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Channel 5
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Channel 5 reports strong growth across linear channels
Paramount Global’s UK pubcaster Channel 5 reported a 5% share increase across its linear channels…
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UK free streamer Freely unveils ID and logo
Everyone TV, the organisation set up to manage the UK free-to-air broadcasters’ new joint free…
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Channel 5 to air ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final in UK
Paramount-owned UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 is to show the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup…
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Paramount to combine Channel 5’s My5 with Pluto TV to form free streaming hub in UK
Paramount Global parent company of Channel 5 is to combine the UK broadcaster’s video-on-demand service…
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Channel 5 secures Cricket World Cup highlights package
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has struck a new partnership with Comcast-owned pay TV provider…
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Ofcom says no to relaxation of PSB advertising rules
UK regulator Ofcom has decided not to remove stricter TV advertising rules that apply only to commercially-funded…
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UK PSBs launch free TV streaming service Freely for next year
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have backed the creation of Freely, a…
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Ofcom Media Nations: UK broadcast viewing saw biggest ever fall in reach in 2022
The decline in broadcast TV viewing in the UK accelerated last year, with the weekly…
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My5 lands on SkyGlass and Sky Stream
UK public service broadcaster Channel 5 has launched its ad-supported streamer My5 on SkyGlass and…
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UK govt launches Media Bill, with Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime under tighter regulations
The UK government has unveiled its draft Media Bill, which aims to enable public service…
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Paramount all in on streaming, says SVP
Paramount is “leveraging its entire business into streaming”, a senior streaming exec at the company…
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Streamers to be regulated by UK government
Streamers such as Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ are to be regulated in the UK…
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Pluto TV extends partnership with Channel 5 in UK
ViacomCBS’s free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service Pluto TV has extended its partnership with the…
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‘Fire suppression systems’ cause channel outage from Red Bee Media playout centre in London
A fire alarm at a west London broadcast centre on Saturday night caused six TV…
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UK government to ‘ensure prominence of PSBs’ on smart TVs
The UK government is to enact new broadcasting legislation with the stated goal of protecting…
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ViacomCBS promotes Rose & Fahy to lead combined UK ‘growth’ unit for Pluto TV, My5
ViacomCBS has restructured its streaming operations in the UK by forming a new division to…
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UK broadcasters ‘unlikely to survive’ without overhaul to regulations, claims Ofcom
The UK’s traditional broadcasting industry ‘is unlikely to survive’ without the overhauling of broadcast laws…
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UKTV bolsters VOD team with hire of My5 senior director Andrea Amey
UKTV has hired Andrea Amey as its new general manager for digital as it looks…
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My5 gets CBS Reality and Horror Channel content in AMC deal
ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has announced a content partnership with AMC Networks International –…
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NFL goes FTA in UK on Channel 5
The National Football League (NFL) has announced a new three-year partnership in the UK with…
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Strong ratings for Channel 5 in lockdown
ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 have reported positive growth as a result of the lockdown….
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AVOD My5 sees busiest week ever with 184% YOY growth
My5, the video on demand platform of UK free to air broadcaster Channel 5, saw…
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WWE returns to FTA with Channel 5 deal
Professional wrestling outfit WWE has signed a deal with ViacomCBS that will see the company’s…
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Sky strikes Channel 5 content pact
UK-based pay TV operator Sky has struck a deal for entertainment and factual programming from…
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PlutoTV launches three My5 channels in UK
AVOD streamer Pluto TV is to launch three UK channels using content from the VOD…
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Ofcom sets out new PSB measures in face of “unprecedented challenges”
UK regulator Ofcom has announced a new set of measures to improve the chances of…
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Pluto TV launches on My5
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has confirmed the launch of three Pluto TV channels on…
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Rowena Cordrey to join Viacom from ITN
Current ITN deputy head of compliance, Rowena Cordrey, is to join Viacom International Media Networks…
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UK PSBs call for new prominence rules to tackle tech giants
The UK’s public service broadcasters have asked the government to guarantee the prominence of their linear…
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Viacom taps Red Bee for Paramount Network UK launch
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has tapped Red Bee Media for the launch of Paramount…