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Channel5 Name Change

The owners of Channel 5 have announced it will be rebranding its streaming and broadcast service next year. 

This comes after the success of its shows on Netflix. 

The channel will be named 5, incorporating the online My5 platform, as well as expanding its archive online, owners Paramount UK announced. 

Ben Frow, chief content officer, Paramount UK said. “We know from the success that so many of our Channel 5 shows have had on Netflix that there’s a huge appetite for our content in the streaming world. 

“As we relaunch as 5, our streaming service will be a much bigger and broader offer than My5 with a significantly expanded range of content including new series and box sets in reality, drama, factual and kids from across the Paramount family.”

The streaming service will continue to be free for customers and it will have more content available including Paramount shows from reality, drama, factual, films and true crime shows. 

It will also feature those from MTV Entertainment Studios, CBS, and Comedy Central, Milkshake!, Paramount+ and Nickelodeon. 

Sarah Rose, president of Channel 5 and UK regional lead at Paramount, said: “We have seen record growth for My5 viewing over the last three years and, as more of our audience discover streaming, we think it’s the right time to have a much closer relationship between our linear and streaming services. 

“The new exciting content and Fast channels that we’ll be offering on 5 from 2025 will build on the amazing array of homegrown Channel 5 hits we know our audience already love.”

22 August 2024                                         

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