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January 26, 2023 Top Stories

Channel 5 Unveils Extensive 2023 Slate

January 26, 2023

Channel 5 has revealed its extensive commissions for 2023, with a range of brand-new programs across genres with talent such as astronaut Tim Peake, comedian Ruby Wax, actor Ross Kemp and more.

April 28, 2022 Top Stories

U.K. Government Sets Out Overhaul of PSB Landscape

April 28, 2022

The U.K. government has outlined its plans to overhaul the country's public-service broadcasting laws, promising to create a new "golden age of British TV."

August 23, 2021 Top Stories

Channel 5 Sets Seven-Figure Training Fund

August 23, 2021

Channel 5 is planning to commit an annual seven-figure sum toward a training fund, in an effort to boost industry learning and development.

March 30, 2021 Top Stories

BET International Goes Digital in the U.K.

March 30, 2021

Channel 5’s My5 on-demand streaming platform will be the official home of BET UK as it transitions to a digital-first brand in the U.K.

October 1, 2020 Top Stories

My5 Inks Content Pact with AMCNI UK

October 1, 2020

Channel 5 has signed a content partnership deal with AMC Networks International—UK (AMCNI UK) for its My5 VOD service.

September 8, 2020 Top Stories

NFL Returns to Channel 5 in the U.K.

September 8, 2020

The National Football League (NFL) and ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) have struck a deal that will see Channel 5 bring live Monday Night Football back to free-to-air television in the U.K.

August 20, 2020 Top Stories

MY5 Inks Content Pact with discover.film

August 20, 2020

Channel 5 has signed a deal with discover.film for an array of short-form content that will debut on its My5 streaming platform.

May 18, 2020 Top Stories

U.K. Broadcasters Outline Guidance for Restarting TV Production

May 18, 2020

ITV, BBC, Sky, Channel 4, Channel 5, STV, ITN, the Association for Commercial Broadcasters and On-Demand Services (COBA) and Pact have come together to introduce new guidelines for producing television safely in the weeks and months ahead.

March 26, 2020 Top Stories

U.K. PSBs Call for Government Support for Freelancers

March 26, 2020

The U.K. public-service broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and S4C have come together to ask the government to work with them to support freelancers working in the broadcasting industry during this challenging period amid the coronavirus outbreak.

January 21, 2020 Top Stories

WWE Inks U.K. Free-to-Air TV Deal with Channel 5

January 21, 2020

WWE has entered into a new partnership with ViacomCBS’s Channel 5 to broadcast highlights of its weekly programs Raw and SmackDown on free-to-air television in the U.K.

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Channel 5 Unveils Extensive 2023 Slate

U.K. Government Sets Out Overhaul of PSB Landscape

Channel 5 Sets Seven-Figure Training Fund

BET International Goes Digital in the U.K.

My5 Inks Content Pact with AMCNI UK

NFL Returns to Channel 5 in the U.K.

MY5 Inks Content Pact with discover.film

U.K. Broadcasters Outline Guidance for Restarting TV Production

U.K. PSBs Call for Government Support for Freelancers

WWE Inks U.K. Free-to-Air TV Deal with Channel 5

Team GB Commissions Olympics Prep Series

ZDF Studios Sells More Betty’s Call

Nordisk Film TV to Honor Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

Bavaria Fiction Restructures Development Division

KM Appoints France Télévisions Alum as CEO

CANAL+ Group & Warner Bros. Discovery Renew Pay-TV Pact

Prime Video’s Paulo Koelle Receives Premio Ícono TV Latina 2024

Chernin Entertainment Promotes for TV Division Leads

The Expanse Creators Launch Sci-Fi-Focused Content Company

Channel 4 Orders More Extreme Cake Makers from Boomerang

Formats Take Center Stage at DISCOP Istanbul, Amid Controversy

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