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Five gets new look next spring

New look Five News as well in '08 (September 2007)

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Jonwo
Just bringing this thread back up as Five today have lauched thier tentative winter schedule. The main focus in most of the articles I read are on new shows for January/February and they are as follows:

It Pays to Watch (10x30m) - Cosumer show presented by Martin Lewis aiming to help families save £5000 a year.
Britain's Bravest (10x30m) - Factual series that focuses on real life stories in the vein of 999.
So You Think You Can Be a Single Parent (3x60m) series that follows three celebrities as they tackle the challenge of being single parents.
I Own Britain's Best Home (9x60m) - factual series to find the most desirable home in Britain. Viewers will also get to vote on which home deserves to be crowned Best Home in Britain.
The Kate Moss Years (2x60m) - factual series that looks at British culture since the 80s using Kate Moss as a starting point to the events.
The Shop (8x60m) - Entertainment series that involves a real life shop featuring celebrity guests and items and audience interaction.
Make Your Child Brilliant - Factual series that involves expert Bernadette Tynan as looks for children with hidden talent.
The Rough Guide To (15x30m) - Series that offers a guide to destinations across the world.

From all the above, only Rough Guide and The Shop are the only ones I'm interested in. Perhaps Five are keeping their revamped schedule and look secret until vcoser to the time when Neighbours is to debut.
TG
TG Lee
There are some decent concepts on the list. I am interested in them all except So You Think You Can Be a Single Parent?, The Kate Moss Years and The Shop. They sound like exploiting rubbish.
JO
Jonwo
TG Lee posted:
There are some decent concepts on the list. I am interested in them all except So You Think You Can Be a Single Parent?, The Kate Moss Years and The Shop. They sound like exploiting rubbish.


In the Broadcast article, Jay Hunt commissioned these shows to made quickly due to gaps in the schedule by the Commissioning freeze that was imposed between the period between the previous director of programmes leaving and Hunt starting.

Will the new look and schedules start straight away or will it be phased in? Five News is being overhauled when Natasha Kaplinsly starts in the New Year as is The Five.tv website and Five download.

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