Britain's Creative Greenhouse, Channel 4 annual report 2014

Our remit and model

The Remit & Model

At a glance

At A Glance

634 m Six hundred and thirty four million visits to Channel 4 websites, up 18% since 2013
11.3 m Eleven point three million now registered with 4oD up year-on-year

2014

At A Glance

The Chairman & CEO on being risky

Chairman &
CEO Statements

Creative success

£602m

total content spend

£153m

invested in original content in Nations & Regions

Financial stability

£938m

corporate revenue up year-on-year and we returned to financial surplus

12.5%

peak time portfolio share up year-on-year

Innovation and sustainable future

11.3m

now registered with 4oD up year-on-year

634m

visits to Channel 4 websites – up 18% since 2013

Discover our 2014 performance and strategic outlook

Lord Burns

Chairman

Channel 4 is unique in the world of public service broadcasting. It plays a special role as a creative greenhouse for TV, film and digital, bringing new ideas, talent, voices and businesses to the mainstream and helping them achieve national and international success. Channel 4, as a publicly owned, not-for-profit company, makes a major contribution to the UK innovation strategy within broadcasting at zero cost to the taxpayer.

Read the Chairman's full statement

David Abraham

Chief Executive Officer

This report captures the staggering range, quality, originality and diversity of Channel 4’s output in 2014. It also reflects the breadth of our contribution to the UK creative sector at a time when our creative economy is punching above its weight nationally and globally.

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Our Programmes

Our Programmes

Our Programmes

Watch the video: Annual Report 2014

Forward look

Forward Look Our Programmes

Forward Look

2014 was a year of strong creative ambition for Channel 4, with an array of new shows and new ideas. We re-thought and refined some of our best-established strands and series and, in some cases, doubled their audiences in the process. It was a year marked by courageous innovation in meeting our public service remit, from Benefits Street to coverage of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games that built on the success, the talent and innovation behind the 2012 Paralympics. And underlying much of this success was an ability to connect with 16–34s audiences in a way that no other broadcaster does.

Overview of Our programmes

Explore the genres and hear from the Commissioning Editors

Comedy Drama Education & Older Children Entertainment Factual Factual Entertainment Features Film News and Current Affairs Online Sport

In 2015 Channel 4 will see the continuation of the investing in innovation strategy as we reinvest the surplus generated in 2014. Following both critical and commercial success in 2014, Channel 4 is in a fantastic position to build on this success.

The forward look is divided into two key sections:

Corporate ambitions Creative overview

Spotlights

Spotlights

Spotlights

The data

The Metrics

£ 430 m Four hundred and thirty million pounds Original content spend
£ 153 m One hundred and fifty three million pounds invested in original content in Nations & Regions
17 % seventeen percent of sixteen to twenty fours highest ever portfolio share up year-on-year 16-24s highest ever portfolio share up year-on-year

The Metrics

Financials

Financials

Financials

Investing in innovation

A commitment to innovation runs through everything that Channel 4 does, from our approach to commissioning content from a deep pool of suppliers, through to the range and diversity of programming that we put on screen.

Introduction Metrics

248 New and one-off programmes

Making an impact

Channel 4 aims to make an impact in part by reaching as many people as possible with its content, and particularly groups that other PSBs find it harder to engage with. Just as important to its remit delivery is the public value that it delivers – by being alternative and diverse, taking risks and inspiring change.

Introduction Metrics

21 pt Lead over other broadcasters for documentaries that present alternative views

Financial statements

Channel 4 Financial Report & Statements 2014 (PDF 1.1MB)

Our remit and model

The Remit & Model

At a glance

At A Glance

634 m Six hundred and thirty four million visits to Channel 4 websites, up 18% since 2013
11.3 m Eleven point three million now registered with 4oD up year-on-year

