Channel 5

  • Freesat adds Channel 5 catch-up to < free time >

    Freesat adds Channel 5 catch-up to < free time >

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    Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service owned by the BBC and ITV, has added Demand 5 to its service. Set up six years ago, Freesat provides access to over 150 free TV and radio channels, including six HD channels. Last year the platform launched its < free time > service to compete against rival YouView…

  • Channel 5 commissions more The Hotel Inspector Returns

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    Channel 5 has commissioned a new four-part run of The Hotel Inspector Returns. The series will see acclaimed hotelier Alex Polizzi return to some of the hotels and guesthouses featured in The Hotel Inspector to discover how they’ve prospered since her first visit.   Venues include The First in Last Out, a 17th-century Winchester pub…

  • Channel 5 snaps up Prisoner Cell Block H remake

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    Channel 5 has bought the UK rights to Wentworth, a reboot of cult Australian drama Prisoner Cell Block H. THe 10-part series will centre on Bea Smith (Danielle Cormack, Underbelly: Razor) and Franky Doyle (Nicole Da Silva, Rush), inmates in the Wentworth Correctional Centre. The seriesis described as a “graphic, edgy reboot” set in the…

  • Channel 5 announces Demand 5 for Windows 8

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    Channel 5 has announced a new Demand 5 app for Windows 8. The UK broadcaster describes the app as “the latest development in Channel 5’s strategy of reaching viewers on a wide range of connected devices and follows launches on YouView and Sky On Demand for Demand 5 in recent months.”   Versions of the…

  • Channel 5 relegates Dallas to late night slot

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    Disappointing audience figures have led to Channel 5 pushing Dallas back to the 11pm slot. The second series, which started last month, has seen audiences plummet below the 1m level, a significant drop from the 3m who tune in last year. From this week the revived US soap will air 2 hours later, a move…

  • Channel 5 to repeat Dallas, show to continue without J.R.

    Channel 5 to repeat Dallas, show to continue without J.R.

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    The entire first series of the revived Dallas is to be repeated this and next week following the death of star Larry Hagman. Channel 5, the soap’s UK home, will screen one episode a night over the next two weeks starting at 7pm tonight. As the series starts, the depleted ranks of the Ewings are…