Latest Channel 5 News – Page 70

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    Back2Back dogs series adds to C5’s AFP slate

    2010-09-16T10:42:00Z

    Channel 5 has secured another advertiser-funded programme for its schedule, this time based around dogs.

  • Jim Rosenthal
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    Jim Rosenthal joins C5

    2010-09-15T15:31:00Z

    ITV sporting stalwart Jim Rosenthal is to become the new face of football on Channel Five.

  • Extreme Fishing With Robson Green
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    Execs head for exit at ‘super-lean’ Channel 5

    2010-09-09T10:01:00Z

    Andrew O’Connell and Steve Gowans are the only top-level commissioners left at Channel 5 as its £5m redundancy programme draws to a close.

  • Robert Charles, Nick Wilson and Chris Shaw
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    Shaw, Wilson and Charles to leave Channel 5

    2010-09-07T12:29:00Z

    Channel 5 veterans Chris Shaw, Nick Wilson and Robert Charles are to step down following the acquisition of the broadcaster by Richard Desmond.

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    C5 snaps up photography series

    2010-09-03T12:27:00Z

    Channel Five has ordered a new AFP series about photography – with Panasonic on board.

  • Richard Desmond
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    Restructure takes shape as N&S finalises C5 cuts

    2010-09-02T10:50:00Z

    Northern & Shell’s restructure of Channel 5 gathered pace this week, with staff waiting to hear who had been accepted for voluntary redundancy and speculation that there may not be a direct replacement for chief executive Dawn Airey.

  • Jeff Ford
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    Ford reveals C5 investment plans

    2010-08-28T18:08:00Z

    EDINBURGH: Channel Five has “tens of millions more pounds” to invest in content, according to new director of programmes Jeff Ford - but has yet to draw up exactly what it wants.

  • Richard Desmond
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    C5 plans in-house production push

    2010-08-28T15:03:00Z

    Channel Five is planning to introduce in-house production as part of Northern & Shell’s strategy to re-invigorate the broadcaster.

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    Uppercut patrols the waves for C5 drug-running doc

    2010-08-26T09:01:00Z

    The intense hunt for the world’s biggest cocaine smugglers will be explored in a new documentary series for Channel 5.

  • CSI: Miami
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    Leading indies take aim at Channel 5

    2010-08-26T08:50:00Z

    The prospects for Channel 5 under Richard Desmond are bleak, according to a group of 40 top indie programme-makers.

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    Name That Tune remake scrapped

    2010-08-25T09:02:00Z

    Ant and Dec’s bid to bring Name That Tune back to TV has been scuppered.

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    Channel 5 returns to Canvas

    2010-08-24T12:07:00Z

    Channel Five has rejoined Project Canvas, just over six weeks since it pulled out of the broadband-on-TV platform amid cost concerns.

  • Meals In Moments
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    Optomen takes C5’s order for daytime cooking show

    2010-08-19T08:00:00Z

    Optomen, All3Media’s latest acquisition, has cooked up a new advertiser-funded series for Channel 5 that aims to help viewers prepare quick meals.

  • Live From Studio Five
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    Ian Wright latest victim of C5 cuts

    2010-08-13T12:39:00Z

    Ian Wright has not had his contract renewed for Live From Studio Five, leaving co-hosts Kate Walsh and Jayne Middlemiss to front the show without him.

  • Richard Woolfe
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    Axed Woolfe splits indies

    2010-08-12T11:07:00Z

    Indie suppliers have been split over the axing of Channel 5 controller Richard Woolfe and speculation has already begun over his possible next step - with a move to the US touted as the most likely option.

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    "Merciless" C5 cuts stun suppliers

    2010-08-12T10:43:00Z

    The “merciless” senior job cuts imposed by Channel Five’s new boss Richard Desmond have shocked its programming suppliers, who now expect more changes to follow.

  • Richard Desmond
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    Five shocks staff with plans for 80 job losses

    2010-08-11T12:57:00Z

    Channel Five staff at risk of redundancy are already in consultation after Northern & Shell shocked the broadcaster with plans to cut it down to around 200 employees and cull senior management.

  • Dawn Airey
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    Airey's contract guaranteed RTL role

    2010-08-11T12:24:00Z

    Dawn Airey’s contract with RTL Group meant her departure from Channel Five was a fait accompli once the broadcaster was sold to Richard Desmond.

  • Richard Woolfe
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    Desmond culls Channel Five management

    2010-08-11T10:29:00Z

    Channel Five is axing almost its entire management team with the likes of Richard Woolfe, Charles Constable, Sue Robertson and Mark White all following Dawn Airey out of the broadcaster.

  • Dawn Airey
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    Dawn Airey to leave Channel Five

    2010-08-11T09:04:00Z

    Dawn Airey is to step down as chairman and chief executive at Channel Five, moving to a senior role at former owner RTL, as Richard Desmond takes control of the broadcaster.