Channel 5 Television.
Jan 26 2018
Channel 5 have confirmed their new premium factual and drama channel will launch as 5Select. Originally due to launch as 5Prime earlier in January, 5Select will go live on all major digital TV platforms on Tuesday 13th February 2018. It will replace the current My5 linear channel. Apart from a different name to the one […]
Jan 5 2018
The Viacom owned broadcaster’s portfolio of channels delivered an audience share of 6.51%, up 5% year-on-year – representing the largest year-on-year audience growth of any terrestrial broadcaster portfolio during 2017 and C5’s strongest overall ratings performance for 13 years. Channel 5’s portfolio of channels – which includes Channel 5, Channel 5 HD, 5Star, 5USA, 5Spike […]
Sep 4 2017
Channel 5 has agreed a distribution deal with A+E Networks UK which will see content from A+E’s FTA channel Blaze made available on My5. Blaze content will appear on My5 – the on-demand service that houses the most popular programming from across the Channel 5 portfolio – from today. The line-up is led by scripted […]
Apr 28 2017
Two years after first broadcasting to the UK, Spike has launched a time-shift channel. The +1 channel has officially launched today on satellite, and is currently available on Sky, allowing viewers to catch-up if they’ve missed the start of programmes including Battlebots, Impact Wrestling or Police Interceptors. Having launched on Sky channel 191 on Thursday […]
Dec 12 2016
Channel 5 and Google have announced that My5 is to be the latest on demand video streaming app to make its way to Google’s Chromecast streaming dongle. With the new addition, Chromecast users will be able to stream programmes and box sets from across all of Channel 5’s channels, including 5, 5Star, 5USA and Spike. […]
Nov 7 2016
Viacom shares are up about 2% this morning after investors received some encouraging news ahead of the Wednesday release of its September quarter earnings, which analysts expect to be dismal: The company’s UK-based Channel 5 Broadcasting said today that it generated a record profit in the fiscal year ending in September. That enables Channel 5, […]
Oct 24 2016
Channel 5 today announces an important documentary, partnering with housing charity Shelter and a multi-award-winning production team. The fight to end bad housing and homelessness is portrayed in an ambitious documentary Slum Britain: 50 Years On a 1 x 90’ film from ITN Productions. Double BAFTA and International Emmy Award-winning film-maker, Marcel Mettelsiefen and Producer/Editor […]
Sep 11 2016
An incident at a data centre used by Channel 5’s hosting provider has led to a widespread outage of the broadcaster’s online services, meaning viewers have been unable use catch-up service My5, which offers recent programmes shown on the channel and it’s newer offshoot services, including Spike. In a brief statement issued by Channel 5, […]
Jul 22 2016
Channel 5 is to launch a new free-to-air TV channel, My5, early next month, which will air a selection of the most popular shows previously seen on the network’s bouquet of channels and its video-on-demand platform. “The channel will be fast reacting, ensuring the channel is always topical and relevant,” Channel 5 said in a […]
May 3 2016
At around 10:20 (UK) this morning, encryption on satellite was removed from Channel 5 HD. The channel will join Freeview on channel 105 and Freesat tomorrow. Channel 5 have not made any announcements on the channel becoming free-to-air at present.
May 2 2016
Sky have announced that Channel 5 HD (171/105) will be going free-to-air tomorrow May 3rd 2016. Once encryption has been removed, Channel 5 HD will no longer be part of Sky’s entertainment pack and will be available to all Sky HD viewers in the UK. Viewers in the Republic of Ireland will be able to […]
Jul 4 2018
Channel 5 Adds PBS, A+E Content To My5
Channel 5 is adding 1,500 hours of new content from the likes of PBS America and A+E to its My5 streaming service. The Viacom-owned U.K. broadcaster already had a deal with A+E. It has now extended the agreement for content from the channel operator’s Blaze service. Titles from PBS America, the U.K. digital channel run […]
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By Expat • Channel 5 • • Tags: A+E, Channel 5, My5, PBS America, Viacom