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NewsFlashForward and Law & Order cancelled
Five will be hunting a noisy US drama at this week’s LA Screenings following news that ABC has cancelled FlashForward and NBC has canned Law & Order.
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NewsRTL reports 7% revenue growth
Five’s parent company RTL has reported year-on-year revenue growth of 7% in the first quarter, its best results since 2008.
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NewsFive to air Nickelodeon tween shows
Five has handed an hour of its weekly Shake! block to Nickelodeon, replacing its previous content deal with Disney.
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CommentFive learns art of compromise
FiveFWD avoids rights squabbles and makes money for both parties, writes Kate Bulkley.
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NewsFive to build digital team
Five is staffing up its digital division with the creation of eight new roles as it aggressively expands its own services and targets wider content distribution.
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NewsFive/C4 to air volcano docs
Five has made a last-minute addition to tomorrow’s schedules with a documentary about flying through volcanic ash – while a fast-turnaround documentary is in the works for Channel 4.
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NewsSky reveals election plans
Sky News is preparing a cross-platform coverage push for the 2010 general election centred around its HD coverage of the Leaders’ Debate.
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NewsC4 tie-up with Five back on agenda
Gerhard Zeiler, chief executive of Five-owner RTL Group, has met with incoming Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham fuelling renewed speculation of a tie-up.
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NewsFive inks bulk deals for flagship brands
Five has struck a bulk-buy deal with indie North One to ensure flagship shows Fifth Gear and The Gadget Show are guaranteed for almost 120 more episodes.
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NewsFive launches show to find UK Glee club
Five is lining up a live entertainment spectacular to find a real life UK Glee club.
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NewsFive hands JLC’s Heads Or Tails second chance with repeats
Five will repeat a cut-down version of Heads Or Tails in a bid to build momentum behind the Justin Lee Collins-fronted show.
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NewsFive HD to launch on Sky
Five has confirmed plans for an HD channel on Sky this summer – just days after ruling out launching one on Freeview on cost grounds.
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NewsFive cooks up AFP deal with Flora
Five is extending its portfolio of AFP cooking shows with a new series backed by Flora and featuring chefs Jean Christophe Novelli and Matt Tebbutt.
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NewsFive's Police Interceptors gets third run
Five has recommissioned Raw Cut’s blue-light show Police Interceptors for a third series.
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NewsFive opts not to launch Freeview HD channel
Five has delayed plans to launch its Freeview HD channel until 2012 due to the high costs involved.
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NewsFive plunges into the red
RTL Group has cut the value of Five by €22m (£20m) after the broadcaster reported a total loss of €41m (£37m) for 2009.
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NewsBuck up quality of Extraordinary People, indies told
Five head of factual Andrew O’Connell has called on indies to step up the quality of ideas they pitch to Extraordinary People as hekicks off a major review of the flagship documentary strand.
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NewsDavid Jason coup for Five West End doc
Sir David Jason is to mentor an amateur dramatic society in a format for Five that has been earmarked for a potential series.
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NewsFive recruits Ross Kemp producer for factual commissioner role
Five has beefed up its factual commissioning team by appointing Bafta-nominated producer Matt Bennett to a new role.
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NewsTV.com kicks off full-length shows with Five
US aggregator site TV.com has signed its first full-length content deal in the UK with channel Five, its first steps towards taking on the likes of SeeSaw and YouTube.