Sunset+Vine, the UK production company, will be setting up camp at Stamford Bridge as the newly-crowned FIFA Club World Champions Chelsea return home to complete preparations for the Premier League season with a pair of high-profile friendlies. The 2025 VisitMalta Weekender will see The Blues go head-to-head with Bayer Leverkusen on August 8th and AC […]
5’s live coverage of the FIFA Club World Cup Final on July 13th, in which Chelsea beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0, was watched by a peak of 2.4 million viewers on the linear channel. The entire match attracted an average audience of 1.7 million viewers on 5’s linear channel (12.7 per cent share of the available […]
5’s Milkshake has commissioned new preschool series, Move It, Milkshakers! from Doc Hearts, alongside two additional seasons of the factual entertainment format, Animal Care Club from Daisybeck Studios. Both titles are slated to premiere in 2026 as part of Milkshake’s continued investment in UK-produced content for young audiences. Move It, Milkshakers! (26 x 10’) is […]
Two key events on the global World Snooker Tour calendar, the Players Championship and Tour Championship, will both be televised live by 5 for the first time in the new 2025/26 season. 5 will also add the British Open to its new roster of snooker events from 2026. This agreement with WST ensures that these […]
Independent production companies Finite Films & TV and Shoni Productions have appointed Aaron Anderson (Dangerous Liaisons, Riviera) as Head of Scripted Development to oversee and develop their growing scripted slates. Aaron Anderson brings two decades of experience in high-end scripted development and production to his new role at Finite Films & TV. Most recently, he […]
5 has secured the exclusive broadcast rights for the World Seniors Snooker Championship for the second year in a row. Set to take place from May 7th to 11th, the deal will see all the action from Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre broadcast live on 5 and its digital channel 5Action, enabling a wide audience access to […]
5 and preschool show Mixmups have launched Mixmups with Ultra Access on Milkshake! online. Commissioned by Paramount’s Louise Bucknole and conceived by show creator Rebecca Atkinson, these ten episodes use interactive streaming technology to enhance accessibility beyond traditional subtitles and audio descriptions. Mixmups with Ultra Access is produced by Mackinnon and Saunders and powered by […]
Channel 5 and My5 have relaunched as 5 – first announced in summer 2024 – uniting the broadcaster’s linear and streaming platforms under one brand. Following record growth of viewing on My5 during 2024, the broadcaster says the move helps it “to build on the growing appetite for its streaming offering while continuing to serve […]
Belfast-based leading UK kids’ independent production company, Sixteen South has secured new global sales for its preschool series, Odo, produced with Letko. The 52 x 7’ hand-drawn 2.5D animation, aimed at kids aged 3-5, which is commissioned by Channel 5’s Milkshake! in the UK and on KiKA in Germany, has now flown onto over 150 […]
A new four-part interview series, Now You Know, hosted by Julie Adenuga, is set to premiere on My5 and YouTube on April 1st. Recognised as one of Britain’s leading interviewers, creative entrepreneurs, and an influential voice in music and culture, Adenuga sits down with an all-star lineup—including Maya Jama, KSI, Big Zuu, and Mahalia—for candid, […]