to lead the talented 4Studio team. It’s an incredibly vibrant and exciting time in the digital economy, full of opportunities, and I’m looking forward to building on the great work that 4Studio has done to date.” He joins from SB Media Group where, as Chief Creative Officer, he helped to grow the business from a Dubai-based Content Creator operation into a global media company. As Managing Director of 4Studio, Morris will have strategic and operational control of 4Studio, playing a central role in developing and steering Channel 4’s over-arching social strategy in close collaboration with peers across the organisation. We look forward to working with you from January!
🏆Channel 4 and Channel 4 News have won SIX awards at the 2025 Press Gazette British Journalism Awards, the most of any UK broadcaster or outlet. 🏆News Provider of the Year: Channel 4 News, for the second consecutive year 🏆Journalist of the Year: Cathy Newman 🏆Interviewer of the Year: Cathy Newman 🏆Foreign Affairs Journalism: Gaza: Doctors Under Attack 🏆Business, Finance and Economics: The King, The Prince and Their Secret Millions 🏆Crime and Legal Journalism: Groomed: A National Scandal Channel 4 is committed to fearless, duly impartial and rigorously fact checked news reporting. Congratulations to all of our winners for leading the way for impactful public-service journalism 👏
We’re pleased to announce that the Channel 4 Board has appointed Priya Dogra as the next Chief Executive of Channel 4. Priya brings more than 20 years of international media experience across the US, EMEA and the UK, spanning operations, programming, production, strategy, M&A and business development – and she will join Channel 4 in March 2026.
Exciting news for Freely, the free streaming platform backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5. Freely has struck a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland and CNN International, further enhancing its already robust line-up. The free streaming platform allows viewers to switch seamlessly between live and on demand content from the UK’s leading broadcasters and other free-to-air content providers, including recently-launched new streaming channels from Channel 4: 4Reality, 4Homes, and 4Life.
Score! Africa Cup of Nations 2025 to air exclusively on Channel 4 ⚽️ For the first time ever, the tournament will be available to watch for free in the UK with Channel 4 having won exclusive rights to broadcast the tournament in a historic deal with The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF). “Bringing the excitement and drama of the African Cup of Nations exclusively to UK free-to-air television for the first time is such a compelling proposition for Channel 4. So many Premier League stars will be playing in the tournament and having Liverpool legend Mo Salah on Channel 4 on Boxing Day, when traditional Premier League football coverage has been reduced elsewhere, means football fans will still be able to get their thrill of festive fixtures.” - Pete Andrews, Head of Sport, Channel 4
At this week’s Rose d'Or Awards, The Jury: Murder Trial won the Factual Entertainment & Reality category! Huge congratulations to the teams at ScreenDog Productions and @Blue Ant 👏👏 Why not stream it now on Channel 4?
Score! Africa Cup of Nations 2025 to air exclusively on Channel 4 ⚽️ For the first time ever, the tournament will be available to watch for free in the UK with Channel 4 having won exclusive rights to broadcast the tournament in a historic deal with The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF). “Bringing the excitement and drama of the African Cup of Nations exclusively to UK free-to-air television for the first time is such a compelling proposition for Channel 4. So many Premier League stars will be playing in the tournament and having Liverpool legend Mo Salah on Channel 4 on Boxing Day, when traditional Premier League football coverage has been reduced elsewhere, means football fans will still be able to get their thrill of festive fixtures.” - Pete Andrews, Head of Sport, Channel 4 The 52 matches kick-off on Sunday 21 December so get ready for goals, glory, and great saves.
