Kanal 5


Turner nabs SBS Discovery exec for Nordics

Turner has recruited Karin Lindström as programme director of its entertainment channels in the Nordic region. The duties covered by the role were previously handled from Turner’s London base, but Lindström will work out of Stockholm as the US company seeks to establish a stronger on-the-ground presence in the Nordic region. Lindström joins from SBS […]

Popstars returns to Denmark after a decade

Music reality format Popstars is returning to Danish screens after ten years away. SBS Discovery has commissioned Banijay-owned Nordisk Film TV to produce a local adaptation for Kanal 5, and casting is already underway ahead of an autumn 2014 launch. The format previously ran for four seasons on Danish channel TV2 between 2001 and 2004, […]

Separatists ‘demand Ukrainian channels go dark’

Leading Ukrainian cable operator Volia has reported pro-Russian separatists entered its premises and demanded that it suspend broadcasts of Ukrainian national channels 1+1 and Kanal 5. The separatists are calling for Volia to resume transmissions of previously banned Russian channels, it is claimed. The incident is said to have taken place at Volia’s regional office […]

Channel 4 among ABC David Blaine show buyers

The UK’s Channel 4 was one of seven buyers of David Blaine: Real or Magic as the show debuted on ABC in the US yesterday. The show sees magician Blaine performing his brand of death defying feats at the homes of celebrities such as Kanye West, Harrison Ford, Will Smith and Olivia Wilde. Channel 4 […]

ABC Family discards Bunheads

Disney/ABC Television Group has cancelled ABC Family ballet drama Bunheads. The first season of the show had rated lower than The Lying Game, which ABC Family canned last week, meaning it has been on thin ice for some time now despite positive critical reviews. The show follows a Las Vegas show girl who, after getting […]

The Finance of Formats

European broadcasters gained US$2.75 billion in 2012 from the 100 top format titles.   The TV Formats in Europe report covers 84 channels across 16 territories and shows that the 2012 figure was 5.3% up on the 2011 total and 20.1% up if you go back to 2009. Correspondingly, the number of hours broadcast reached […]

Raft of extra carriage for Denmark’s free-TV channels

Modern Times Group (MTG) has inked new carriage deals for its free-to-air channels TV3 and TV3 Puls. The channels will be carried on the Canal Digital platform in Denmark, marking the first time that they have been on the Telenor-owned platform. Separately, MTG said it will add SBS’s free-to-air Danish channels, Kanal 4 and Kanal […]