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NewsC5 moves into drama docs with Plantagenets
Channel 5 is moving into drama documentaries for the first time with a four-part series described as “the real-life Game Of Thrones”.
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NewsCowboy Builders to set up in Spain
Long running UK format Cowboy Builders is to be remade in Spain after Warner Bros International Television Production struck a deal with RTL-owned Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia.
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NewsC5 to explore neonatal units and primary schools
Channel 5 has commissioned five new factual shows including series set in the UK’s largest neonatal unit and Britain’s biggest primary school.
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NewsC5 snags Batman prequel Gotham
Channel 5 has snagged Batman prequel Gotham, one of the hottest US series to launch at this year’s LA Screenings.
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RatingsAutopsy digs up impressive audience for C5
THURSDAY: The second part of Channel 5’s Autopsy trilogy smashed slot average, only losing out to the Commonwealth Games, while Noel Fielding’s second run of Luxury Comedy made a slow start.
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CommentProduction competition hots up
C5 has entered the fray, but its shows will need broader appeal
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NewsC5 to free production arm to pitch projects to rivals
Channel 5 is planning to turn its in-house production division into an independent unit capable of pitching its brand of tabloid telly to rival broadcasters.
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NewsMarston's Brewery opens up to C5
Channel 5 is brewing up a new high-profile documentary series with Shine TV after securing access to Marston’s Brewery.
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RatingsTulisa & Blinging Up Baby docs perform solidly
MONDAY: Channel 5 and BBC3 performed solidly with tabloid TV documentaries Blinging Up Baby and Tulisa: The Price of Fame.
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NewsThe Walking Dead resurrected by C5
Channel 5 is to resurrect The Walking Dead after successful lobbying from fans of the zombie drama.
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Behind The ScenesBlinging Up Baby, C5
A killer title landed us the commission, but the hard part was still to come says Ian Lamarra
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RatingsOn The Yorkshire Buses beats Million Pound Drop
FRIDAY: Channel 5 ob-doc On The Yorkshire Buses drove off with an audience of 1.2m – just above the return of The Million Pound Drop on Channel 4.
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RatingsC5 benefits from ratings win
MONDAY: Channel 5 saw off competition from ITV, Channel 4 and BBC2 with the penultimate episode of Benefits Britain.
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NewsC5 re-orders five factual series
Channel 5 has recommissioned five documentary series as part of a push to grow its returning brands.
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NewsC5 gives voice to child carers
Channel 5 is to provide a first-person account of children who care for their parents in a Spun Gold documentary.
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NewsAndrew O'Connell joins ITV
Former Channel 5 commissioner Andrew O’Connell has joined ITV as a factual commissioner.
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NewsC5 returns to Benefits Britain
Channel 5’s Benefits Britain is to return after the broadcaster green-lit two more series of the in-house welfare documentary.
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RatingsC5 doctors outperform C4 beauty queens
THURSDAY: Channel 4 doc Beauty Queen or Bust was outperformed by the final part of Channel 5 medical doc Trauma Doctors.
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RatingsBenefits Britain holds steady
MONDAY: Channel 5’s welfare documentary Benefits Britain remained solid in the face of strong competition from Brazil’s final group game of the World Cup.
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NewsC5 moves Stand By Your Man
Channel 5 has rescheduled its Friday night dating show Stand By Your Man after a rocky start in its opening week.