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Channel 5
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Scripted deals: BritBox & RTÉ pocket C5’s ‘Inheritance’; Paramount+ buys Swiss drama; O4 Media to sell MBC shows
BritBox & RTÉ pocket C5’s Inheritance Streaming service BritBox is among those to have acquired…
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UK Media Bill passed in House of Lords, ushering in new rules for global streamers
The UK’s long-gestating Media Bill has taken one step closer to being passed into law,…
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Channel 5 acquires UK rights to Peacock’s Stormy Daniels documentary
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired exclusive local rights to Stormy, the US documentary…
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Channel 5 explores ‘The Mysteries Of The Pyramids’ in Wildflame docuseries
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered The Mysteries Of The Pyramids (working title), a…
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Amazon, Disney, Paramount & PCCW strike global deals for Boat Rocker sci-fi ‘Beacon 23’
Amazon, Paramount, Disney & PCCW Media Entertainment have all acquired season one of Boat Rocker’s…
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News round-up: Sandberg hosts Hamas sexual violence doc; Fox extends ‘Animal Control’; Acorn TV & C5 order ‘Ellis’
Sandberg hosts Hamas sexual violence doc Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta and founder of…
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Paramount rejigs in UK with Sarah Rose named president of C5
Paramount Global’s Sarah Rose has been promoted to become president of Channel 5 in the…
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Paramount’s Channel 5 orders royal residence docs with Silverlining attached to sell
Paramount-owned broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered two 90-minute docs that will explore Britain’s leading royal…
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UK’s BBC, ITV, C4 & C5 streamer Freely sets Q2 launch
Freely, the upcoming free TV service from Everyone TV, the organisation jointly owned by UK…
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Paramount’s C5 orders ‘The Wives’, partnering again with Gaumont & Banijay Rights
Paramount’s UK network Channel 5 has extended its recent commissioning flurry with a thriller from…
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Paramount to merge My5 & Pluto TV in UK to create new AVOD service
Paramount Global is combining My5, the BVOD service of its UK broadcaster Channel 5, with…
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News round-up: C4 embarks on ‘Irish Journey’; Milkshake! greets ‘The Woohoos!’; Amuz to shop ‘Larry’
C4 embarks on ‘Irish Journey’ UK broadcaster Channel 4 has picked up Julia Bradbury’s Irish…
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News round-up: Global deals for ‘Best Interests’; C5 enters ‘The Incident Room’; AMC renews ‘Dark Winds’
Global deals for ‘Best Interests’ France Télévisions, RTÉ in Ireland, ABC in Australia, Hot in…
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BBC, ITV, C4 & C5 to launch free TV streaming service called ‘Freely’ in 2024
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have backed the creation of Freely, a…
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News round-up: C5 & FilmRise prep prisoner show; Hulu plays country music; Lighthouse & Dog Ears get ‘Stage Struck!’
C5 & FilmRise meet ‘World’s Most Dangerous Prisoners’ Paramount-owned UK comcaster Channel 5 and US-based…
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News round-up: C5 orders Yeti special at Osborne House; Hollywood stunts explored in ‘Action’; MNET & BBC Studios buy from Abacus
C5 orders Yeti special Channel 5 in the UK has ordered a special from Yeti…
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TBI Weekly: From UK slowdown to global reset at the Edinburgh TV Festival
The 2023 edition of the Edinburgh TV Festival is wrapping up after four schedule-busting days…
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Paramount UK’s Ben Frow secretly resigned last year due to burnout
Paramount UK and Channel 5 content chief Ben Frow has revealed that he secretly resigned…
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Channel 5 journeying ‘Into The Congo With Ben Fogle’
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned Into The Congo With Ben Fogle (working title),…
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MGM Alternative & GroupM prep dog docuseries for UK’s Channel 5
Paramount-owned Channel 5 in the UK has commissioned a four-part series about dogs from MGM…
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News round-up: Mega picks up Turkish dramas; ‘Open Season’ spin-off in works from 9 Story; Saffronic appoints creative director
Mega picks up Turkish dramas Chilean network Mega has picked up Turkish dramas A Little…
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Channel 5 goes behind bars with Ross Kemp prison docuseries
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned Ross Kemp: 72 Hours In… (working title), a…
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Channel 5 orders ‘The Hardacres’, adaptation of CL Skelton period novels, from Playground
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered The Hardacres, a period drama based on The…
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Paramount + & Channel 5 visit Park Lane Hilton in Wonderhood docuseries
Paramount+ and UK broadcaster Channel 5 have commissioned Inside The Hilton On Park Lane (working…
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Paramount’s C5 orders BriteSpark East series exploring UK counties Norfolk & Suffolk
Paramount-owned Channel 5 (C5) has commissioned a six-part series exploring the UK counties of Norfolk…
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News round-up: Telefe returns ‘Survivor’ to Argentina; Wheelhouse DNA & Frederator team with Adam W; C5 seeks ‘The Hunted’
Telefe returns ‘Survivor’ to Argentina Argentinian broadcaster Telefe has returned Banijay adventure reality format Survivor…
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Sales round-up: Red Arrow hits bullseye with scripted deals; Paramount+ traverses ‘Savage River’ for UK & Germany; Fremantle to shop Richard Williams doc
Red Arrow hits bullseye with scripted deals Red Arrow Studios International has inked several international…
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Factual round-up: C5, SBS & VRT travel into ‘The Frontier’; Foxtel & CTV Life among GRB deals; Pioneer lands Love Nature order
C5, SBS & VRT travel into The Frontier Channel 5 in the UK, SBS in…
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Unscripted round-up: Blumhouse snags ‘Mr. Entity’ story; UK’s C5 orders BriteSpark series
Blumhouse snags ‘Mr. Entity’ story US producer Blumhouse has acquired rights to the life story…
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Netflix, Prime Video & Disney+ to face Ofcom scrutiny as UK gov’t reveals media reforms
The UK government has outlined plans to bring global services including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video…