Channel 5+1, 5USA, 5USA+1, 5* & 5*+1 join Freesat

Channel 5 today added Channel 5 +1, 5USA, 5USA +1, 5* and 5* +1 to the Freesat platform.
Freesat viewers will be able to watch some of the best comedy, sport, classic American action movies and popular dramas on 5USA including CSI New York, Numbers and Law and Order. The addition of 5* to the service will ensure that Freesat viewers have access to great soaps, films, entertainment, drama and documentaries with shows such as Alphas, Malcolm In The Middle and Sex and the City aired on the channel.

Adding Channels 5 +1, 5USA +1 and 5* +1 means that Freesat viewers can watch shows an hour after they’ve transmitted – adding to the flexibility Freesat viewers already have in watching their favourite programmes.
Freesat and Freeview viewers will have to wait until July 2012 for Channel 5 HD, as the channel is still under contract with Sky.