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FOUR celebrates first birthday with its 12 millionth viewer and
record number of RTS nominations
On
the eve of 大象传媒 FOUR's first anniversary this Sunday 2 March 2003,
the channel has gained a remarkable five nominations for Royal Television
Society Awards - the largest number ever received by a digital channel
at this key industry event.
Nominations
have been made for Best Science & Natural History Programme,
Best Network Newcomer, Best Acquired Programme and Best Arts Programme,
in which 大象传媒 FOUR has taken two out of three nominations, including
the channel's first ever programme The Man Who Destroyed Everything.
It
was also confirmed this week that 大象传媒 FOUR's cumulative reach has
crossed another threshold, with 12 million people having now watched
the channel, equating to 47% of digital viewers.
Weekly
reach for the channel is now running at about 1.4 million people,
which has doubled the September 2002 figure.
Controller
of 大象传媒 FOUR Roly Keating says: "These RTS nominations prove
that digital television can stand for real quality. They're a tribute
to the quality of talent we've been lucky enough to attract to the
channel in its first year.
"It's
also great to see our viewer base steadily expanding - for a channel
with 大象传媒 FOUR's unique remit to have now reached nearly half of
all digital viewers is a particularly satisfying achievement."
大象传媒
Director of Television Jana Bennett says: "Since its launch
a year ago, 大象传媒 FOUR has been a stunning creative and broadcasting
success, bringing viewers distinguished documentaries, world class
international news and a rich array of programmes on the performing
arts.
"It
has also provided a new and vibrant space for original and creative
ideas and formats.
"大象传媒
FOUR is a unique investment which sits confidently as part of 大象传媒
Television's portfolio of channels."
As
大象传媒 FOUR celebrates its one year anniversary, the channel announces
some new commissions for later in the year:
National
Trust
Eighteen
months in the making, this major documentary series about the National
Trust follows all aspects of the Trust's behind the scenes activities
and is the first time the Trust has let the cameras in to its hundred
year history.
National
Trust activities filmed range from the restoring of John Lennon's
bedroom and handling the nudists of Studland beach to spending 拢25
million of public money to save Britain's last Gothic estate - Tyntesfield
- from Kylie's clutches, and the internal upheaval of the Trust's
Organisational Review.
Premiering
on 大象传媒 FOUR, the series is being made by Oxford Film & Television
for 大象传媒 FOUR and 大象传媒 TWO.
Black
Footballers
Black
Footballers, a major new documentary for 大象传媒 FOUR, reveals a remarkable,
untold history, not just about football, but about British society
as a whole.
From
the story of the very earliest black players during the reign of
Queen Victoria to the black footballers on million pound contracts
today, the programme tells the incredible history of the footballers
themselves and their battle for recognition against extraordinary
odds.
The
Shortest Night
As
part of its commitment to celebrating the best in world cinema,
大象传媒 FOUR is devoting an entire night to short films in Summer 2003.
In
one of the most ambitious short film seasons created, The Shortest
Night will be a spectacular eight hour, non stop festival of the
best short films, documentaries and animations from around the world.
The
award-winning and high profile short films and animations will be
packed with originality, hilarity and unpredictability.
From
hard-hitting dramas to gripping documentaries, these are the best
and most intelligent shorts we could find - clever, original work
that stands out above the rest.
British
Museum: The World In A Box
In
June 2003, the British Museum celebrates its 250th anniversary.
Today,
it's an international institution but it all started with Sir Hans
Sloane's amazing cabinet of curiosities.
The
World in a Box charts the phenomenal cult of collecting that swept
England in the 17th and 18th century.
Of
the hundreds of cabinets that once existed, only a handful survived
to become the first museums.
But
it appears that in the 21st century, the cabinet may be enjoying
a new lease of life.
Presenter
Lisa Jardine acts as guide on this journey of rediscovery.
A 大象传媒/Open
University production.
Gauguin:
The Full Story
100
years since his death, Waldemar Januszczak presents the fullest
ever television biography of Paul Gauguin.
The
last great post-impressionist, Gauguin's work has had a profound
impact on modern art; but with celebrations of his achievements
come frequent accusations of sexual misconduct, familial neglect
and racism.
Through
untangling the truth about Gauguin's experiences, including his
journey to Tahiti and events in Arles which culminated in Van Gogh
cutting off his ear, the programme seeks to understand the dichotomy
between Gauguin the artistic genius, visionary and philosopher and
Gauguin the rude, self-destructive, scandaliser of society.
Gauguin:
The Full Story is a ZCZ production for 大象传媒 TWO and 大象传媒 FOUR (premiering
on 大象传媒 FOUR).
