Five News
| 5 News | |
|---|---|
| Presented by |
Sian Williams Matt Barbet |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
ITN (1997–2004, 2012–) Sky News (2005–12) |
| Editor(s) | Cristina Nicolotti Squires |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 5 |
| Original release | 31 March 1997 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
OK! TV 5* Access |
| External links | |
| Website | |
5 News is the news programme of British broadcaster Channel 5 produced by ITN from their main newsroom on Grays Inn Road, London.
From 1 January 2005, Sky News was awarded the contract to provide the news for Channel 5, replacing ITN, which had provided the channel's news service from the channel's launch in 1997. On 14 February 2011, the service was rebranded back to its original name, 5 News, having been called Five News from 2002 until 2011. On 20 February 2012 the contract returned to original provider ITN.
On 5 November 2015 5 News at 5 anchor Emma Crosby announced she was leaving 5 News after 4 years to have a baby. Sian Williams replaced her on 4 January 2016 after months of interim anchors from Channel 5's team of on-screen journalists.
On October 31, a new look 5 News set was shown for the first time in the shape of a 5 within the desk. There's also a new look weather, now associated with the Met Office. Following the departure of weathergirl Sian Welby, former GMTV weather presenter, Clare Nasir, took over the role on Monday 31st October 2016.
5 News was one of the new station's flagship programmes when it launched on 30 March 1997. One of the launch newsreaders was Rob Butler, who would appear on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank in 2001. It was originally produced by ITN, which at the time also provided the news for Channel 4 and ITV. It was announced on 9 March 2004 that Sky had won the new contract to provide Channel 5 with its news bulletins.
The first Sky-produced bulletin was planned for 3 January 2005 but the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami brought this forward two days in a short Saturday evening update. In January 2009, the contract with Sky was extended to 2012.
Five News pioneered a number of innovations in style, format and content of news and won numerous awards in its early years.
On 20 October 2008, Five News was given a refreshed look with new theme music and titles. The 7pm edition was also re-branded Five News at 7 and saw the return of presenters standing up to read the news. On 10 August 2009, Channel 5 announced its Five News at 7 programme would be axed in Autumn 2009 along with newscaster Isla Traquair. On 28 August 2009, at the end of the programme, Isla announced it was her last appearance and on 4 September, Matt Barbet presented the last programme. Five News at 7 was replaced by an hour-long programme called Live from Studio Five, a nightly magazine programme featuring a mix of news and chat, airing from 6:30pm weeknights, from 14 September 2009. The show rivalled the BBC One programme The One Show.
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