Channel 5 (British TV channel)
British TV station
Channel 5 is a free television channel in the United Kingdom. It started on 30 March 1997. It is owned by Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd, and is operated by Paramount Networks UK and Australia. It is one of the main five channels in the United kingdom .
| Channel 5 | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 4:3 (1996-2001)16:9 (2002-present) |
| Timeshift service | Channel 5 +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd (Paramount Networks UK & Australia[1]>) |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 30 March 1997 |
| Former names | Five (2002–2011) |
| Links | |
| Website | channel5 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 5 (SD) Channel 45 (+1) Channel 105 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 105 (HD) Channel 154 (SD) Channel 155 (+1) |
| UPC Switzerland | Channel 215 (SD) |
| Citycable | Channel 417 (SD) |
| Satellite | |
| Freesat | Channel 105 (HD) Channel 128 (+1) |
| Sky (UK) | Channel 105 (HD) Channel 205 (+1) Channel 805 (SD) |
| Astra 2G | 10964 H 22000 5/6 10964 H 22000 5/6 (+1) 10964 H 22000 5/6 (HD) |
| TéléSAT | Channel 806 (HD) Channel 833 (+1) |
| IPTV | |
| FL1 (Liechtenstein) | Channel 120 |
| Streaming media | |
| My5 | Watch live |
| TVPlayer | Watch live |
| Sky Go | Watch live |
| Virgin TV Go | Watch live |
The station was called Five between 2002 and 2011, when it was owned by the RTL Group. It changed back to the name "Channel 5" after Richard Desmond bought the station.[2][3][4] It was then bought by Viacom in 2014 for £450 million (US$759 million).[5]
References
change- ↑ "CHANNEL 5 JOINS DIGITAL UK - Viacom CBS". www.viacomcbs-mediahub.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ↑ Abbott, Brendan (24 July 2010). "Channel 5: Great new era for British television". Express.co.uk.
- ↑ Sweeney, Mark (11 August 2010). "Richard Desmond rebrands Five as Channel 5". The Guardian. London.
- ↑ 'Mini-revamp planned for Channel 5 News' Archived 2021-02-24 at the Wayback Machine ATV Network, 30 October 2010
- ↑ "Viacom to buy Channel 5 for £450m". BBC News. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
