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Channel 5
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ViacomCBS’s C5 in UK ditches peak-time per-hour pricing model
Channel 5 in the UK will no longer apply a fixed, per-hour pricing tariff model…
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TBI Weekly: What the UK’s kids commissioners want & why
As the Children’s Media Conference comes to a close, TBI’s deputy editor Mark Layton hears…
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Factual round-up: A+E seeks lost gold; Discovery+ acquires Herzog space doc; C5 digs into Pearl Harbour
A+E seeks lost Amazon gold A+E Networks UK has acquired the documentary series Curse Of…
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How Wildflame navigated int’l co-pros for Discovery+ & C5
Llinos Griffin-Williams, executive producer of factual & international co-productions at Welsh indie Wildflame, discusses what it takes…
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C5 expands diversity-focused Indie Initiative with ‘Posh Sleepover’ & ‘Greatest Toys’ orders
ViacomCBS-owned Channel 5 has unveiled two commissions to have come out of its diverse led…
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News round-up: Love Nature Launches on Telenor Sweden; Channel 5 heads to the seaside; UKTV finds out ‘Who Cares?’ with YouTube star
Love Nature Launches on Telenor Sweden Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks-owned nature streaming brand Love Nature has launched…
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Round-up: C5 moves into RTE’s ‘Room To Improve’; PBS buys Filmrise music series; Gold returns to visit The Cockfields
C5 moves into RTE’s Room To Improve Channel 5 in the UK has picked up…
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News round-up: ‘Pharaohs’ travel to Oz, Sweden & Canada; C5 orders from Mentorn; Pickbox expands
Pernel’s ‘Pharaohs’ travel to Oz, Sweden & Canada SBS in Australia, Swedish pubcaster SVT and…
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TBI Weekly: Gaining access during lockdown
Interest in access documentaries has soared but global lockdowns have made for a challenging production…
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UK’s C5 expands factual offer with four historical series commissions
ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 is ramping up its history programming with four new specialist…