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20/05/2024
Channel 4 Trebles Viewing Of TV Shows
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Channel 4 delivered a three-fold year-on-year increase in UK viewing of full episodes of TV shows on YouTube in Q1, and, its made-for-social network Channel 4.0.
The first of a new quarterly update on Channel 4 social performance, based on UK views in 2024, highlights progress made against its Fast Forward strategy – which commits the channel to a doubling of all social views by 2030, including increasing the amount of content on YouTube. The growth builds on Channel 4’s social success in 2023, where across the whole year it was the largest UK commercial broadcaster on social*.
Noisy documentaries including 60 Days on The Estates (1.9million views in Q1) plus must-watch entertainment such as Hollyoaks drove a trebling of Channel 4’s YouTube full episode audience - while a new generation of social-first creators such as Nella Rose and Harry Pinero drove similar views growth to its made-for-social network Channel 4.0 in Q1.
Views of full episodes of Channel 4 programming on YouTube increased +200% year on year in Q1 (7.6million to 23million) and 333% year on year in April (2.2million to 9.5million). Full episode views of Channel 4 documentaries on YouTube including The Push: Murder On The Cliff (1.4million views in Q1 across the episodes aired in the period) and To Catch A Copper (1.4million views in Q1 across the episodes aired in the period) were among the most watched Channel 4 shows on YouTube. The most viewed full episode on YouTube was The Kidnap Of Angel Lynn, with more than 1.1million views in Q1.
Channel 4.0, which delivers authentic youth content from the best digital talent in the UK and beyond, posted a trebling (+242%) of its UK views in Q1 to 25million views and an increase of +332% to 11.5million in April. Channel 4.0 launched on YouTube in 2022 and on TikTok and Instagram in 2023, focussing on fun and entertaining formats led by a new generation of content creators including Nella Rose, Adeola Patronne, Mariam Musa and Chloe Burrows subverting the prank genre through the hilarious Tapped Out and the ambitious, anarchic and unique Clone Heads fronted by Specs Gonzales. Worst In Class, where Harry Pinero takes A-List digital talent back to school netted 5million views in Q1 across series 1 and 2.
Overall, across all social platforms and all content types, Channel 4's UK social audience increased by more than a tenth (+12%) in Q1 to 626million views, and by 9% in April to 232million views. Channel 4’s TikTok growth continues, up +90% year on year in Q1 to 143million UK views, driven by content such as this hit from Celeb Cooking School with 1.7million views and this clip from I Literally Just Told You with 1.8million views.
Driving the social growth alongside Channel 4’s Commissioning, Marketing and Commercial teams is 4Studio, Channel 4's in-house digital and social unit.
channel4.com
The first of a new quarterly update on Channel 4 social performance, based on UK views in 2024, highlights progress made against its Fast Forward strategy – which commits the channel to a doubling of all social views by 2030, including increasing the amount of content on YouTube. The growth builds on Channel 4’s social success in 2023, where across the whole year it was the largest UK commercial broadcaster on social*.
Noisy documentaries including 60 Days on The Estates (1.9million views in Q1) plus must-watch entertainment such as Hollyoaks drove a trebling of Channel 4’s YouTube full episode audience - while a new generation of social-first creators such as Nella Rose and Harry Pinero drove similar views growth to its made-for-social network Channel 4.0 in Q1.
Views of full episodes of Channel 4 programming on YouTube increased +200% year on year in Q1 (7.6million to 23million) and 333% year on year in April (2.2million to 9.5million). Full episode views of Channel 4 documentaries on YouTube including The Push: Murder On The Cliff (1.4million views in Q1 across the episodes aired in the period) and To Catch A Copper (1.4million views in Q1 across the episodes aired in the period) were among the most watched Channel 4 shows on YouTube. The most viewed full episode on YouTube was The Kidnap Of Angel Lynn, with more than 1.1million views in Q1.
Channel 4.0, which delivers authentic youth content from the best digital talent in the UK and beyond, posted a trebling (+242%) of its UK views in Q1 to 25million views and an increase of +332% to 11.5million in April. Channel 4.0 launched on YouTube in 2022 and on TikTok and Instagram in 2023, focussing on fun and entertaining formats led by a new generation of content creators including Nella Rose, Adeola Patronne, Mariam Musa and Chloe Burrows subverting the prank genre through the hilarious Tapped Out and the ambitious, anarchic and unique Clone Heads fronted by Specs Gonzales. Worst In Class, where Harry Pinero takes A-List digital talent back to school netted 5million views in Q1 across series 1 and 2.
Overall, across all social platforms and all content types, Channel 4's UK social audience increased by more than a tenth (+12%) in Q1 to 626million views, and by 9% in April to 232million views. Channel 4’s TikTok growth continues, up +90% year on year in Q1 to 143million UK views, driven by content such as this hit from Celeb Cooking School with 1.7million views and this clip from I Literally Just Told You with 1.8million views.
Driving the social growth alongside Channel 4’s Commissioning, Marketing and Commercial teams is 4Studio, Channel 4's in-house digital and social unit.
channel4.com
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