Posted 6th December 2011 by Paul
Channel 5 +1 has launched on Freeview, Sky and Freesat today. The one-hour timeshift version of Channel 5 is available on Freeview channel 44, Sky channel 177 and Freesat channel 128.
Freeview customers may need to rescan their set top boxes to pick up this new channel.
It’s thought Channel 5 +1 will be available on Virgin Media some time next year.
Tags: channel 5, channel 5 +1, Satellite (Sky Digital), Terrestrial (Freeview and Top Up TV)
Posted 4th November 2011 by Paul
A 1-hour timeshifted version of Channel 5 will launch next month.
Channel 5 +1 will launch on Freeview, Freesat and Sky in early December.
It’s thought Virgin Media TV customers will get the channel at some stage next year.
Tags: channel 5, channel 5 +1, Satellite (Sky Digital), Terrestrial (Freeview and Top Up TV)
Posted 7th March 2011 by Paul
Channel 5′s sister channels have relaunched today.
Fiver has become 5* (Five Star) and Five USA has become 5USA.
The main channel was rebranded from Five to Channel 5 last month on-screen.
5* is available on Freeview channel 30, Sky channel 176 (+1 on channel 177) and Virgin Media channel 151 (+1 on channel 152).
5USA is available on Freeview channel 31, Sky channel 174 (+1 on channel 175) and Virgin Media channel 153 (+1 on channel 154).
Tags: 5*, 5usa, Cable (Virgin Media), channel 5, five usa, fiver, Satellite (Sky Digital), Terrestrial (Freeview and Top Up TV)
Posted 14th February 2011 by Paul
Five has rebranded as Channel 5 today.
Also, Five HD has become Channel 5 HD.
Fiver and Five USA will rebrand in the coming weeks (Fiver will become 5* and Five USA will become 5USA).
Tags: Cable (Virgin Media), channel 5, channel 5 hd, five, five hd, hd, Satellite (Sky Digital), Terrestrial (Freeview and Top Up TV)
Posted 7th February 2011 by Paul
The new names for Channel 5′s sister channels have been revealed.
When Five rebrands back to its original Channel 5 name on the 14th February, Fiver will rebrand as 5* and Five USA will rebrand as 5USA.
Tags: 5*, 5usa, Cable (Virgin Media), channel 5, five, five usa, fiver, Satellite (Sky Digital), Terrestrial (Freeview and Top Up TV)
Posted 26th January 2011 by Paul
Five will rebrand as Channel 5 on the 14th February.
It’s been referred to as Channel 5 in newspapers for a while now, but the on-screen rebrand will finally take place next month.
Tags: Cable (Virgin Media), channel 5, five, Satellite (Sky Digital), Terrestrial (Freeview and Top Up TV)
