Latest Channel 5 News – Page 75
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NewsLighting resurfaces at Paddy Power
Jane Lighting, the former chief executive of Five, has resurfaced as non-executive director of Irish gambling firm Paddy Power.
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NewsRTL chief tables paid-for model to reverse decline
EDINBURGH: Gerhard Zeiler, chief executive of Five-owner RTL, has said all free-to-air broadcasters will need a pay strategy to reverse an industry-wide decline in revenues.
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NewsFive freezes drama and comedy commissions
EDINBURGH: Five channel controller Richard Woolfe has warned it will not be able to commission original drama or comedy until after the recession.
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NewsBall and Theakston to reunite for Five show
EDINBURGH: Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston are to reunite for the first time in nearly 10 years for a new gameshow on Five.
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NewsFive signs Justin Lee Collins to boost viewers
Five has stepped up its talent-led drive to boost audiences by signing an exclusive two-year deal with Justin Lee Collins, thought to be worth more than £1m.
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NewsRTL hit by slump as Five reports loss
RTL Group’s bottom line was dented by a £19.3m write down at UK terrestrial Five and said it expected no improvement in advertising markets in the second half of the year.
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NewsTigress adds Corney in executive shuffle
Tigress Productions has appointed Five natural history commissioner Bethan Corney, completing a senior editorial triumvirate that also includes Kath Moore and Dick Colthurst.
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NewsSky execs arrive at Five
Former Sky execs Andrew O’Connell, Donna Taberer and Nan Whittingham will join their former boss Richard Woolfe at Five on 24 August.
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NewsApprentice finalist to host daily show for Five
The Apprentice runner-up Kate Walsh is to front a nightly magazine series for Five with Ian Wright and Melinda Messenger.
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NewsFive's Blunkett series in running for Griersons
Five has received a record three nominations for the Grierson Trust’s prestigious documentary awards.
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NewsiPlayer doubles its reach
BBC iPlayer has more than doubled its reach in the past year and is five times more popular than ITV’s catch-up service, Ofcom’s annual communications market report has revealed.
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NewsFive joins Project Canvas in drive for partnerships
Five has joined IPTV venture Project Canvas in the first of a planned series of major industry partnerships.
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NewsAirey: Five still in talks with C4
Five chair and chief executive Dawn Airey has reignited the debate about Five’s failed merger with Channel 4 by calling it a “strange” political decision - but has revealed that the broadcasters remain in talks about other opportunities.
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NewsFive beats off Sky to win rights to FlashForward
ABC’s sci-fi drama FlashForward, primed as a successor to its hit genre-bending show Lost, is coming to Five.
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NewsPSB kids' output halved since 2004
Homegrown children’s output on free-to-air broadcasters has more than halved over four years, Ofcom research has revealed.
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Hardy examines horror legends in first work for Five
History specialist Hardy Pictures has won its first commission from Five, examining the origins of the best-known horror legends and why they have survived so long.
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NewsWoolfe vows: Five to prosper in two years
Five controller Richard Woolfe has vowed to reverse the broadcaster’s fortunes in two years - and insisted he doesn’t need lots of cash to do it.
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NewsChannels prepare for Michael Jackson memorial
The BBC and Sky are preparing live coverage of Michael Jackson’s memorial, due to take place in Los Angeles today.
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NewsAirey: content providers "staring into abyss"
Dawn Airey has warned that if British broadcasters fail to build mutually beneficial partnerships “the creators and providers of UK content are not so much looking at a perfect storm as staring into the abyss.”
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NewsAshes highlights go online
Five has struck a deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board to make Ashes highlights available online for the first time.