Latest Channel 5 News – Page 48
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NewsSuspects set for third series
Channel 5 is lining up more Suspects after renewing the Newman Street-produced drama for a third series.
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NewsMTV Awards to air on Channel 5
The MTV European Music Awards 2014 are to be broadcast on Channel 5 as the channels strengthen their ties following Viacom’s acquisition of the free-to-air broadcaster.
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NewsC5 agrees origination boost with Ofcom
Channel 5 has pledged to increase the volume of original productions and news programming in primetime following its acquisition by Viacom.
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NewsSpun Gold makes poverty doc for C5
Channel 5 is to explore poverty through the eyes of children in a one-off documentary from Spun Gold.
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NewsC5 nails down Bob the Builder
Mipcom: Channel 5’s Milkshake has picked up the UK rights to the revived kids animation Bob The Builder.
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NewsC5 orders Violent Child series
Channel 5 has ordered three-part documentary series My Violent Child from Popkorn Television after it aired a pilot in June.
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NewsAlaska to bling up more babies for C5
Channel 5 is searching for more crystal-covered dummies and spray-tanned babies after ordering a three-part run of Alaska TV’s Blinging Up Baby.
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NewsC5 enjoys £50m profit swing
Channel 5 enjoyed a dramatic change in its fortunes in 2013, making almost £50m more than in the previous year.
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NewsZack and Quack head to C5
Channel 5 has picked up pre-school series Zack and Quack after striking a deal with Zodiak Kids.
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NewsViacom plans show sharing
Neighbours, Catfish: The TV Show, Gotham and Celebrity Big Brother are among the high-profile shows set to benefit from Viacom International Media Networks’ purchase of Channel 5.
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NewsOfcom investigates Blinging Up Baby
Ofcom is to investigate whether Channel 5 documentary Blinging Up Baby broke broadcasting rules on protecting the welfare of children.
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NewsViacom eyes Channel 5 commissioning boost
Channel 5 is set to ramp up its commissioning plans after Viacom completed its £450m takeover of the free-to-air commercial broadcaster this week.
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NewsViacom closes £450m deal for Channel 5
Viacom has closed its £450m acquisition of free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 and confirmed that programming chief Ben Frow and chief operating officer Paul Dunthorne will stay with the business.
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NewsC5 to handle own ad sales
Channel 5 is to continue to oversee its own advertising sales following the sale of the terrestrial broadcaster to Viacom.
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NewsBroadcasters slam London Live bid to slash local content
Channel 4, Channel 5, UKTV and rival bidders have lined up to slam London Live’s proposals to radically reduce its commitment to local programming.
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NewsViacom poised to seal C5 deal
Viacom’s £450m acquisition of Channel 5 is set to close next month and the two companies have opened content-sharing talks.
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NewsC5 set to renew Big Brother
Channel 5 has fought off interest from rival broadcasters to renew its deal to air Big Brother and its celebrity spin-off.
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NewsMTV starts show sharing talks with C5
MTV UK has kicked off conversations with Channel 5 about projects that can potentially air on both channels after Viacom’s purchase of the free-to-air channel.
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NewsChannel 5 threat dismissed by Jay Hunt
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has dismissed the threat of Channel 5, claiming that she is “less worried” about the channel than at any other time in her role.
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NewsTV a ruder place to work
Television has become a ruder and more frustrating place to work for UK indies over the past 12 months, with commissioning standards at the BBC in particular going backwards.