Latest Channel 5 News – Page 56
-
NewsC5 revamps acquisitions team
Channel 5 has hired Beyond Distribution’s Cherry Yeandle as factual acquisitions executive and has promoted a number of execs.
-
NewsBig Brother opens 360º shopping site
Big Brother has extended its partnership with etailer Very to allow fans to buy products featured in the C5 show through a 360º house website.
-
NewsC4 strengthens fact ent and features teams
Channel 4 has boosted its factual entertainment and features teams with the hire of Channel 5 exec Ian Dunkley and former C5 exec Alex Menzies.
-
NewsBBC America renews Dominic Monaghan wildlife series
US cable network BBC America has ordered a second season of Channel 5 wildlife acquisition Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan.
-
NewsC5 orders Hotel Inspector spin-off
Channel 5 has ordered a spin-off of its successful long running franchise The Hotel Inspector.
-
NewsC5's Under The Dome heads to Lovefilm
UK streaming service Lovefilm will offer subscribers Stephen King’s mystery series Under The Dome after coming on board the CBS Studios produced series.
-
NewsC5 buys Charles Dance's German mini-series
Channel 5 has acquired four-part German mini-series Shades of Love from Power Distribution.
-
NewsStephen King show snapped up by C5
Channel 5 has acquired US series Under The Dome, based on Stephen King’s mystery novel, marking one of the first deals to be struck following the LA Screenings.
-
NewsC5 schedules First Great Western doc
The staff of train company First Great Western are to feature in the latest Twofour / GroupM Entertainment co-production for Channel 5.
-
NewsC5 orders three Myra Hindley murder docs
Channel 5 has ordered three documentaries about Moors murderer Myra Hindley from Nine Lives Media.
-
NewsC5 and cashflow worry indies
The failure of broadcasters to understand indies’ cashflow pressures is the production sector’s biggest concern, according to a Pact survey of its members.
-
NewsBig Brother returns with secret format
Big Brother is to return to Channel 5 in June with a series of format tweaks focussing the show around themes of suspicion and secrets.
-
NewsBBC raises stakes in retransmission fees row
The BBC is threatening to charge Sky to carry its TV channels if an amicable agreement cannot be reached over the retransmission fees row.
-
NewsC5 lands Oscar Pistorius exclusive
Channel 5 has secured a worldwide exclusive interview with the parents of Oscar Pistorius’ girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead on 14 February.
-
NewsC5 greenlights Cleveland kidnap doc
Channel 5 has ordered a fast turn-around doc about the Cleveland kidnappings from ITN Productions.
-
NewsC5 renews England cricket deal
Highlights of the The Ashes and England’s test matches against New Zealand will air on terrestrial TV after Channel 5 renewed its cricket coverage deal for the summer.
-
NewsMonty Halls explores hidden depths for C5
Channel 5 has commissioned a fact ent series from Tigress following explorer Monty Halls on a string of underwater adventures.
-
NewsC5 acquires FremantleMedia's Oz prison drama Wentworth
Channel 5 has acquired Australian women’s prison drama Wentworth from FremantleMedia International.
-
NewsC5 preps more Botched Up Bodies
Channel 5 has ordered an extended second series of plastic surgery show Botched Up Bodies from Transparent Television.
-
NewsNurses set for C5 treatment
Channel 5 has ordered a fly-on-the-wall documentary series from Maverick Television that will follow nurses from one of the busiest NHS trusts in the country.