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Channel 5
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NATPE: Bakish outlines Viacom turnaround plan
New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has begun to flesh out a plan to turn the…
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Channel 4 poaches Channel 5 exec
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has hired two commissioners for its specialist factual and documentaries commissioning…
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Viacom UK boss named new int’l chief
Viacom’s long-serving UK chief, David Lynn, has been named CEO of Viacom International Media Networks….
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Channel 5 launches My5 on Chromecast
Viacom-owned UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has made its My5 video-on-demand service available on Google’s…
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Former C5 kids exec starts indie
Jessica Symons has set up Ivy House, a new UK kids indie. Symons was head…
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ITV programme strategy chief exiting
David Bergg, head of programme strategy at ITV is leaving the UK broadcaster. He will…
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UK indies rebound on international growth
UK indie producers have reversed a sector-wide revenue decline, with international growth propelling the sector…
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‘Transformed’ Channel 5 delivers record profit
Viacom-owned Channel 5 has delivered record revenue and profit off the back of an increased…
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Bakish ‘set for interim Viacom CEO role’
Viacom’s international president and CEO, Bob Bakish, is set to be named interim chief executive…
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Viacom poaches BBC exec for UK kids role
Viacom has hired Sarah Muller to run its kids programming at Channel 5. The new…
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UK terrestrials to simulcast nets on TVPlayer
The UK’s three commercial terrestrial channels have struck licensing deals with online TV service TVPlayer…
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Channel 5 to spend more time In the Wild
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a batch of shows in the factual space, and…
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Channel 5 launches linear My5
Channel 5 is launching My5, a free-to-air TV channel set to go live in early August…
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UK nets’ factual spend hits £522m, kids down
New Ofcom stats show UK public broadcasters spent more on factual programmes in 2015 than…
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C4 privatisation ‘risks outweigh benefits’
A report into the future of Channel 4 has concluded the risks associated with the…
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Discovery US hires ex-ITV exec O’Connell
Discovery Channel in the US has hired former ITV factual commissioner Andrew O’Connell for a…
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RTL sees Benefits in Endemol Shine format
Germany’s RTL has become the first network to order a local version of Endemol Shine…
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BBC Studios names factual chief
UK pubcaster the BBC has gone in-house to appoint its first director of factual for…
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October hires from Channel 5, staffs up
UK prodco October Films has made a two hires and appointed a new head of…
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C5 orders bike series Tour De Celeb
Channel 5 has greenlit Tour De Celeb, an entertainment series that will see celebrities training…
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C5 orders Freddie Mercury, Karen Carpenter shows
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered docudrama specials about Freddie Mercury and Karen Carpenter. Both…
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UKTV’s Dave and Drama rise to the top
Channel provider UKTV reported double-digit growth in 2015 and said that Dave and Drama are now…
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Viacom snatches Channel 5 rights from DRG
Viacom International Media Networks has taken on rights to UK terrestrial Channel 5’s in-house production…
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CMC: Sky kids move is ‘step in the right direction’
Sky’s move into original children’s content commissioning has been welcomed by an influential UK kids…
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Retooled Bob lands global homes
France 5 and Turner Broadcasting System in the UK are among buyers of the rebooted…
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Netflix, Channel 5 buy Ice-T MMA doc
Netflix and the UK’s Channel 5 are among buyers of Enter the Jungle, a mixed-martial…
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BBC Two to restart Robot Wars
UK pubcaster BBC Two has brought eccentric machine battle series Robot Wars back 15 years…
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Amazon bags classic X-Files for UK
Amazon Prime Instant Video UK has acquired all nine seasons of the original X-Files series,…
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Channel 5 to re-open X-Files in UK
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired the reboot of US sci-fi drama The X-Files….
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Heroes Reborn on Channel 5
The UK’s Channel 5 has acquired broadcast rights to NBC’s Heroes Reborn. The show, which…