# Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited

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British media company headquartered in London

This article is about the television channel operator and media company. For the flagship television station operated by the company, see [5 (British TV channel)](/source/5_(British_TV_channel)).

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Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited Logo used since 2016 Type Subsidiary Industry Mass media Founded 17 January 1996; 30 years ago (1996-01-17)[1] Headquarters 17–29 Hawley Crescent, London , England Area served United Kingdom Ireland Isle of Man Guernsey Jersey Key people Ben Frow (Chief Content Officer, UK at Paramount) Parent Paramount Networks UK & Australia Website paramount.com/brand/channel-5

**Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited** is a British media company and wholly owned subsidiary of American media conglomerate [Paramount Skydance Corporation](/source/Paramount_Skydance), as part of its [UK and Australia](/source/Paramount_Networks_UK_%26_Australia) division. Its original and principal activity is the British national television network [5](/source/5_(British_TV_channel)), however it now also consists of four other digital channels and its own streaming service.

## History

Further information: [Timeline of 5 (British TV channel)](/source/Timeline_of_5_(British_TV_channel))

### Launch

**Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited** was licensed by the UK's then-independent statutory regulator the [Independent Television Commission](/source/Independent_Television_Commission) (ITC) in 1995 after a bidding process that started in 1993 and lasted throughout 1994. The initial round of bidders, which included a network of [Citytv](/source/Citytv) stations planned by [Thames Television](/source/Thames_Television) and the Italian politician and media tycoon [Silvio Berlusconi](/source/Silvio_Berlusconi)[2][3] (who founded [MFE - MediaForEurope](/source/MFE_-_MediaForEurope), which owns [Canale 5](/source/Canale_5) and formerly owned [La Cinq](/source/La_Cinq), which ceased operations in 1992; he retired his offer a few months later),[4] was rejected outright and the ITC contemplated not awarding the licence at all.

The difficulty with the project lay in use of television broadcast frequencies that had been allocated to RF outputs from domestic [videocassette recorders](/source/Videocassette_recorder). To achieve national coverage, large numbers of domestic video recorders (which output at a nearby frequency) had to be retuned or fitted with a filter, at the bidding company's expense.

The project was revived in mid-1994 when the ITC re-advertised the franchise. [Tom McGrath](/source/Tom_McGrath_(media_executive)), then-president of Time Warner International Broadcasting, put together a revised frequency plan with [NTL](/source/Arqiva) and consulting engineer Ellis Griffiths, involving less retuning and greater signal coverage. [Lord Hollick](/source/Clive_Hollick%2C_Baron_Hollick), then chief executive of [Meridian Broadcasting](/source/ITV_Meridian) (later United News & Media, and UBM) took up the project as lead investor as UK law prohibited Time Warner from owning more than 25%. Pearson Television, who by now owned original licence bidders Thames Television, also came on board. When McGrath left to become President of Paramount, Time Warner dropped out of the project and was replaced by the [Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion](/source/RTL_Group) (CLT, known in the UK for [Radio Luxembourg](/source/Radio_Luxembourg_(English)) under CLT's former name of the Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Radiodiffusion, CLR). Other bidders for the licence included UKTV (led by [Canwest](/source/Canwest) and Select TV, who bid £36m for the licence), New Century Television (owned by [BSkyB](/source/Sky_plc) and [Granada](/source/ITV_Granada), who bid £2m), Virgin TV (backed by [Virgin Communications](/source/Virgin_Group)) and [Associated Newspapers](/source/Associated_Newspapers) (who bid £22m, the same as Channel 5 Broadcasting who won the licence).[5]

A series of pre-launch screens were displayed on the frequencies Channel 5 would begin broadcasting on in the months before launch as well, including a trailer for the channel and information screens.[6] After re-tuning, around 65% of the population's televisions could view the channel on launch night.

### Growth and merger talks (2000–2010)

On 27 February 2004, it was reported that Five and [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) were discussing a possible merger. Channel 4 and Five announced in November of that year that merger plans were being called off.[7] Pearson Television and CLT (which by that time merged with the television businesses of [Bertelsmann](/source/Bertelsmann)'s UFA to form CLT-UFA) later merged, becoming [RTL Group](/source/RTL_Group) which became part of [Bertelsmann](/source/Bertelsmann) and therefore owned the channel, after buying UBM's 35.4% stake for £247.6 million on 20 July 2005. The acquisition was approved on 26 August 2005. After Holleck became involved, he and McGrath brought on board [Greg Dyke](/source/Greg_Dyke) (later [Director-General of the BBC](/source/Director-General_of_the_BBC)) as interim CEO during the application and launch phase of the project.

On 18 November 2005, it was announced that Five had bought a stake in [DTT](/source/Digital_terrestrial_television)'s pay-TV operator, [Top Up TV](/source/Top_Up_TV). It was said that the investment may lead to the development of new free and pay services on DTT, and other platforms.[8]

Following this, Five launched two new digital TV channels in autumn 2006 on [Freeview](/source/Freeview_(UK)), [Sky](/source/Sky_UK) and [Virgin Media](/source/Virgin_Media):[9] Early in 2009, rumours started re-surfacing about Five, Channel 4 and [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) conducting a three-way merger.[10] Talks continued into 2010, with and without ITV, however nothing came to fruition.[11]

