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Channel 5
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News brief: LazyTown leaves CBeebies for Channel 5
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has snatched the rebooted version of LazyTown from its former home…
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Channel 5 uncovers Nazi death camp doc
The UK’s Channel 5 is working on a documentary about a Nazi death camp deniers…
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ITV Studios moves UK broadcaster into the international spotlight
ITV has been the most active TV company in the M&A space in recent times….
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Nick buys Wanda and the Alien for intn’l channels
Nickelodeon has acquired Wanda and the Alien for its international channels. The deal, which does…
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TVCatchup ordered to drop channels in copyright case
UK internet TV firm TVCatchup has been ordered to stopstreaming channels from broadcasters ITV, Channel…
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Channel 5 gets Played, returns to Wentworth
UK terrestrial Channel 5 has acquired Canadian cop drama Played from producer-distributor Muse Distribution International….
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UK broadcasters seek Help!, Trauma Doctors
UK pubcaster the BBC and commercial net Channel 5 have both ordered new shows from…
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British Royals doc sells around the world
Six part doc series The Royals has been picked up by a host of international…
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Lovefilm snags exclusive Under the Dome rights
Lovefilm has inked a deal with CBS Studios International giving it exclusive UK streaming rights…
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Amazon re-ups Dome as global ratings boom
The Amazon Prime Instant Video platform has renewed the high rating CBS drama Under the…
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International media coming to Cambridge
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, ABC boss Paul Lee and Microsoft Studios chief Nancy Tellem…
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Channel 5 acquires ABC’s Betrayal
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired upcoming ABC scripted series Betrayal from Disney UK &…
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Genevieve Dexter attached to Channel 5 Wombles remake
Children’s TV coproduction specialist Genevieve Dexter will co-executive produce the upcoming remake of UK kids…
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Dawn Airey joins Yahoo!
Ex-Channel 5, ITV and RTL executive Dawn Airey has joined internet firm Yahoo! as senior,…
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Channel 5 orders Too Fat to Fly as part of Supersize season
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a one-off doc, Too Fat to Fly. The…
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Channel 5 begins Living on the Edge
UK terrestrial Channel 5 has commissioned a doc series from maverick filmmaker Chris Terrill that…
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Ofcom report: UK programming spend in decline
Total spend on programming across the five main UK public service broadcast channels, as well…
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Shine scores Barcroft first-look deal
Shine International has secured a first-look deal with UK indie Barcroft Productions, the company behind…
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Sky told to end PSB retransmission fees
The UK government plans to end controversial retransmission fees that British public broadcasters pay to…
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BBC to examine YouView participation
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has launched a review into the BBC’s involvement…
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Roku adds Channel 5, Toon Googles
Streaming set-top box firm Roku has added UK broadcaster Channel Five’s Demand 5 catch-up service and…
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Rai Yoyo seasons schedule with more Peppa
Italian public children’s channel Rai Yoyo has acquired seasons five and six of Entertainment One-sold…
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Channel 5 schedules UK Film School’s ‘sexting’ doc
Channel 5 will air its film school-produced ‘sexting’ documentary, Sexters, this Sunday. The one-off doc…
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News brief: WotWots returning to Channel 5
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a second series of animated kids series The…
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Amazon’s Lovefilm inks deal for The Walking Dead
Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has inked a deal with Fox International Channels for mega-hit zombie…
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Under the Dome breaks out with 200 int’l deals
Under the Dome, the CBS miniseries based on the Stephen King novel of the same…
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UK channel goes Under the Dome with CBS
Channel 5 in the UK has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the buzzy CBS miniseries…
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Second season of Prisoner: Cell Block H reboot locked in
Wentworth, the series based on cult Australian prison drama series Prisoner Cell Block H, has…
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News brief: Channel 5 explores Shades of Love
UK terrestrial Channel 5 has acquired four-part miniseries Shades of Love, as part of three-title…
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Channel 5 boards train ob doc
The UK’s Channel 5 has commissioned an ob doc that will follow the working lives…