Channel 5 (British TV channel)
Logo used tentative 2025 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area |
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| Headquarters | 17–29 Hawley Crescent, London, England |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format |
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| Timeshift service | 5 +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks UK & Australia |
| Parent | Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited[1] |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 30 March 1997 |
| Former names | Channel 5 (1997–2002, 2011–2025) Five (2002–2011) |
| Links | |
| Website | channel5 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| See separate section | |
| Streaming media | |
| 5 | See separate section |
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.
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] It was rebranded to 5 in 12 March 2025.
Notes
References
- ↑ "Home". Channel 5.
- ↑ 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.