All Channel 5 articles – Page 68
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NewsC5 investigates NCIS: LA
Channel 5 has extended its support of the NCIS franchise after picking up the free-to-air rights to spin-off show NCIS: Los Angeles.
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CommentPopulist debates benefit us all
Less ‘elitist’ panels can get to the heart of public debates, says Ian Rumsey.
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NewsMiddlechild to tell ‘human bear’ story for C5
Channel 5 has ordered a documentary from Middlechild Productions telling the story of a grizzly bear that was bought by a Scottish couple in 1976 and went on to become a Hollywood star.
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NewsC5 sale enters next phase
The sale of Channel 5 moved a step closer after its advisers sent out a prospectus to potential buyers.
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NewsC5 preps Benefits Street-style series
Channel 5 will continue to tap into the vein of Benefits Street-style programmes with a series which will gather welfare system stories from around the UK.
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NewsITV and C5 licences renewed until 2024
Ofcom has confirmed that Channel 3 and Channel 5 licences will remain with their current owners for another decade.
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NewsC5 orders live immigration debate
Channel 5 is launching a live debate on immigration following the success of its benefits debate earlier this week.
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NewsC5 back in the dating game
Channel 5 has ordered its highestprofile dating format since cancelling The Bachelor after its second series last year.
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NewsNightmare Neighbours invited into C5
Channel 5 is to explore some of the UK’s most extreme disputes between neighbours in a six-part series from Flame Television.
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NewsC5 News appoints deputy editor
Channel 5 News executive Cait Fitzsimons has been promoted to deputy editor of the bulletin.
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NewsC5 rings up bailiff doc
The bailiffs and repo workers responsible for reclaiming the nation’s bad debt are the subject of a Touch Productions doc series for Channel 5.
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Behind The ScenesSuspects, C5
Semi-improvised dialogue and a documentary shooting style give C5’s police drama an edgy, contemporary feel
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NewsUK film urges broadcasters to invest
Sky, ITV and Channel 5 have been accused of not supporting the UK film industry by the Film Policy Review Panel which has called for a £35m annual investment in the sector.
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NewsSideline wins first UK commission with C5 series
Channel 5 has ordered a six-part documentary series about castles from Sideline Productions, marking the Irish indie’s first ever UK series commission.Great British Castles is a loose remake of Sideline’s Irish series Tales Of Irish Castles, which is set to air on TV3 later this year.C5’s 6 x 50-minute doc ...
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NewsC5 doc uncovers snow survivors
Channel 5 has ordered a documentary from Leopard Films about people who have been trapped in snow.
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NewsC4 and C5 order fixed-rig docs
Channel 4 has ordered another fixed-rig series from Educating Yorkshire indie Twofour, while Channel 5 has moved into the genre with a series set in a GP surgery.
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NewsFord and Frow strike Tallafornia deal
Channel 5 has acquired Irish reality series Tallafornia, Ireland’s answer to Geordie Shore, after striking a deal with TV3.
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NewsBroadcasters cleared over coverage of Woolwich killing
Ofcom has rejected close to 700 complaints that various TV and radio reports of the Woolwich killing of Fusilier Lee Rigby were too graphic and distressing.
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NewsDesmond mulls Channel 5 sale
Northern & Shell is considering a sale of Channel 5, as owner Richard Desmond mulls cashing in on the broadcaster’s turnaround.
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NewsC5 chows down on dogfood doc
Channel 5 is to investigate what British pet owners are feeding their dogs in a new one-off commission.