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# Skydance’s Channel 5 profit falls two-thirds amid streaming spend, ad slump
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/skydances-channel-5-profit-falls-two-thirds-amid-streaming-spend-ad-slump/
- Published: 2026-10-11T01:41:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T01:41:45.000Z
- Description: Deadline’s Jake Kanter reports that UK broadcaster 5, part of David Ellison’s Skydance group, posted a 64% drop in pre-tax profit to £11.93 million in 2025, down from £33.6 million.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Jake Kanter, Skydance UK's Network 5 profit drops two-thirds

**Why it matters.** UK broadcasters now face the same squeeze as US peers: absorbing streaming infrastructure costs while linear ad revenue keeps shrinking.

*Signal from* [*deadline.com*](https://deadline.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Jake Kanter*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-jake-kanter/) *·* [*read the original*](https://deadline.com/2026/10/skydance-5-profit-drops-streaming-investment-1237146522/?ref=medianexis.com)*.*