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NewsFrow return to C5 eases concerns over content
Indies have welcomed Ben Frow’s return to Channel 5 as its head of programmes as a sign that the broadcaster continues to take its original-content business seriously.
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NewsLicence holders welcome renewal
Northern & Shell will continue investing in all genres having retained the Channel 5 licence, owner Richard Desmond has said, while ITV chief executive Adam Crozier hailed the Channel 3 renewal as an important milestone.
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NewsC5 secures licence with promise to air record level of kids content
The Channel 3 and Channel 5 licences will remain with their current owners for another decade, culture secretary Maria Miller has decided.
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NewsBig Brother in breach over bullying
Channel 5 has been found in breach of Ofcom rules on two counts for the most recent series of Big Brother, which received 2085 complaints across its run.
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NewsC5 hires head of programmes
Former Channel 5 exec Ben Frow is returning to the broadcaster to become its director of programmes.
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NewsChannel 5 makes head of digital channels redundant
Channel 5’s Kate Barnes has been made redundant after the broadcaster decided to close its head of digital channels role.
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RatingsC4 Gabriel Byrne drama starts with 1m
Channel 4 political drama Secret State, inspired by A Very British Coup, intrigued more than 1m viewers during the first episode on Wednesday night.
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NewsTransparent follows plastic surgery gone wrong for C5
Channel 5 has commissioned Transparent Television to make a two-part documentary about attempts to correct plastic surgery that has gone wrong.
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NewsDesmond lieutenant handed control of C5
Northern & Shell has handed operational control of Channel 5 to Paul Dunthorne, an executive who has worked with Richard Desmond for 18 years including a long spell running adult broadcaster Portland TV.
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NewsC5 showcases engineering feats
Channel 5 has beefed up its factual commissioning team and ordered a “guerrilla engineering” series that will transform a fire engine into a tree-felling machine and turn a concrete mixer into a cargo boat.
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The Broadcast InterviewAndrew O'Connell, Channel 5
Channel 5’s factual commissioner talks to Alex Farber about Big Brother’s halo effect and his determination to deliver a strong factual slate, with the backing of owner Richard Desmond
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NewsC5 told not to skimp on Ford’s successor
Industry sources have warned Channel 5 against hiring an inexperienced director of programmes to replace Jeff Ford, following his departure this week.
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NewsJeff Ford departs C5
Jeff Ford is stepping down from his role as director of programmes at Channel 5 after 12 years at the broadcaster.
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Behind The ScenesNorth Pole Ice Airport, C5
Thrillseekers, tourists, a couple tying the knot - the people I encountered at the North Pole were not what I was expecting, says Alex Kiehl
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NewsFord: C5 has kept its promise
Investment in content up 23% and perceptions are changing, says director of programmes
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NewsArrow Media engineering doc first for TCB Media
Mipcom: Arrow Media is making a Group M factual series for Channel 5 that will be the first title to be distributed by Paul Heaney’s new TCB Media Rights.
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RatingsHotel GB checks in with 1.5m
Channel 4’s Hotel GB saw 1.56m checking in on its opening night, while Monroe’s return to ITV1 failed to match the premiere of the first series.
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NewsChannel 5 wrests American Idol rights from ITV2
Channel 5 has swooped to acquire American Idol from Fremantle Media Enterprises, bringing its period on ITV2 to a close.
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NewsC5 orders first constructed doc
Channel 5 is attempting to launch the “constructed documentary” genre with a series following larger-than-life residents of Blackpool.
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NewsRolf Harris returns to the vet for Channel 5
Eight years after BBC1’s Animal Hospital, Rolf Harris is to front a new series for Channel 5 in which he will have access to the University of Liverpool’s Vet School.