2014

At A Glance

Creative success

£602m

total content spend

£153m

invested in original content in Nations & Regions

Financial stability

£938m

corporate revenue up year-on-year and we returned to financial surplus

12.5%

peak time portfolio share up year-on-year

Innovation and sustainable future

11.3m

now registered with 4oD up year-on-year

634m

visits to Channel 4 websites – up 18% since 2013

Discover our 2014 performance and strategic outlook

The Chairman & CEO on being risky

Chairman &
CEO Statements

Our programmes

Our Programmes

Our Programmes

Lord Burns

Chairman

Read the Chairman's full statement

David Abraham

Chief Executive Officer

Read the Chief Executive's full statement

Overview of Our programmes

Explore the genres and hear from the Commissioning Editors

Comedy Drama Education & Older Children Entertainment Factual Factual Entertainment Features Film News and Current Affairs Online Sport

Watch the video: Annual Report 2014

Forward look

Forward Look Our Programmes

Forward Look

The forward look is divided into two key sections:

Corporate ambitions Creative overview

Spotlights

Spotlights

Spotlights

The data

The Metrics

£ 430 m Four hundred and thirty million pounds Original content spend
£ 153 m One hundred and fifty three million pounds invested in original content in Nations & Regions
17 % seventeen percent of sixteen to twenty fours highest ever portfolio share up year-on-year 16-24s highest ever portfolio share up year-on-year

The Metrics

Investing in innovation

Introduction Metrics

248 New and one-off programmes

Making an impact

Introduction Metrics

21 pt Lead over other broadcasters for documentaries that present alternative views

Financials

Financials

Financials

Awards & Thank you

We are proud to present our full list of awards and have also compiled a list of thanks to all our suppliers of first-run originated television programmes and the digital companies that received project funding from us in 2014.

Awards Thank you

Financial statements

Channel 4 Financial Report & Statements 2014 (PDF 1.1MB)

Our remit and model

The Remit & Model

At a glance

At A Glance

634 m Six hundred and thirty four million visits to Channel 4 websites, up 18% since 2013
11.3 m Eleven point three million now registered with 4oD up year-on-year

2014

At A Glance

Creative success

£602m

total content spend

£153m

invested in original content in Nations & Regions

Financial stability

£938m

corporate revenue up year-on-year and we returned to financial surplus

12.5%

peak time portfolio share up year-on-year

Innovation and sustainable future

11.3m

now registered with 4oD up year-on-year

634m

visits to Channel 4 websites – up 18% since 2013

Discover our 2014 performance and strategic outlook

The Chairman & CEO on being risky

Chairman &
CEO Statements

Lord Burns

Chairman

Read the Chairman's full statement

David Abraham

Chief Executive Officer

Read the Chief Executive's full statement

Our programmes

Our Programmes

Our Programmes

Overview of Our programmes

Explore the genres and hear from the Commissioning Editors

Comedy Drama Education & Older Children Entertainment Factual Factual Entertainment Features Film News and Current Affairs Online Sport

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Forward look

Forward Look Our Programmes

Forward Look

The forward look is divided into two key sections:

Corporate ambitions Creative overview

Spotlights

Spotlights

Spotlights

The data

The Metrics

£ 430 m Four hundred and thirty million pounds Original content spend
£ 153 m One hundred and fifty three million pounds invested in original content in Nations & Regions
17 % seventeen percent of sixteen to twenty fours highest ever portfolio share up year-on-year 16-24s highest ever portfolio share up year-on-year

The Metrics

Investing in innovation

Introduction Metrics

248 New and one-off programmes

Making an impact

Introduction Metrics

21 pt Lead over other broadcasters for documentaries that present alternative views

Financials

Financials

Financials

Financial statements

Channel 4 Financial Report & Statements 2014 (PDF 1.1MB)

Awards & Thank you

Awards Thank you

Downloads

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2014

At A Glance

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Forward Look

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Financials

The Remit & Model

2014

At A Glance

Chairman & CEO Statements

Our Programmes

Forward Look

Spotlights

The Metrics

Financials

Awards & Thank you

The Remit & Model

2014

At A Glance

Chairman & CEO Statements

Our Programmes

Forward Look

Spotlights

The Metrics

Financials

Awards & Thank you

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CEO Statements

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CEO Statements

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CEO Statements