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TVPlayer signs Viacom deal

TVPlayer, the UK independent OTT provider, has announced a new carriage agreement with ViacomCBS Networks UK (VCN UK), to distribute eight channels via the TVPlayer platform. The agreement consists of three pay-TV and five free-to-air VCN UK channels. VCN UK channels set to be added to the service include public service broadcaster Channel 5 and […]

September 2, 2020

My5 content deal with discover.film

Channel 5 has signed a content partnership deal with discover.film, for an array of short form content that will debut on its My5 streaming platform. The content will be refreshed on a monthly basis. discover.film’s short form programming spans a range of genres including movies, entertainment programming, ‘feel good’ comedies, drama and sci-fi. Award-winning titles […]

August 20, 2020

Premiership Rugby returns on BT Sport & Channel 5

The resumption of the 2019-20 Gallagher Premiership Rugby season will be shown on BT Sport and Channel 5 from August 14th, with every match broadcast live. Matches will be played behind closed doors, and once crowds can safely return to stadia, BT Sport will revert to broadcasting multiple matches exclusively live per round. In a […]

August 6, 2020

Ofcom: Lockdown doubles SVoD screen time

A surge in screen time during lockdown saw UK adults spend 40 per cent of their waking day watching TV and online video services, broadcast regulator Ofcom has found in its annual study of the nation’s media habits. People spend

August 5, 2020

ViacomCBS UK names Richardson VP Business and Legal

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has announced the appointment of Kathryn Richardson as Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, for its business in the UK. Based in the London office, Richardson will dually report into Sebastian Chames, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, VCNI, and incoming UK Chief Operating Officer, Sarah Rose. In this role, Richardson will […]

August 5, 2020

Channel 5 recommissions Crackit’s A&E After Dark

Crackit Productions has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce a second series of the hit documentary series, A&E After Dark. The six-part series peaked with a consolidated audience of over 2.4 million viewers, winning its primetime slot and making it the highest-rating series on Channel 5 in 2020. The programme performed well for a […]

July 17, 2020

ITV: ‘PSBs urgently need a new framework’

Carolyn McCall, chief executive of UK commercial public service broadcaster (PSB) ITV, says the nation’s PSBs (BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5) urgently need a modern framework that recognises a seismic shift in broadcasting. Writing a comment piece in the Daily Telegraph, McCall notes that the UK public service broadcasters have stepped up to […]

July 13, 2020By Colin Mann

UK FTAs to simultaneously air ‘culture short’

A unique collaboration will see the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 come together for the first time to share a short film for all viewers at the same time across their channels. A total of 21 channels will simultaneously broadcast the film. This rare TV moment will serve to mark and celebrate the […]

July 8, 2020

Crackit lifts the lid on shoplifters for Channel 5

Crackit Productions has produced a new six-part documentary series, Shoplifters: At War With The Law for Channel 5 following the security guards on the frontline of apprehending shoplifters, it was announced today. Following on from the success of A&E After Dark, Crackit takes on another subject for observational exploration – the men and women who […]

June 15, 2020

Middlechild producing Nuremberg doc for Channel 5

Middlechild Productions, the Brighton and London based factual entertainment production company, has announced a new history commission for Channel 5, Nuremberg: The Nazi’s On Trial (working title). The 1×90 minute documentary special, delivering in the summer and airing later this year, examines how exactly 75 years ago, the “greatest trial in history” was dramatically unfolding […]

June 11, 2020