Channel 5

  • ITV adds Viacom’s Channel 5 and Comedy Central as Britbox UK content partners

    ITV adds Viacom’s Channel 5 and Comedy Central as Britbox UK content partners

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    ITV has struck a deal to include “hundreds” of hours of factual and entertainment content from Channel 5 and Comedy Central, both owned by Viacom, in the UK version of Britbox.

  • Channel 5 HD goes subscription-free

    Channel 5 HD goes subscription-free

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    Although new owners Viacom have invested heavily in new content, including Gotham and the X-Files revival, the lack of a universal HD version is widely thought to have harmed viewing figures in non-pay homes.

  • It’s time for Viacom to bring Channel 5 HD from behind the paywall

    It’s time for Viacom to bring Channel 5 HD from behind the paywall

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    Since Viacom bought Channel 5 just under two years ago the broadcaster has gobbled up a number of top US shows including Gotham and the spectacular-looking X-Files revival but good shows alone won’t boost the channel’s audience figures.

  • The X-Files new season – Channel 5 trailer

    The X-Files new season – Channel 5 trailer

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    The six-part show sees David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson back as FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Other returning characters include Mitch Pileggi and William B. Davis, playing Walter Skinner and The Smoking Man respectively.

  • The X-Files revival to air on UK’s Channel 5

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    Due to air next February, the show sees David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson back as FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Other returning characters include Mitch Pileggi and William B. Davis, playing Walter Skinner and The Smoking Man respectively.

  • Channel 5 picks up UK rights for Heroes Reborn

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    The show starts a year after a terrorist attack in Odessa, Texas left the city decimated. Blamed for the tragic event, those with extraordinary abilities are in hiding or on the run from those with nefarious motives.