100px|Channel 5 logo , the owner of 's , will reportedly sell the channel to media company for an estimated 450m. Viacom also owns TV channels , , and . Desmond's — which also owns the and newspapers — bought Channel 5 from the  broadcaster in 2010 for £103.5m. Desmond has made the channel profitable returning £26m of profits in the first half of 2013. The channel has cut costs, improved its ad sales operation, and acquired the rights for the reality show until the end of 2014. , , and have contemplated purchasing the network but declined. Last month, withdrew a bid reportedly worth between £250m and £300m.
100px|Channel 5 logo , the owner of Britain's Channel 5 , will reportedly sell the channel to US media company Viacom for an estimated 450m. Viacom also owns TV channels , , and . Desmond's — which also owns the and newspapers — bought Channel 5 from the German broadcaster in 2010 for £103.5m. Desmond has made the channel profitable returning £26m of profits in the first half of 2013. The channel has cut costs, improved its ad sales operation, and acquired the rights for the reality show until the end of 2014. , ITV, and Channel 4 have contemplated purchasing the network but declined. Last month, withdrew a bid reportedly worth between £250m and £300m.
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