Natasha Kaplinsky to Leave Channel 5 News

Channel 5's lead newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky is to leave when her contract expires at the end of this year.

Channel 5 News, which is produced by Sky News, brought in Kaplinsky from the BBC in 2007 which made her the highest paid newsreader in the UK, on an estimated £1m per year.

Mark Sweney of the UK's Media Guardian, wrote;

The departure of the former BBC Six O'Clock News presenter, who is already thought to be feeling out opportunities elsewhere, is understood to be by mutual agreement.

Richard Desmond, the broadcaster's owner, is understood to be looking at a wider revamp of Channel 5 News, which is produced by BSkyB's Sky News operation, with more of a focus on entertainment thought to be on the cards.

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