Five planning new kids TV channel

Five is planning to launch its own childrens TV channel. The new station is being masterminded by Five’s controller of children’s programming, Nick Wilson, who plans to use the Five’s existing ‘Milkshake’ kids TV brand to create a daytime station.

The proposed channel is one of several options being considered, although no final decision has been made. Five has the option of launching as many as two channels on Freeview but its slots on the platform are currently leased to shopping channels.