Skydance-Owned Channel 5 Profits Dropped by $32 Million Last Year Due to Ad Market and Inward Streaming Investment

Skydance-owned U.K. network Channel 5 has reported a £24.5 million ($32 million) drop in profits for 2025, citing inward investment in streaming and a tough ad market. The network recorded a profit of £8.3 million for the year ending Dec. 31, 2025 after tax and interest, compared to £32.8 million the previous year. In its […] U.K. network Channel 5 recorded a profit of £8.3 million after interest and tax compared to £32.8 million in 2024. Skydance-owned U.K. network Channel 5 has reported a £24.5 million ($32 million) drop in profits for 2025, citing inward investment in streaming and a tough ad market. The network recorded a profit of £8.3 million for the year ending Dec.

31, 2025 after tax and interest, compared to £32.8 million the previous year. In its annual financial report, filed this week at U.K. business registrar Companies House, Channel 5 said it had made an operating loss of £10.9 million in 2025. In 2024 it made a restated operating profit of £24.9 million. Revenue was down year-on-year from £319 million in 2024 to £292 million in 2025. “This overall revenue performance reflects the challenging conditions in the U.K. linear advertising market in 2025, alongside increased costs to improve the content offer, product, marketing and monetisation for longer