Latest Channel 5 News – Page 73
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NewsFive inks bulk deals for flagship brands
Five has struck a bulk-buy deal with indie North One to ensure flagship shows Fifth Gear and The Gadget Show are guaranteed for almost 120 more episodes.
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NewsFive launches show to find UK Glee club
Five is lining up a live entertainment spectacular to find a real life UK Glee club.
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NewsFive hands JLC’s Heads Or Tails second chance with repeats
Five will repeat a cut-down version of Heads Or Tails in a bid to build momentum behind the Justin Lee Collins-fronted show.
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NewsFive HD to launch on Sky
Five has confirmed plans for an HD channel on Sky this summer – just days after ruling out launching one on Freeview on cost grounds.
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NewsFive cooks up AFP deal with Flora
Five is extending its portfolio of AFP cooking shows with a new series backed by Flora and featuring chefs Jean Christophe Novelli and Matt Tebbutt.
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NewsFive's Police Interceptors gets third run
Five has recommissioned Raw Cut’s blue-light show Police Interceptors for a third series.
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NewsFive opts not to launch Freeview HD channel
Five has delayed plans to launch its Freeview HD channel until 2012 due to the high costs involved.
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NewsFive plunges into the red
RTL Group has cut the value of Five by €22m (£20m) after the broadcaster reported a total loss of €41m (£37m) for 2009.
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NewsBuck up quality of Extraordinary People, indies told
Five head of factual Andrew O’Connell has called on indies to step up the quality of ideas they pitch to Extraordinary People as hekicks off a major review of the flagship documentary strand.
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NewsDavid Jason coup for Five West End doc
Sir David Jason is to mentor an amateur dramatic society in a format for Five that has been earmarked for a potential series.
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NewsFive recruits Ross Kemp producer for factual commissioner role
Five has beefed up its factual commissioning team by appointing Bafta-nominated producer Matt Bennett to a new role.
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NewsTV.com kicks off full-length shows with Five
US aggregator site TV.com has signed its first full-length content deal in the UK with channel Five, its first steps towards taking on the likes of SeeSaw and YouTube.
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NewsSecret Millionaire lands lead role on Five’s Business Inspector
Five has signed up one of Channel 4’s ‘Secret Millionaires’ to front a business show designed to build on the popularity of The Hotel Inspector.
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NewsFive launches Gadget Show magazine
Five and North One have teamed up with publisher Future to launch a magazine for The Gadget Show – the broadcaster’s first venture into the magazines market.
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NewsHotel Inspector heads Home
UKTV-owned channel Home has picked up the rights to the first three series of Five’s factual entertainment hit The Hotel Inspector.
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NewsFive acquires Little Kingdom
Five’s Milkshake! strand has acquired UK terrestrial rights to Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom, the newest series to come from Peppa Pig producer Astley Baker Davies.
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NewsSeeSaw signs broadcaster and indie deals
Broadcasters Channel 4 and Five, plus indies Talkback Thames and Shed Media, have joined Arqiva’s video-on-demand service SeeSaw.
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NewsMessenger quits Live from Studio Five
Five has lined up guest hosts to replace Melinda Messenger on its underperforming news magazine show Live From Studio Five.
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NewsFive aims for ‘TFI’ feel with Lee Collins show
Five is aiming to recapture the atmosphere and glamour of TFI Friday when it launches Justin Lee Collins’ new chat show in March.
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NewsSeeSaw eyes March launch as beta goes live
SeeSaw is gearing up to enter the UK VoD market in March and will attempt to build momentum with a major TV ad campaign.