Channel 4 changes slogan to “Yeah, that’ll do”

To mark the 10th anniversary of Gogglebox, the programme which consists entirely of watching people while they watch TV, Channel 4 has announced it’s changing its slogan to “Yeah, that’ll do”.

”Our previous slogan, ‘to create change through entertainment’, seemed appropriate for when we first started, back in the heady days of 1982,” said a spokesman today.

“The first new channel for decades, bringing new voices, fresh perspectives… what an incredible time it was,” he continued. “Or so they tell me - I only started 6 months ago.

”Now, of course, the media landscape has changed beyond all recognition. Viewers have hundreds of channels to choose from, plus streaming services. And yet somehow they’re happy just to watch footage of other people watching telly.

”In the circumstances, any slogan implying effort, ambition or creativity would be ridiculous. So we talked about it for a couple of minutes, came up with ‘Yeah, that’ll do’, then went to lunch.”

When it was pointed out that Channel 4 News is still considered the best nightly news programme, the spokesman replied “Sure, for the moment, but there’s a budget meeting coming up. Don’t be surprised if you tune in one day and find it’s just Krishnan Guru-Murthy telling you what’s trending on TikTok.”

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Sky wins Easter Week TV contract

The final few days in the life of Jesus Christ and His resurrection will be shown exclusively on Sky this year, it has been announced.

The broadcaster beat off rival bids from Channel 4 and a consortium of the Catholic Church and Amazon Prime, ending over 2000 years of free-to-air coverage of the showcase religious event.

'After our previous unsuccessful forays into religious programming, this really is our second coming', announced Sky's Head of Programmes, Mike McBride.

'We've revamped the traditional Holy Week format, starting a couple of days ago with a reality show called Set Him Free where viewers got to choose whether to release either Jesus or some common robber.

‘Audiences loved Pontius Pilate as host, with regular cutaways to King Herod for his instant reaction on developments', continued McBride.

The traditional quiet period before the Last Supper on Thursday will be replaced with rolling news coverage, and a range of programming tie-ins.

‘The Road to Calvary’ will revisit key moments in Jesus' life, featuring ‘talking head’ insights from Mary Magdalene, Doubting Thomas, and Stephen Mulhern.

‘The Gospel Truth’ will follow four unknown writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John as they struggle and complete their first fictional novel, with Richard Osman narrating.

‘Jesus’s death will become a Sky Box Office event, but we’re moving it 9 pm to avoid a clash with the 3pm St Helens v Wigan Rugby League match', explained McBride.

'We're also revamping the rolling away of the tombstone on Easter Sunday. Joseph of Arimathea will now compete with the best of the rest in a series of events to see who will be crowned Jerusalem's Strongest Man'.

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