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RatingsChannel 5: the Big Brother effect
The acquisition of BB and its Celebrity sibling has been a major boon for C5, delivering some of its highest ratings and the all-important 16-34 audiences it craves.
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The Broadcast InterviewGeoff Hill, 5 News
As ITN gears up to take over 5 News next week, its editor-in-waiting tells Jake Kanter about the ‘white-knuckle ride’ he’s been on since it picked up the contract from rival Sky News.
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NewsC5 seeking girls for new Bachelor
Channel 5 has kicked off a hunt for contestants to appear in The Bachelor ahead of the anticipated commission of a second series.
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NewsNorth One wins US order for Gadget Show pilot
US cable network G4 has commissioned a pilot episode of North One Television’s long-running technology entertainment show The Gadget Show, marking the indie’s first venture into the country.
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Behind The ScenesSubmarine Patrol, Nat Geo/C5
Spending 50 days filming with the crew of HMS Turbulent was cramped and difficult – but we had the adventure of a lifetime, says Geoff Small.
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NewsDiscovery drives off with C5’s Fifth Gear
Discovery has poached Channel 5’s flagship series Fifth Gear in a move that will shift the motoring show exclusively to pay-TV after 10 years of airing on the PSB.
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NewsC5 acquires Once Upon A Time
Channel 5 has secured the first-run terrestrial rights to new US fantasy drama Once Upon A Time.
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NewsC5 to investigate fat nation
The morbidly obese are to put under the spotlight for a new Channel 5 series.
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NewsC5 rapped over phone-in competition
Channel 5 has been found in breach of Ofcom rules for running a premium rate phone-in competition that had closed when promoted on air.
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NewsC5 doc season to examine war and disaster
The story of how the Nazis tried to spin the sinking of the Titanic as a tale of German courage is among Channel 5’s March season of four hour-long Revealed docs.
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NewsC5 set for landmark move into in-house production
Channel 5 is on the brink of launching an in-house production division.
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NewsBroadcasters swerve red tape on film
Broadcasters are attempting to swerve suggestions that the government create new red tape to encourage investment in the film industry, arguing that levels of support should be determined by commercial interests.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother debuts with 3.5m
THURSDAY: Celebrity Big Brother returned to Channel 5 with nearly 3.5m viewers - well short of its blockbuster debut last year.
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NewsA look ahead: TV in 2012
The Olympics may be set to dominate this summer, but which of the broadcasters will take gold in the 2012 battle to go faster, higher and stronger than their peers? Broadcast analyses the year ahead.
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NewsChannel 5: building on Big Brother
Channel 5 ended 2011 on a much more even keel than the previous year – but several key areas remain unsolved.
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NewsChannel 5 acquires Body of Proof
Channel 5 has secured the free-to-air rights to US crime drama Body of Proof.
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NewsC5 rapped over Big Brother swearing
Channel 5 reality show Big Brother broke Ofcom guidelines by broadcasting strong swearwords just seconds after the watershed.
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NewsThe Lying Game acquired by 5*
Channel 5 has picked up the exclusive rights to new US drama series The Lying Game as well as comedy drama Gilmore Girls for digital channel 5*.
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NewsC5 snares ThunderCats reboot
Channel 5 has secured the free-to-air rights to the remake of classic 1980s cartoon ThunderCats.