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Channel 5
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Pact: Channel 5 attitude toward indies ‘worrying’
UK producer body Pact has labelled the terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5’s relationship with local indies…
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BBC on the attack in retrans battle with Sky
The BBC has raised the prospect of charging BSkyB to carry its channels as it…
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Wentworth locks down Oz’s best-ever pay TV ratings
The inaugural episode of Prisoner Cell Block H reboot Wentworth has become the most-watched show…
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Zodiak teams with National Film and TV School for TV scholarship
Producer and distributor Zodiak Media has joined forces with the UK National Film and Television…
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Bachelor looks for love with Oz commission
Network Ten has commissioned an Australian version of The Bachelor after licensing the format from…
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Sky pays tribute to Milligan after speedboat tragedy
UK satcaster BSkyB has paid tribute to its ad sales managing director, Nick Milligan, who…
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News brief: Channel 5 buys Prisoner Cell Block H reboot
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired Wentworth, the upcoming reboot of Prisoner Cell Block…
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Channel 5 orders polygamy, amnesia docs
The UK’s Channel 5 has commissioned a trio of one-off documentaries on subjects including Britain’s…
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Channel 5 to broadcast student ‘sext’ doc series
The UK’s Channel 5 claims to be the first major broadcaster to air a student…
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Dawn Airey to exit RTL
Former Channel 5 chief Dawn Airey is to exit European broadcast group RTL. Airey has…
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MIPTV News: DLT/Raydar Rights preps first slate
Alison Rayson and Don Taffner Jr.’s fledgling distributor is heading to MIPTV with a slate…
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MIPTV News: Channel 5 explores Chloe’s Closet
UK terrestrial Channel 5 has acquired kids’ series Chloe’s Closet for its children’s strand Milkshake!…
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UK retransmission ruling is ‘significant moment’
A court ruling stating online ‘rebroadcaster’ TVCatchup.com illegally transmitted live UK terrestrial TV channels represents…
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News brief: TalkTalk chairman to be interim YouView chair
UK connected-TV platform YouView has appointed Sir Charles Dunstone as interim chairman while a permanent…
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Lord Sugar steps down from YouView
IT magnate and The Apprentice star Lord Sugar has stepped down from his role as…
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Channel 5 calls on Trauma Doctors
UK commercial net Channel 5 has ordered a new observational documentary series set in a…
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Cake inks Random House distribution deal
Random House Children’s Screen Entertainment (RHCSE) has appointed Cake the distributor of its new animated…
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Bananas in Pyjamas lands at Disney Junior
Disney Junior in Canada has picked up preschool kids series Bananas in Pyjamas. The channel…
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Discovery buys more Born to Kill
Twofour Rights, the international sales arm of Twofour, has signed a US presale with Investigation…
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Duchess of Cambridge pregnancy boosts Royal doc sales
The Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy has spurred sales of one-off documentary Wills & Kate: Baby…
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Channel 5 to expand UK originated kids programming
British commercial broadcaster Channel 5 is to increase the amount of local original kids series…
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Kate Barnes leaving Channel 5
Kate Barnes is to leave British commercial broadcaster Channel 5 after being made redundant. The…
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Channel 5 to announce Jeff Ford’s replacement, promotes Dunthorne
Channel 5 is set to announce a new head of content to look after commissioning…
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CTC Media, Ren TV launch Russian Hulu
Russian broadcasters CTC, Ren TV and Channel 5 have teamed up to launch an online…
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Twofour and GroupM ink distribution pact
Producer/distributor TwoFour and the TV division of media agency GroupM have agreed a co-distribution deal…