Background
information and facts about 大象传媒 FOUR
Awards
大象传媒
FOUR programmes have won or been nominated for over 35 awards.
Most
recently, five 大象传媒 FOUR programmes were nominated for RTS awards,
with two in one category - the largest number of nominations ever
received for a digital channel at the RTS awards.
The
nominations were for My Sperm Donor Dad (Storyville, Barna-Alper
Productions Inc, nominated for best Acquired Programme); Charles
Hazlewood nominated for Network Newcomer - On Screen category for
his presenting of both 大象传媒 Proms and 大象传媒 Classical Music on 大象传媒
FOUR; Superfly (Oxford Film & Television); The Strange World
of Barry Who? (Darlow Smithson) and The Man Who Destroyed Everything:
Michael Landy (大象传媒 production for 大象传媒 FOUR).
Other awards highlights include: Winner of Best Historical Documentary
category in the 2002 Grierson awards for the remarkable documentary
about Ceaucescu, King of Communism; Environmental Story of the Year
at the Foreign Press Awards 2002, won by hard-hitting documentary
about the bush-meat trade, Ape Hunters; and the international documentary
strand Storyville has won numerous awards including Griersons and
the Amnesty International Award for Human Rights at IDFA (for The
Trials of Henry Kissinger).
Highlights
of the past year have included -
Documentaries
- topical and sometimes controversial, the best creative film-making
from around the world has ranged from an intimate and moving documentary
about autism (The Autism Puzzle) and the remarkable story of the
North Korean football team of 1966 (The Game of Their Lives) to
a whole season of programmes dedicated to the relationship between
apes and humans (Of Apes and Men).
Arts - a visual feast from Gaudi to Britart, 大象传媒 FOUR arts
programmes have ranged from an entire week of programming celebrating
21st century British architecture to a revealing series about art
crimes.
Regular
slots include the weekly Arts Reports where artists, writers and
critics explore the cultural events of the moment and the only all
year round weekly books programme, The Readers & Writers' Roadshow.
Theatre and Drama - from the first showing of Ian Curteis'
controversial The Falklands Play to the channel's recent filming
of John Kolvenbach's West End hit, On an Average Day, 大象传媒 FOUR brings
the best in theatre and specially commissioned plays to the small
screen.
International Cinema - 大象传媒 FOUR puts international cinema
at the heart of its schedules, with at least one new or classic
foreign language film shown in peak every week.
Over
50 of these have been television premieres including Mohsen Makmalbaf's
award-winning Kandahar.
In
the coming year look out for films from all corners of the globe
including the award-winning Amores Perros and Aki Kaurismaki's Oscar-nominated
The Man Without a Past.
Music - From emerging new world music to regular slots for
classical, jazz and dance performance and documentaries, 大象传媒 FOUR
takes music lovers seriously.
Highlights
over the past year have ranged from coverage of WOMAD and a Norah
Jones concert to Nicholas Maw's sell-out opera, Sophie's Choice.
Look
out for more festival coverage this year with two whole weeks from
the Proms as well as coverage of the Edinburgh Festival, WOMAD,
Brecon Jazz and the Cambridge Folk Festival.
News and Current Affairs - with current affairs documentaries
and a nightly news programme with a defiantly global perspective,
大象传媒 FOUR has shone the spotlight on world leaders from George W
Bush to Henry Kissinger, engaged in the political debates of the
day with the weekly Talk Show and dedicated whole seasons to global
issues such as the UN Summit.
Viewing
figures
Over
one million viewers have been watching 大象传媒 FOUR every week since
it launched in March 2002 and cumulative reach for the first year
totals 12 million people.
How
to get 大象传媒 FOUR
All
the 大象传媒's digital services are now available on Freeview, the new,
free, digital terrestrial television service, as well as on satellite
and cable.
Freeview
offers eight 大象传媒 television channels, plus 11 大象传媒 radio networks.
Notes
to Editors
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FOUR attracts record audiences (09.01.03)
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FOUR scoops a hat-trick of awards at Amsterdam (03.12.02)
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FOUR wins three Grierson Awards (13.11.02)
Freedland
to host The Talk Show on 大象传媒 FOUR (30.10.02)
Performance
on 大象传媒 FOUR - the channel confirms its commitment to theatre with
a raft of plays and documentaries (23.08.02)
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FOUR to screen unmade Dennis Potter screenplay (01.03.02)
Culture,
controversy and cutting edge documentary: 大象传媒 FOUR prepares to launch
(14.02.02)
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