[cando]

Best not mention to her the Changing Rooms and Big Breakfast reboots they did in the last few years then? Really odd high ground for her to be standing on and a very very flimsy one at that.

No need to reboot when you have Grand Designs, Come dine with me and LLL that all should have been axed 10 years ago still in the schedule.


Born risky......

[Kim Wexler’s Ponytail]

That isn't true. All broadcasters are finding it difficult and cutting their cloths accordingly. Again, they can commission what they want (to a degree). Channel 4 cannot.

You keep saying this but they can and they do because Channel 4 isn't E4. It isn't, and never has been, a channel exclusively for young people. Grand Designs is great but I don't think ''omg did you see Grand Designs last night?'' was ever a hot topic among 16yr olds. ''Young people do not watch linear anymore'' is lazy and nonsensical. Young people watched The Traitors, I'm A Celeb is still popular with younger audiences as is Bake Off. If a show is compelling enough it will find it's audience regardless of changing view habits.

[tellyblues]

I didn't say C4 was a channel exclusively for young people.

At least C4 shows are talked about at TV industry events.

[RhysJR]

Deadline reports that some senior bosses could on their way out following the latest cuts. This looks primarily based on their roles being merged with others.

deadline.com 

Channel 4's Caroline Hollick & Karl Warner Are Set To Exit
Channel 4's Caroline Hollick & Karl Warner are exiting amidst the '…
  Source: deadline.com

[RhysJR]

Good to see a new show that ticks many of the boxes of what a Channel 4 show should be, also getting decent ratings.

twitter.com 

[gottago]

Hollyoaks being cut to three eps a week.

www.broadcastnow.co.uk 

Hollyoaks cut to three eps a week | News | Broadcast
Channel 4 says savings will be reinvested in other programming
  Source: www.broadcastnow.co.uk

[Brekkie]

Being spun as a positive of course by C4.

www.channel4.com 

Channel 4 announces Hollyoaks’ schedule refresh as flagship soap prepares for bl…
              
  Source: www.channel4.com

[TesTVWhirl]

Being spun as a positive of course by C4.

www.channel4.com 

I decided to play the 'digital first' drinking game for fun, so if you need me for anything I'll be on the floor!

That said, I've always thought with Hollyoaks that they've struggled with filling 5 episodes a week. When it was on Channel 4 I only dipped in and out occasionally, but every time they seemed to still be dragging out the same storylines for months and months on end to get as long as possible out of them in what I'm sure what must have been way longer than the interest-span of most viewers could be maintained in a story. So perhaps having fewer episodes to fill instead may reduce that problem somewhat.

[Keith]

Hollyoaks being cut to three eps a week.

www.broadcastnow.co.uk 

So previously we had Hollyoaks move from Channel 4 (linear) to E4 and streaming, with only the omnibus edition still appearing on C4 (linear). Now the announcement number of episodes per week has been cut from 5 to 3.

Also, it's noticeable that press release mentions the omnibus edition being an hour long. Does that mean the episodes will also be shorter? Presumably these new episodes would need to be around 15-20 minutes long, if all three are being shown in the hour omnibus. A point that the press release seems to be keen to skip over.

I think we can also see where this is likely heading. Move it off the flagship channel, then cut it back, until hardly anyone misses it when it's eventually axed.

[Brekkie]

The omnibus us shown overnight so practically ad free, so once you cut out recaps and titles it almost fits. An E4 half hour shorter than a C4 half hour too and Hollyoaks on E4 often runs as long as 6.58-7.34pm, so potential to trim the episodes slightly. Currently most episodes run 23 minutes - but of course if it's genuinely "digital first" that shouldn't matter.