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Channel 5 extending evening news

Channel 5 will launch an extended, early-evening weekday news bulletin this autumn. An hour-long 5 News programme at 5pm will replace the two existing 30-minute broadcasts, at 5pm and 6:30pm, in Channel 5’s early evening schedule. The broadcaster says this will” enable the programme to examine and unpack stories in greater detail and create space […]

September 24, 2021

Unified UK broadcaster VoD app?

BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are said to be discussing a combined app for their catch-up VoD services as they seek to maintain visibility and share against global streamers. The Telegraph reports that detailed talks have been held under the banner of Freeview and could come to fruition as early as this autumn. […]

September 20, 2021

Report: TV climate change discussion declines

albert has released its third Subtitles to Save the World report which looks into how often the UK’s TV industry talks about climate change and the solutions to tackling it, on screen.  The BAFTA-backed sustainability project works with the Film and TV Industry to support the reduction of its environmental impact in production as well as encouraging the development […]

September 15, 2021

ViacomCBS seeks UK originals for Paramount+

Ben Frow, Chief Content Officer at ViacomCBS Networks UK, has revealed that the business would be commissioning local content for the new SVoD service Paramount+, set to launch in the UK in 2022. Speaking at the Edinburgh Television Festival, Frow outlined plans for Paramount+ to feature high-end, original drama and documentary content from the UK, […]

August 25, 2021By Colin Mann

Channel 5 invests in training fund

Channel 5 is committing an annual seven-figure sum towards a dedicated training fund in order to boost industry learning and development. Production companies can submit applications to the fund for their employees and freelancers working on Channel 5 programming, at any stage during a contracted production. Production companies can choose the course topics and which […]

August 23, 2021

Freeview licences renewed for another decade

The UK government is extending the five national multiplex licences for the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform – better known as Freeview – until 2034. This will protect for the future the main way audiences currently enjoy a diverse range of digital TV channels for free. It will guarantee prime spectrum – the radio waves […]

August 17, 2021By Colin Mann

Netgem TV hits 200 channels

Netgem TV has reached the milestone of 200 channels available to its customers. This was achieved through the recent addition this summer of 20 extra channels. The new channels launch follows the recent BT Sport and SportsTribal TV launch announcement and spreads across all genres, with even more sports channels (Motorvision TV, ESTV) but also […]

August 3, 2021

Channel 5 commissions Playgrounds of the Rich and Famous from Crackit

Channel 5 has commissioned a new 6 x 60’ series from Crackit Productions which will step inside the world’s most opulent destinations in Playgrounds of the Rich and Famous. This sumptuous series will show how the icons of yesteryear and today’s super rich lap up luxury in holiday havens which are dripping in decadence and […]

August 2, 2021

ITN appoints Griffiths and Parrish

ITN Productions has made two new appointments strengthening its international and domestic factual businesses, it announced today. Mike Griffiths is joining as International Executive Producer and Claudine Parrish takes on the role of UK Factual Executive Producer. Ian Rumsey, ITNP’s Managing Director of Television, said: “The past year has seen us show great resilience and […]

July 29, 2021

UK TV broadcasters unify ad metrics

TV broadcasters Sky, ITV and Channel 4 are working together to launch CFlight – a unified advertising metric that captures live, on-demand and time-shifted commercial impressions across all mainstream viewing platforms in the UK. The UK’s CFlight is a post-campaign online evaluation tool, using combined linear TV and broadcaster VoD data to show media buyers […]

June 9, 2021