![TBI logo TBI logo](https://tbivision.com/wp-content/themes/tbivision_child/assets/images/logo/tbivision-aqua-logo.png)
After more than 35 years of operation, TBI is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Channel 5
UK networks retrans battle goes to Euro court
The battle between three UK broadcasters and streaming site TVCatchup is headed to the Court…
TF1, Channel 5 experience 10.0 Earthquake
France’s TF1 and Channel 5 in the UK have bought disaster movie 10.0 Earthquake. They…
MTV UK boss to rebrand Channel 5
MTV UK general manager Kerry Taylor has been given a new role within Viacom and…
Big Brother gets three season UK order
Channel 5 has committed to another three years of iconic reality show Big Brother. The…
Children’s Media Foundation says TV market failing kids
The Children’s Media Foundation has backed the research issued yesterday that suggested there is a…
UK commercial PSBs attacked over kids investment
UK indies trade body Pact and Teletubbies creator Anne Wood have come together to slam…
Netflix UK buys ABC fantasy drama
Netflix has acquired rights for ABC fantasy drama One Upon a Time for the UK…
Nick Thorogood leaving Scripps
Nick Thorogood, Scripps Networks International’s senior VP, content and marketing in the EMEA region, will…
Nick going OTT with SVOD service
Nickelodeon is to launch a standalone US subscription on-demand service as the Viacom channel targets…
Seven tracks down Channel 5’s Suspects
Seven Network in Australia has acquired British procedural Suspects, which goes out on Viacom’s UK…
Viacom CEO Dauman extends contract
Philippe Dauman has extended his contract as president and CEO of US media giant Viacom…
MTV to repeat Channel 5’s Big Brother
In another sign of the synergies between Viacom’s UK channels bouquet TV channels following the…
UK PSB programme spend, viewing figures drop
British public service broadcasting is “performing well” despite falls in both programme spend and viewing,…
Grandmother Lover attached to Channel 5
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a documentary about a 31-year-old man that enjoys dating…
Raft of exec appointments at Viacom intn’l channels
Viacom has upped several of senior channel execs at its international channels, appointing a new…
News brief: Channel 5 orders Car Crash TV
Viacom’s UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned Car Crash TV: How Not to Drive…
Buyers Briefing: Joy Olby-Tan, MediaCorp
Name: Joy Olby-Tan Title: vice president, programming, acquisition, TV, MediaCorp (Singapore) Ahead of next month’s…
Channel 5 pushes Viacom to record results
Viacom reported record results for the year ending September 30, driven by gains in its…
MTV and Channel 5 join forces for MTV Awards
Free-to-air service Channel 5 and pay TV counterpart MTV will both show next month’s European…
Channel Five to increase originals and news spend
UK broadcaster Channel 5 will increase its news and original programming output, according to new…
Viacom’s Spike to begin int’l roll out in UK
Viacom is set to launch its male-skewing Spike channel internationally for the first time, with…
Paw Patrol added as Channel 5, Nick grow closer
UK terrestrial net Channel 5 has again turned to its pay TV cousin Nickelodeon, this…
Channel 5 is new Zack and Quack fan
The UK’s Channel 5 is among buyers of Zodiak Kids-sold toon Zack and Quack. Channel…
Viacom closes Channel 5 acquisition
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has closed its £450 million (US$740 million) acquisition of UK…
Discovery pre-buys Tsunami feature doc
Discovery Networks Western Europe has pre-bought feature documentary After the Wave, for a number of…
Netflix bags exclusive SVOD rights to Gotham
Streaming service Netflix has secured exclusive subscription on-demand rights to Warner Bros.’ hot drama Gotham….
C4 boss slams US studios’ UK takeovers
Channel 4’s CEO David Abraham has slammed the growing number of US studios owning UK…
Channel 5 delves into Secret Italy, Underground Britain
Channel 5 has ordered a raft of new factual programming, including a new series about…
Wombles owner rejects £10m offer
Wombles rights owner Mike Batt has turned down a £10 million (US$16 million) offer for the…
Channel 5 bags sought-after Batman spin-off Gotham
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has won the heated battle to acquire Gotham, Warner Bros.’s Batman…