### Northern & Shell takeover (2010–2011)

Five was taken over by [Richard Desmond](/source/Richard_Desmond)'s publishing group [Northern & Shell](/source/Northern_%26_Shell) on 23 July 2010 for £103.5 million.[12][13][14] Desmond pledged to top up the broadcaster's total budget to about £1.5bn over the next five years, including new investment of £50m to £100m a year to boost programming and the equivalent of £20m promoting the channel and its shows in a marketing campaign in Northern & Shell publications.[15] The takeover was partly motivated by the opportunities for [cross-promotion](/source/Cross-promotion) of Five from Desmond's newspapers (*[Daily Express](/source/Daily_Express)* and *[Daily Star](/source/Daily_Star_(United_Kingdom))*) and magazines (including *[OK!](/source/OK!)*). One commentator warned that "readers will be bombarded with references to Five. The opportunity for cross-promotion between his publications and TV channel are enormous."[16]

### Sale to Viacom and Paramount changes (2014–present)

In January 2014, it was reported that [Richard Desmond](/source/Richard_Desmond) was looking at selling Channel 5 for up to £700 million.[17] [BT](/source/BT_Group), and [Viacom](/source/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%93present))[18] were all bidders reportedly interested in acquiring Channel 5.

On 1 May 2014, Desmond agreed to sell Channel 5 to [Viacom](/source/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%93present)) for £450 million (US$759 million).[19] The deal was approved on 10 September 2014 and at the same time it was announced that it was to co-commission programmes with its pay channels such as [Nickelodeon](/source/Nickelodeon_(UK_and_Ireland)) and [MTV](/source/MTV_(UK_and_Ireland)).[20] On 15 April 2015, Channel 5 launched a British version of the American cable channel Spike (which would become rebranded as [5Spike](/source/5Spike), before taking on the [Paramount Network](/source/Paramount_Network_(British_TV_channel)) name on Freeview channel 32).[21] On 1 August 2015, Channel 5's five advertising regions: London, South/Central England and Wales, Northern England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland were closed with Viacom considering them financially unviable. The closure of the advertising regions allowed Channel 5 HD for Sky HD viewers to swap with the standard-definition version of Channel 5 on the EPG.[22]

Under Viacom, the channel planned to increase its original programming output, increasing its budget by 10%. On 11 February 2016, Channel 5 also unveiled an overhauled brand, meant to reflect a new remit of "Spirited TV with an Emotional Heart".[23]

In December 2019, Viacom re-merged with [CBS Corporation](/source/CBS_Corporation), forming [ViacomCBS](/source/ViacomCBS) and making Channel 5 a sister to [CBS](/source/CBS) in the United States and [Network 10](/source/Network_10) in Australia. Since January 2020, the channels operate under the [ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia](/source/ViacomCBS_Networks_UK_%26_Australia) subsidiary (with the British CBS channels and Horror being part of a joint-venture with [AMC](/source/AMC_Networks_International)).[24] Channel 5 received Channel of the Year honours from the [Royal Television Society](/source/Royal_Television_Society) and [Broadcast Awards](/source/Broadcast_Awards) in 2020, with judges for both recognising the network's expansion under ViacomCBS.[25][26]

In August 2021, ViacomCBS Networks International agreed a deal with Comcast Corporation's Sky Group[27][28][29] to launch the Paramount+ streaming service in various European markets via Sky's set-top boxes[30] and devices.[31] As there could have been the situation where a premium pay streaming service with the Paramount name was operating in a marketplace where there was a free-to-air Paramount television channel offering emergency service reality TV shows, wrestling and action B-movies, it was decided to rename the channel (which had previously merged with 5Spike) as 5Action,[32] with the change due to take place on 19 January 2022.[33] The rebrand, to realign Freeview channel 32 with that of its parent channel once again, was announced in December 2021, around the same time that it was announced that Channel 5 had joined [Digital UK (now Everyone TV)](/source/Everyone_TV), the organisation responsible for Freeview and Freesat, becoming the last of the UK's major Public Service Broadcasters to join the body.[34][35][36]

## Operations

### Channels

Channel Type Launched Purpose 5 Free-to-air public broadcast television channel 30 March 1997 Fifth national terrestrial channel in the United Kingdom 5Action Wholly owned 19 January 2022 Was originally launched on 4 July 2018 as Paramount Network before rebrand. Programming focuses on action and crime. During NFL on CBS games starting in 2025, branded as 5NFL. 5Select 13 February 2018 Was originally launched as Channel 5 +24 on 4 February 2014. Became My5 on 10 August 2016 before current rebrand. Programming focuses on documentaries, arts, dramas, comedies and Channel 5 original content.[37][38] 5Star 11 February 2016 Was originally launched as Five Life on 15 October 2006. Became Fiver on 28 April 2008 & then 5* on 7 March 2011 before current rebrand. Programming focuses on documentaries, comedies & dramas. 5USA 7 March 2011 Was originally launched as Five US on 16 October 2006. Became Five USA on 16 February 2009 before current rebrand. Programming focuses on imported movies and programmes from the United States.

### My5

My5 Logo

Main article: [My5](/source/My5)

**My5** (previously **Five Download** and later **Demand 5**) is the brand name of [video-on-demand](/source/Video-on-demand) services offered by [Channel 5](/source/Channel_5_(UK)) in the United Kingdom. The service went live on 26 June 2008.[39]

## See also

- [List of television stations in the United Kingdom](/source/List_of_television_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom)

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## External links

- [Official website](https://www.channel5.com)

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Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft. ^ joint venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs. ^ joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag. ^ joint venture with Pressefunk Nordrhein-Westfalen and Westdeutscher Rundfunk. ^ joint venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio. ^ joint venture with Mediengruppe Dr. Haas. ^ joint venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk. ^ joint venture with Broadcast Sachsen. ^ joint venture with TF1 Group.

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