All Channel 5 articles – Page 71
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NewsCommissioning flaws exposed
Indies’ lives are blighted by commissioners from the BBC and Channel 4 cancelling their meetings, and they claim the quality of input they receive from commissioners at C4, Channel 5 and Sky is very inconsistent.
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NewsFrow brings drama back to C5
Channel 5 has ordered its first original British drama in eight years – a 10-part crime procedural called Evidence.
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NewsDawn Airey joins Yahoo!
Dawn Airey has moved to Yahoo! to become senior vice president of the internet business’ EMEA operations.
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NewsC5 extends Igam Ogam animation
Channel 5 has recommissioned Calon TV’s prehistoric kids series Igam Ogam for a second series.
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NewsC5 reports £20m first half profit
Channel 5 has reported operating profits of £20m for the first six months of 2013, following a rocky performance in 2012.
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NewsC5 bulks up with fat season
Channel 5 has ordered three docs from IWC and a single film from Zig Zag, Too Fat To Fly, as part of an obesity season.
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NewsChris Terrill returns for C5 exploration series
Channel 5 has commissioned a four-part series from Chris Terrill’s Uppercut Films which will follow the adventurer as he travels to dangerous environments from the Arctic to the Sahara.
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NewsBBCW poaches ITV's Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan
BBC Worldwide has taken over the international rights to the Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan from ITV Studios Global Entertainment after C5 confirmed it will not air the second series.
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NewsC5 gives birth to IWC's Animal Maternity
Channel 5 has commissioned a six-part series about the world of animal births from IWC Media.
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NewsBBC2 spend down by £46m in 2012
BBC2’s spend on original programming in 2012 fell by £46m year-on-year, as BBC1’s investment grew by a similar amount according to Ofcom’s PSB Annual Report.
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NewsAnimal Clinic set for C5 return
Channel 5 is bringing back Animal Clinic and has replaced host Rolf Harris with Countryfile star Ben Fogle.
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NewsOfcom finds C5 murder doc guilty
Channel 5 crime doc Murder Files has been found in breach of Ofcom regulations for broadcasting violent scenes before the 9pm watershed.
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NewsChannel 5 calls in the RSPCA
Channel 5 has ordered a 10 x 30-minute documentary series from Middlechild Productions that follows a group of RSPCA workers who protect dogs from abusive owners and unscrupulous breeders.
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NewsThe Garden lands first C5 order
The Garden Productions has landed its debut commission from Channel 5, an ob-doc series following a family-run bus service in Yorkshire.
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NewsDCMS to abolish retransmission fees
The government plans to abolish retransmission fees and has set out plans to preserve the prominence of PSB broadcasters in a wide-ranging policy paper.
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NewsDCMS aims to protect PSB content on digital platforms
The DCMS will set out measures to protect the prominence of PSBs on new content platforms in the long-awaited Communications Act strategy paper this week.
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NewsC5 teams up with Wonga for adventure series
Channel 5 Productions is making a 4 x 60-minute adventure series funded and co-developed by controversial loan company Wonga.
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NewsChannel 4 ratings tumble 10%
Channel 5 outperformed Channel 4 last week for the first time – but its triumph is based on a wider trend of decline at the latter rather than significant growth for the Northern & Shell-owned broadcaster.
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NewsOfcom agrees ITV news shake-up
ITV’s regional news output is to be radically overhauled after Ofcom agreed renewed terms for the Channel 3 and Channel 5 licences until 2025.
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