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UK commissions: Channel 5 reveals 2020 slate; BBC Three, Showtime renews ‘Back to Life’
Channel 5 reveals slate of 2020 programmes Access-driven documentaries, history programming, natural history and heartland…
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Channel 5 readies IWC’s ‘Greatest Warships’
Channel 5 has commissioned a doc series from Banijay Group-owned IWC that explores famous war…
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Transparent TV unveils ‘Trouble with the Tory Party’ for Channel 5
Channel 5 has commissioned Jazz Gowans’ Transparent TV for a two-part series exploring the problems…
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Channel 5 sharpens Shiver’s Red Arrows
Channel 5 has commissioned ITV Studios-owned production label Shiver for a six-part doc series on…
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Channel 5 series charts Michael Palin visit to North Korea
Channel 5 UK has greenlit a landmark travel series from ITN Productions, which follows comedian-turned-traveller…
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Channel 5 lifts the kilt on Scotland’s hidden treasures
Banijay Group company, IWC, and Motion Content Group, have been commissioned to make a new…
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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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Channel 5 onboard first BBC Earth original
The UK’s Channel 5 and BBC Worldwide have co-commissioned an extreme weather series that will…
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C5 finds Boy with the World’s Biggest Hands
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a one-off documentary about a boy born whose rare…
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UK indies seek dialogue with new Channel 5 owner Viacom
Independent producers in the UK are seeking to meet with top executives from new Channel…
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Channel 5 snaps up Doghouse’s Dog doc
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has bought The Truth about Your Dog’s Food (fka What…