Case Study
Channel 4
Overview Channel 4 was established in 1982 to pro- vide the UK with its fourth television service. With two locations in London and over 1,000 employees, it is commercially self-funded and is owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public body that is part of the UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media & Sport. Challenge Non-linear viewing, such as catch-up or on- demand, is becoming increasingly significant in the broadcast world, so the success of the company’s channel 4.com website is now criti- cal to the success of the channel. With over one million on-demand views a day and 10 mil- lion registered users, it’s essential that the site runs efficiently. This means stringent testing before services go live. Performance testing, and in particular loa