Channel 5

  • 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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    Staff

    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.

  • Channel 5 to show Sir Ben Kingsley’s Tutankhamun mini-series

    Channel 5 to show Sir Ben Kingsley’s Tutankhamun mini-series

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    Staff

    Shot entirely on location in Morocco, Tut tells the story of one of the most extraordinary rulers in human history, the Pharaoh Tutankhamun, his rise to power and his struggle to lead Egypt to glory, while his closest advisors, friends and lovers scheme for their own interests. 

  • Sky and Viacom sign new 5 year carriage and ad sales deal

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    Today’s deal means Sky’s customers will continue to have access to Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and VH1 for a further five years with the broadcaster will also taking on responsibility for Channel 5’s ad sales.