Channel 5 Television.
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 […]
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Sep 11 2016
My5 Outage problems
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, […]
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By Expat • Channel 5 • Tags: Channel 5, My5, Viacom