E4
E4 is a British digital channel that was
launched on the 18th January 2001. E4 is an extension of Channel 4, and is
owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The "E" stands for
entertainment and is aimed at the lucrative 15-35 age group. E4 presents a mixture
of US imported shows, like The Big Bang Theory, 2 Broke Girls, and 90210, and
British shows like Misfits, The in-betweeners and more. E4 became available on free
view after May 2005. E4 was also available as
part of the basic Sky satellite subscription channel package, due to a long term
contract with BSkyB it only
became free-to-air in 2008. This change happened on 6 May 2008 and the channel
joined Freesat along with More4.
E4 introduced ‘first look’, which showed
episodes of popular programmes such as Come Dine with Me, Hollyoaks, and Lost. Since 2006 E4 has been sponsoring the E4 UdderBELLY
venue at the Edinburgh Fringe, and Brighton festival. In July 2007, channel 4
announced the launch of E4 Radio; however in October 2008 channel 4 announced
the idea for E4 Radio being scrapped. December 2009, E4 launched a HD Simulcast
on Sky+ HD on channel 215, and it was added to Virgin Media on 1st
April 2010. E4 HD is only available on Sky HD packs and/or Virgin Media’s TV XL
pack. By the end of 2012, E4 acquired the rights to new US comedies. They are
New Girl, Suburgatory, 2 Broke Girls, The New Normal and The Mindy Project. On
31st October 2013 E4 premiered a refreshed look and the 7th
season of The Big Bang Theory [1].
Most watched Programmes [1]
Rank
|
Show
|
Episode
|
Viewers
|
Date
|
1
|
The
Inbetweeners
|
3.05 - "Will is Home Alone"
|
3,721,000
|
11 October 2010
|
2
|
The
Inbetweeners
|
3.06 - "The Camping Trip"
|
3,704,000
|
18 October 2010
|
3
|
The
Inbetweeners
|
3.04 - "The Trip to
Warwick"
|
3,619,000
|
4 October 2010
|
4
|
The
Inbetweeners
|
3.03 - "Will's Dilemma"
|
3,572,000
|
27 September 2010
|
5
|
The
Inbetweeners
|
3.01 - "The Fashion Show"
|
3,456,000
|
13 September 2010
|
6
|
The
Inbetweeners
|
3.02 - "The Gig and the
Girlfriend"
|
3,336,000
|
20 September 2010
|
7
|
The
Big Bang Theory
|
6.01 - "The Date Night
Variable"
|
2,803,000
|
15 November 2012
|
8
|
Glee
|
2.02 - "Britney / Brittany"
|
2,634,000
|
17 January 2011
|
9
|
Glee
|
2.01 - "Audition"
|
2,486,000
|
10 January 2011
|
10
|
Friends
|
9.02 - "The One Where Emma
Cries"
|
2,460,000
|
9 January 2003
|
Notable Success
Its most successful
broadcast to date was on 11 October 2010 when an episode of The Inbetweeners pulled in over 3.7 million viewers [1].
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