>Channel 4 is to become the first UK broadcaster to put its back catalogue online completely free of charge – giving viewers the chance to watch homegrown shows such as Queer As Folk or the first lesbian kiss to be shown before the 9pm watershed (in Brookside).
From July, more than 4,000 hours of the channel’s archived content – about 10,000 programme titles – will be added to the 4oD catchup service.
Read the full article in The Guardian here.