Was Hastings too creative for Channel 4?

Hastings might have been just a bit too creative for Channel 4? That’s what borough council leader Peter Chowney thinks. Responding to the news that Hastings had failed in its bid to reach the shortlist to become on of the national broadcaster’s new regional creative hubs Mr Chowney said: “The shortlisted locations were all larger cities […]

TV bid has given life to ‘new creative network’

It’s a ‘long-shot’ but the bid Hastings has put forward is a ‘convincing’ one. That’s the view of Hastings Borough Council leader Peter Chowney as the town attempts to get itself on the shortlist to become a potential home to a regional studio for national broadcaster Channel 4. Channel 4 is planning to move its […]

‘Terrific bid’ aims to bring television home (full video interview)

David Caffrey, BAFTA award winning director of the hit TV show Peaky Blinders, and a Hastings resident spoke to Hastings In Focus at the weekend about the bid put together by Hastings Borough Council and Locate East Sussex to persuade Channel 4 to set up one of its new creative hubs in the town where television […]

Bringing TV home! BAFTA winning director supports bid to bring C4 to town

Does award winning director David Caffrey think Hastings would be a good base for Channel 4? Here’s his short answer… BAFTA winner and Hastings resident, director David Caffrey is championing a proposal for his home town to become a creative hub for Channel 4. The national broadcaster is moving most of its operations out of […]