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Skydance’s Channel 5 profit falls two-thirds amid streaming spend, ad slump

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.

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

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