Youth channel C4 is preparing to take on TV2 as it pushes its programming towards more drama content.
The new season on C4 will see the return of Skins, the channel announced at its new season launch today.
The acclaimed British drama is joined by the sci-fi epic Battlestar Galactica, dark drama The Black Donnellys and The OC-esque Friday Night Lights.
Director of C4 Andrew Szusterman denied recent media reports that C4 is moving away from being a music channel.
"This isn't a return to TV4, we're still going to have music at peak and off-peak times," he said.
He also denied that C4 is becoming a dumping ground for programmes which had failed to prove themselves on TV3, saying the new season was a "natural evolution" for the channel.
Szusterman said C4 had more accessible local content and criticised TV2 for being nothing more than a vehicle for the popular soap Shortland Street.
Other content on C4 will include Dai Henwood and his series Roll the Dai, in which the comedian will take on the Outback.
For film fans the Sunday night blockbuster slot is set to return with the classic Godfather trilogy as well as lighter 80's fare like Teen Wolf, Red Dawn and Beetlejuice.
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