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Channel 5
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News round-up: C5 orders moon doc; Leonine ups Sarah Fischer; Fresh TV & Cake team for ‘Total Dramarama’ special
C5 orders moon doc UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered Dara Ó Briain: Secrets of…
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VIS UK factual chief Oliver Wright launches Objective Media-backed shingle
Oliver Wright, Viacom International Studios’ (VIS) UK head of factual and features, is setting up…
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Channel 5 investigates ‘The Earl, His Lover, The Escort And Her Brother’ from Spun Gold TV
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a feature-length documentary around the life and murder…
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UK’s Channel 5 orders anorexia doc from Proper Content
Paramount-owned UK comcaster Channel 5 has ordered Anorexic (working title), a documentary exploring the stories…
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TBI Weekly: How Rex kept the beat on C5’s sex, drugs & libel show
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 will debut Rex TV’s debut series, Frank Bough: National Treasure,…
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Exclusive: Paramount+ UK hunting “next level” returning thrillers
Paramount UK is on the hunt for “next level” returning crime thrillers, in the vein…
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UK’s Channel 5 explores universe & married life in doc-heavy slate
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has unveiled a slate of upcoming new commissions and returning…
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Channel 5 strands Ruby Wax on remote island for new docuseries
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a two-part docuseries following American-British actor and comedian Ruby…
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News round-up: C5 returns Ben Fogle to Antarctica; Superights to shop ‘Deep In The Bowl’
C5 returns Ben Fogle to Antarctica UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered Endurance: Race to…
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News round-up: Phil Gurin launches format firm; C5’s ‘Desperate Measures’ travels; Love Nature unveils ‘Gladiators’
Phil Gurin launches format firm Format veteran Phil Gurin has launched a US-based global distribution…
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News round-up: Sky sets Juan Carlos doc; Turkey’s ‘Golden Boy’ travels; C5, SBS Oz buy RTÉ shows
Sky sets Juan Carlos doc Sky Documentaries has ordered a four-part series exploring the rise…
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UK’s Channel 5 orders Story Films thriller ‘Black Cab’
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned Black Cab, a new thriller series about a Liverpool…
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Paramount+ & C5 explore the last days of Dodi Al-Fayed
Paramount Global streamer Paramount+ and UK broadcaster Channel 5 have ordered a documentary about the…
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Channel 5 hands Rex first commissions for ‘Scandal’ documentaries
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned four new documentaries from Rex, the factual label recently…
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Apple TV+, BBCS, Disney & ITVS link on Equity’s workplace guidelines
Apple TV+, the BBC, Disney and ITV Studios (ITVS) are among a swathe of companies…
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News round-up: ‘Stranger Things’ star to front NBCU format; UK’s C5 returns to ‘Madame Blanc’; Cake preps ‘Amelia’
Stranger Things star to front NBCU format TV Una in Serbia has ordered the 24th international…
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News round-up: ‘The Flash’ to stop running; BBC axes ‘Mock The Week’; C5 orders seafaring murder mystery
‘The Flash’ to stop running The CW superhero series The Flash will conclude with its…
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Paramount duo C5 & Network 10 link again with Fremantle for Aussie drama
Paramount-owned broadcasters Channel 5 in the UK and Network 10 in Australia have joined forces again to…
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News round-up: C4 orders Myanmar war crimes doc; C5 extends ‘Bargain Loving Brits’; Positivor acquires Screen Media assets
C4 orders Myanmar war crimes doc UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a one-hour documentary, Myanmar:…
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News round-up: Acorn TV & C5 extends ‘Dalgliesh’; ‘Rivers Of London’ in development
Acorn TV & C5 extends Dalgliesh AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Paramount’s UK network Channel…
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Scripted round-up: Beta boards Ukrainian drama; C5 unveils ‘The Catch’; TV2, ZDF extend ‘Sommerdahl Murders’
Beta boards Ukrainian drama Germany’s Beta Film has picked up international distribution rights to Ukrainian…
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UK’s Channel 5 revives ‘Challenge Anneka’ after 15-year absence
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 is reviving reality series Challenge Anneka 15 years since it…
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Factual round-up: DAZN snags Chelsea FC doc; C5 takes Palin to Iraq; Eva Longoria’s CNN+ show moved to network
DAZN snags Chelsea FC doc Sports streamer DAZN has acquired worldwide rights excluding Asia-Pacific to…
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Exclusive: True crime drama at ‘zenith’, say ‘Dr Death’, ‘Candy’ & ‘Gaslit’ showrunners
Scripted adaptations of true crime stories are at a high point that looks likely to…
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UK gov’t to regulate streamers as super-indies face scrutiny
Streamers such as Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ are to be regulated in the UK…
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News round-up: Showtime greets ‘Fellow Travelers’; C5 orders true crime drama; PBS Distribution takes ‘Ridley’ NA sales rights
Showtime greets ‘Fellow Travelers’ US network Showtime has ordered Fellow Travelers, a political thriller starring…
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Exclusive: Paramount’s C5 boards disability-led animation ‘MixMups’ in UK
Channel 5’s children’s strand Milkshake! will become the UK home to MixMups, its first animated…
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Aussie soap ‘Neighbours’ to end after 37 years, as Fremantle fails to find new buyer after C5 cancellation
Long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours has officially been cancelled after 37 years on screens. The future of…
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News round-up: Fremantle’s ‘Neighbours’ in doubt after C5 axe; Belgium welcomes HOT’s Miguel; MIPTV latest
Fremantle’s ‘Neighbours’ in doubt after C5 axe The future of long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours…
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Factual round-up: Smithsonian taps Two Rivers for Ali doc; Lat Am buyers land Blue Ant shows; TF1 takes Costa Concordia doc
Smithsonian taps Two Rivers for Muhammad Ali doc Smithsonian Channel has greenlit a feature length…