Television
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Viacom buy UK’s Channel 5 for £450m
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Viacom, the owner of MTV, is to buy Channel 5 for £450m. The deal, confirmed today, ends months of speculation about the channel’s future.
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Fox cancels Karl Urban and J.J. Abrams’ Almost Human
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J.J. Abrams’ sci-fi cop show Almost Human has been axed by US network Fox just days ahead of its UK debut.
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UK air date announced for J.J. Abrams’ Almost Human
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>Watch, UKTV’s flagship subscription channel, has announced the start date for it’s latest J.J. Abrams-backed drama, Almost Human Created by J.H. Wyman, the show is a 13-part futuristic thriller from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) and Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions.
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Gillian Anderson’s Crisis to get UK premier on Watch
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Gillian Anderson’s latest US series has been snapped up by Watch, UKTV’s flagship pay entertainment channel. The thirteen part Crisis also stars Dermot Mulroney and follows the abduction of several children of Washington D.C’s most powerful players, including the President’s son.
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YouView’s five-year funding deal is a major boost to the platform
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Yesterday’s announcement that its shareholders have agreed a new, five-year funding settlement is a big win for YouView and its growing band of users.
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YouView shareholders agree new 5 year funding plan
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All seven shareholders in YouView, including the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, have agreed to continue funding the connected TV platform for a further 5 years.