Halifax to sponsor The Sunday Times Best Places to Live on Channel 5

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The Sunday Times “Best Places to Live” will debut on Channel 5 this Sunday, sponsored by Halifax.

The 2-hour show will be presented by Fern Britton, alongside Ore Oduba and Sunetra Sarker, and produced by Paramount’s in-house studios.

It will be Halifax’s first advertiser funded programming (AFP) campaign and has come about in collaboration with Sky Media (the advertising sales arm of Sky), Paramount (Channel 5) and media agency Zenith UK.

The sponsorship campaign will see a range of idents and supporting media that will run across the channel, social media and My5, the have been produced by Recipe.

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“As part of our latest partnership with Halifax, we’re really excited to launch The Sunday Times Best Places to Live content this weekend, to the perfect audience on Channel 5,” said Karin Seymour, Director of Client and Marketing, Sky Media.

“The AFP brings together three of the country’s favourite presenters – Fern, Ore, and Sunetra – to take viewers on a guided tour to some of the country’s most beautiful locations, celebrating exactly why they’ve made the top ten.”

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live in the UK has been a feature for more than 10 years in print. But this will be the first time it has been turned into a television programme.

“We are excited to be bringing these stunning locations directly into people’s homes with this first of its kind program,” said Kim Kinnaird, Director of Halifax Mortgages.

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