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Channel 5
News round-up: Japanese first for Fuji’s ‘Suits’; HBO Max takes Simmons doc; C5 heads to ITN’s forest
Japan’s Fuji TV marks first with Suits Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV has extended its reboot…
Banijay Rights to sell Thomas Markle doc internationally
Banijay Rights has acquired the rights to Thomas Markle: My Story, a Channel 5 documentary featuring…
ViacomCBS expands UK AVOD service My5 with Endemol Shine deal
ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has launched two channels on its VOD service My5, which…
Deals round-up: Sky & C5 expand content pact; AMCNI buys from DRG; Unilever partners with Believe
Sky strikes Channel 5 content pact UK-based pay TV operator Sky has struck a deal…
ViacomCBS duo Channel 5 and Network Ten order Anglo-Aussie drama
ViacomCBS-owned Network Ten in Australia and Channel 5 in the UK have joined forces to…
UK commissions: Channel 5 reveals 2020 slate; BBC Three, Showtime renews ‘Back to Life’
Channel 5 reveals slate of 2020 programmes Access-driven documentaries, history programming, natural history and heartland…
News round up: SBS buys Silverlining doc; BBC extends ‘Gone Fishing’; Hulu adds ‘Hardy Boys’
SBS visits Silverlining’s Mega Resort Australian broadcaster SBS has picked up a 90-minute special from…
BritBox UK launches with Channel 4 and distribution deals in place
Channel 4 has joined the BBC and ITV’s joint streaming service BritBox as it launches…
UK parliament calls for high-end tax relief reform, terms of trade review
The UK’s high-end tax relief for drama should be reformed and producers’ Terms of Trade…
Young Audiences Content Fund reveals first recipients from $75m scheme
The UK’s Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF) has revealed the first recipients to benefit from…