<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Emma Crosby is close to agreeing a deal to front Channel 5 News, it has been reported. The newsreader, who has previously worked on Sky News and GMTV, is &amp;quot;days away&amp;quot; from landing the 7pm slot vacated by Natasha Kaplinsky last year. A source told the Daily Mail: &amp;quot;Emma is the ideal replacement for Natasha. The deal is all but signed - but it&amp;#039;s fair to say that Emma will get nowhere near Natasha&amp;#039;s deal.&amp;quot; Crosby&amp;#039;s agent Jonathan Shalit said: &amp;quot;This will be very exciting if it happens, but nothing is confirmed yet.&amp;quot; It is believed that current Channel 5 newsreader Matt Barbet will continue to present the 5pm bulletin. Crosby is presently freelancing for the BBC after being axed as the host of GMTV last year. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.digitalspy.com/media/news/a297161/crosby-to-become-face-of-channel-5-news/>