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NewsC5 names acquisitions and digital channel bosses
Channel 5 has reshuffled some of its top level roles following the sale of the broadcaster to Richard Desmond, and has named new bosses to lead its acquisitions and digital channels strategy.
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NewsJeremy Hunt outlines local TV plans
UK broadcasters will be able to win a higher slot on the EPG if they engage with the government’s local TV agenda.
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NewsC5's Donna Taberer returns to BBC
Channel 5’s former commissioning editor of entertainment and features Donna Taberer is to join the BBC Academy.
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NewsC5 conjures up illusionist gameshow
Channel 5 has ordered an entertainment series that combines magic and illusion with a gameshow.
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NewsBack2Back dogs series adds to C5’s AFP slate
Channel 5 has secured another advertiser-funded programme for its schedule, this time based around dogs.
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NewsJim Rosenthal joins C5
ITV sporting stalwart Jim Rosenthal is to become the new face of football on Channel Five.
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NewsExecs head for exit at ‘super-lean’ Channel 5
Andrew O’Connell and Steve Gowans are the only top-level commissioners left at Channel 5 as its £5m redundancy programme draws to a close.
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CommentWhat does C5 really stand for?
As more top execs exit, uncertainty over the channel’s direction increases.
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NewsShaw, Wilson and Charles to leave Channel 5
Channel 5 veterans Chris Shaw, Nick Wilson and Robert Charles are to step down following the acquisition of the broadcaster by Richard Desmond.
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NewsC5 snaps up photography series
Channel Five has ordered a new AFP series about photography – with Panasonic on board.
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NewsRestructure takes shape as N&S finalises C5 cuts
Northern & Shell’s restructure of Channel 5 gathered pace this week, with staff waiting to hear who had been accepted for voluntary redundancy and speculation that there may not be a direct replacement for chief executive Dawn Airey.
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NewsFord reveals C5 investment plans
EDINBURGH: Channel Five has “tens of millions more pounds” to invest in content, according to new director of programmes Jeff Ford - but has yet to draw up exactly what it wants.
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NewsC5 plans in-house production push
Channel Five is planning to introduce in-house production as part of Northern & Shell’s strategy to re-invigorate the broadcaster.
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NewsUppercut patrols the waves for C5 drug-running doc
The intense hunt for the world’s biggest cocaine smugglers will be explored in a new documentary series for Channel 5.
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NewsLeading indies take aim at Channel 5
The prospects for Channel 5 under Richard Desmond are bleak, according to a group of 40 top indie programme-makers.
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NewsName That Tune remake scrapped
Ant and Dec’s bid to bring Name That Tune back to TV has been scuppered.
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NewsChannel 5 returns to Canvas
Channel Five has rejoined Project Canvas, just over six weeks since it pulled out of the broadband-on-TV platform amid cost concerns.
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NewsOptomen takes C5’s order for daytime cooking show
Optomen, All3Media’s latest acquisition, has cooked up a new advertiser-funded series for Channel 5 that aims to help viewers prepare quick meals.
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NewsIan Wright latest victim of C5 cuts
Ian Wright has not had his contract renewed for Live From Studio Five, leaving co-hosts Kate Walsh and Jayne Middlemiss to front the show without him.
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CommentDesmond at C5 will be top TV drama
Richard Desmond has wasted no time making his mark on Channel 5 and will run the broadcaster in a unique way, writes Chris Curtis