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ViacomCBS’s UK network has announced that it will work with seven BAME-owned production companies on new shows following the launch of its diverse indie initiative last September. The initiative worked with the TV Collective to match black, Asian and minority ethnic-run producers with Channel 5 commissioners to…

Channel 5 has commissioned three regional UK producers, Middlechild, Lambent Productions and Raise The Roof Productions, to work together as equals on landmark history series 1000 Years Of History. The three companies will each produce two, 120-minute episodes for the series which will tell the story of six countries…

ViacomCBS-owned UK and Australian networks Channel 5 and Network 10 are collaborating on their second co-production — this time a documentary on the British monarchy. UK producer Back2back Productions will make 10-part The Royals Revealed with deficit financing from Parade Media Group. The series will examine…

EXCLUSIVE: After TV production went dark at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the lights are slowly being switched back on for studio shows in the UK, with the BBC and Channel 5 among those restarting entertainment shoots. Deadline understands that the BBC’s Fulwell 73-produced Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer is…

Viacom International Media Networks' UK director of programs Ben Frow has spoken frankly about the network’s coronavirus challenges, revealing that he is “frightened” for the future and challenging producers to work harder on kickstarting production. In an Edinburgh TV Festival event streamed over YouTube, Frow voiced…

Netflix and ViacomCBS’s Channel 5 have climbed aboard a special 75th anniversary episode of Mattel’s classic children’s show Thomas & Friends, which will be introduced by Prince Harry and feature the British royal family. Netflix will premiere Thomas & Friends: The Royal Engine on May 1 after acquiring the U.S. rights…

Viacom International Media Networks’ UK director of programs Ben Frow has spoken to BBC Radio 4 about how he is navigating the British free-to-air network Channel 5 and his wider portfolio through the coronavirus pandemic. Frow, who was promoted to the group role last year after running Channel 5 since 2013, told The M…

In a joint letter, the UK's major broadcasters ITV, BBC, Sky, Channel 4, Channel 5 owner Viacom and union Pact have called on the government to ensure it will support television industry freelancers during the coronavirus crisis. The UK government unveiled measures last week to support the nation's freelance workers…

Discovery’s Travel Channel and ViacomCBS’s UK broadcaster Channel 5 have come together to commission a series on famous Ancient Egyptian mummies. British producer Blink Films will make Mummy Mysteries (or Mummies Unwrapped as it will be titled on Channel 5), a six-part series that will unravel facts about mummies…

Dancing Ledge, the drama producer 25% owned by Fremantle, has promoted executive producer Chris Carey to the newly-created role of managing director. He will work alongside CEO  Laurence Bowen having joined Dancing Ledge last year after spells producing shows including Les Misérables. Dancing Ledge’s current slate…

Channel 5’s The Jeremy Vine Show and ITV’s Loose Women are the first British TV shows to ditch their studio audiences amid the coronavirus outbreak. ITN Productions, which makes daily topical debate show Jeremy Vine for ViacomCBS broadcaster Channel 5, said: "As a precautionary measure we have taken the decision not…

EXCLUSIVE: Britain’s major broadcasters have spent recent days drawing up coronavirus plans, as the spread of the disease threatens to wreak havoc on production schedules and disrupt major events. Deadline understands the likes of the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are giving serious thought to how COVID-19 could…