Channel 4 News at 6:30 - WJXT-TV covers News

Channel 4 News at 6:30 - WSMV-TV covers News

News and weather for the day is presented with feature reports on topics such as food, fitness and health.

Channel 4 News Saturday at 10 - WSMV-TV covers News

Channel 4 News Today - WSMV-TV covers News

Channel 4 News Today Saturday - WSMV-TV covers News

Newscast is produced by KSTP-TV.

Channel 5 aims to provide news, documentaries, entertainment, drama, sport and soaps to a national audience, available on Sky Channel 105, Freeview and Online.

Background and Format: 5 News aims to provide news for a national audience, available on Freeview and My5. is a news service produced by ITN. Advertising information can be found: www.skymedia.co.uk/channels/channel-5/ Programme Maker/Production Company: ITN Target audience: The audience for the 5:00pm bulletin is 2/3 female with over half aged over 50. The 6.30pm edition attracts a few more men who watch the 6:30pm as well as a slightly younger audience. The channel's audience is around 60% female and 40% male and in the age gap of 35-50. Mainly based outside London. Stats: We cannot issue audience figures due to contractual restraints. Please visit BARB here.   Tips for PRs: Is the story interesting? The topline of the sell-in should always try and hook 5 News and the viewer into the story. 5 News is interested in real people and individuals behind the big stories and that means different news beats are covered compared to other channels. How relevant is the pitch to the 5 News audience and the news of the day? Watch and understand the show. Think visually – TV is a visual medium – if you have an Olympic cycling guest can they be filmed in a velodrome? Consider how it will look. 5News stress that unless the story is relevant to the day’s news it is always best to approach planning as the newsdesk are constantly busy. Planning meetings -  daily at 7.30 - 8am and 8.30 - 9am The planning team have a weekly meeting at 11am on Wednesdays to plan the general news stories for the forthcoming week. Best time to pitch is a week ahead and case studies, interviewees and first person perspectives are welcomed. Best method of contact -  for individual journalists, it is best to contact via email, as they are unlikely to be in the office. Best time for PRs to call -  before 8.30am Worst time for PRs to call - Between 8am and 9am and after 3pm. Alternative email address - stories@channel5.com Production schedule: 6am: The News Editor starts. 7am: The programme editor starts. 7.30am: News and Programme editor meet with the Editor to discuss the main stories of the day and the direction the day should take. This is always subject to change should the news agenda shift direction. 8.30am: 5News hold a team meeting with the Producers and Reporters who are then assigned to cover specific stories. By 9am: Everyone is on their way chasing the stories. By 3pm: Most of the team are back in the building or are beginning to edit their packages which run IN the 5:00 broadcast.  5 News consists of two main weekday programmes at 5pm and 6pm. 5 News also run an update service with short two minute news bulletins on the hour between 6pm and 10pm. Gorkana meets... 5 News, February 2017 The write up can be found here. Awards: 2018 - Mind Media Awards, News and Current Affairs (nominated)  2016 - Mind Media Awards, News and Current Affairs: Channel 5 News (nominated) 2016 - RTS Television Journalism Awards, News Coverage – Home: NHS Crisis (nomina

Background and Format: Access is a daily round-up of showbiz news and gossip from around the world, focusing on celebrities, movies, music and entertainment. The programme is broadcast on Channel 5, 5 Star and 5USA.  Production Company: ITN Productions Target Audience: Channel 5 viewers who enjoy celebrity gossip stories. Stats: We are unable to disclose audience figures due to contractual restraints. Please visit BARB at www.barb.co.uk  Top Tips for PRs: ITN Productions can also be reached at productions@itn.co.uk