Channel 5

  • UFC: Channel 5 to show Gustafsson vs Manuwa live & free to air

    UFC: Channel 5 to show Gustafsson vs Manuwa live & free to air

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    Channel 5 has secured the rights to broadcast the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s inaugural EMEA Fight Night from the O2 Arena in London. UFC bosses say the deal to screen the Gustafsson vs Manuwa bout on 8th March “is in part due to the incredible demand for UFC programming in the UK”.

  • Channel 5’s Wentworth Prison to end on “nail-biting cliff-hanger”

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    Fans of Channel 5’s Wentworth Prison are to be left on “a nail-biting cliff-hanger” the broadcaster has said. The series is a gritty reboot of classic Australian series Prisoner (known as Prisoner Cell Block H in the UK) and takes place in the Wentworth Correctional Centre. Set against a backdrop of the violent, dangerous world…

  • Channel 5 buys up cop drama Played

    Channel 5 buys up cop drama Played

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    Channel 5 has snapped up UK rights to Played, a Canadian drama series about elite undercover cops who pose as drug dealers, paid assassins, gun runners and gangsters to infiltrate criminal worlds and collect evidence. The 13-part series was originally commissioned by the CTV network and is being produced by Muse Entertainmen and Back Alley…

  • New Channel 5 docu follows the RSCPA’s Dog Rescuers

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    The RSCPA’s work rescuing mistreated dogs across England and Wales is the subject of a new Channel 5 observational documentary. The Dog Rescuers follows the charity’s inspectors and officers as they investigate some of the 1.3 million annual reports of cruelty and mistreatment of animals. Using the latest forensic technologies and good old fashioned leg…

  • Channel 5 commissions major new crime drama

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    Channel 5 has commissioned its first original drama series in eight years. Executive Produced by Paul Marquess (The Bill, Footballers’ Wives, Hollyoaks), Evidence is a ten-part procedural crime series and will air next year. Each self-contained episode follows a different case, from the committing of the crime, through its investigation and then to the final…

  • 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…