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Channel 5, My5 relaunching as 5

UK commercial PSB Channel 5 and its free streaming service, My5, will relaunch in 2025 under a unified parent brand of 5 across linear, streaming and digital platforms – giving its audience access to its range of programming and content, wherever and whenever they want it.  As part of the relaunch as 5, the free streaming […]

August 20, 2024

Channel 5, Barclays partner on cross platform campaign

Sky Media, the advertising arm of Sky, consumer bank Barclays UK and Channel 5, have announced a new TV and social media partnership to encourage conversations about money management, featuring TV presenter Nick Knowles. The six-part series launches tonight [August 8th] on Channel 5 during Bank Scams: Don’t Get Caught Out and New: Fresh vs. […]

August 8, 2024

New episodes of Odo on Channel Five’s Milkshake

Fresh from winning two prestigious British Animation Awards for Best Pre-School Series and Best Design, the high-flying, warm-hearted and comedic 2.5D animation about a diverse flock of feathery fledglings, Odo, lands back on Milkshake for a new series on June 3rd. Aimed at kids aged 3-5, the series follows the adventures of Odo, the littlest […]

May 29, 2024

Channel 5 scores Stormy Daniels doc

Channel 5 has secured the first UK exclusive rights to air documentary Stormy – a documentary telling the story of Stormy Daniels in her own words. The programme is produced by Sarah Gibson and Erin Lee Carr, the duo behind the hit documentary Britney vs Spears. Stormy delves into the compelling and controversial story of […]

May 21, 2024

Channel 5 commissions Crackit, GroupM to produce Shark series

Channel 5 has commissioned Crackit Productions and GroupM Motion Entertainment to produce a new three-part natural history series that offers viewers a surprising, insightful, and shocking look into the planet’s most feared predator – the shark. Each episode of Shark (w/t) takes a look at different aspects of the shark, from vicious attacks, conservation, survivor […]

May 8, 2024

UK PSB streamer Freely launches

Everyone TV – the organisation leading the evolution of free TV in the UK – has confirmed the launch of its new streaming service Freely. Backed by PSBs BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, Freely is available through the next generation of smart TVs now on sale in stores and online. Its backers suggest […]

April 30, 2024By Colin Mann

Petits Filous renews deal with Channel 5’s Milkshake!

Sky Media has announced the renewal of Yoplait’s sponsorship of Channel 5’s daily children’s programme strand Milkshake! to promote kids’ yoghurt brand Petits Filous. Launched this April and running until the end of June, the sponsorship comes at a time when the weather is getting warmer and aims to encourage parents and kids to reach […]

April 12, 2024

Petits Filous renews partnership with Channel 5’s Milkshake!

Sky Media has announced the renewal of Yoplait’s sponsorship of Channel 5’s daily children’s programme strand Milkshake! to cement Petits Filous into the heart of the everyday lives of families with young children. Following on from the success of its sponsorship of Milkshake! last year – Petits Filous’ first ever, the number one kids yoghurt […]

April 2, 2024

JD Williams teams with Sky Media, C5 for new campaign

JD Williams, the inclusive fashion and homeware digital retail platform, has unveiled its new campaign in collaboration with Sky Media and Channel 5, in a deal negotiated by the7stars, to target its midlife audience. The partnership will use both JD Williams and Sky Media’s rich data capabilities to ensure the campaign is reaching the retail […]

March 14, 2024

Channel 5 commissions King Edward VIII doc from Yeti

Indie prodco Yeti Television has announced a commission from Channel 5 for Edward & Wallis: The Bahamas Scandal (w/t). The documentary aims to uncover the scandalous lives of Edward and Wallis Simpson and their outrageous war-years spent in the Bahamas. In 1940, as the Battle of Britain raged, Edward Duke of Windsor, the former King […]

February 20, 2024