NEW YORK (AP) — Viacom is buying Britain’s Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd. for 450 million euros (about $757 million), increasing its investment in U.K-produced content. The media company said Thursday ...

April 30 (Reuters) - U.S.-based Viacom Inc said on Thursday it would buy British TV broadcaster Channel 5 from media baron Richard Desmond for $760 million (450 million pounds) as a keystone to ...

(Reuters) - British media baron Richard Desmond will announce that he is selling free-to-air TV broadcaster Channel 5 to U.S.-based Viacom Inc for up to 450 million pounds ($760 million), The Guardian ...

LONDON — Viacom has won the bidding for U.K. free-to-air TV net Channel 5, buying the broadcaster from entrepreneur Richard Desmond‘s Northern & Shell Media Group for £450 million ($757 million).

According to the Telegraph, both BskyB and Channel 4 had hoped Viacom would outsource the business and the broadcasters were preparing to pitch. BskyB already handles advertising for Viacom channels ...

Channel 5 has unveiled a major rebrand as it aims to reflect the different identities of its numerous TV channels and explain to both viewers and advertisers the "breadth" of content it airs. The ...