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5 (British TV channel)

5 (formerly known as Channel 5 and Five) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount Skydance's UK and Australia division. It was launched on 30 March 1997 to provide a fifth national terrestrial channel in the United Kingdom.

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Owner
Paramount Networks UK & Australia
Headquarters
Breakfast Television Centre, London, England
5
See separate section
Broadcast area
United Kingdom · Isle of Man · Channel Islands · Gibraltar
Country
United Kingdom
Former names
Channel 5 (1997–2002; 2011–2025) Five (2002–2011)

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Idents

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Programming

5 Text

Channel 5 on Pluto TV

5 on The Farm

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5 (British TV channel)

Nodes197
Edges196
Triples51
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010152
Components1

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5 (British TV channel)

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Sister channels · 5
5 (British TV channel) → 5Action, 5Select, 5Star, 5USA, Milkshake!
Broadcast area · 4
5 (British TV channel) → Channel Islands, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, United Kingdom
Picture format · 2
5 (British TV channel) → (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed), High-definition television 1080i/1080p[a]
5 · 1
5 (British TV channel) → See separate section
Country · 1
5 (British TV channel) → United Kingdom
Former names · 1
5 (British TV channel) → Channel 5 (1997–2002; 2011–2025) Five (2002–2011)
Headquarters · 1
5 (British TV channel) → Breakfast Television Centre, London, England
Language · 1
5 (British TV channel) → English
Launched · 1
5 (British TV channel) → 30 March 1997; 29 years ago (1997-03-30)
Owner · 1
5 (British TV channel) → Paramount Networks UK & Australia

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channel new logo programmes broadcast five launch also launched september march service channels paramount first series idents tv terrestrial uk

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
5 (British TV channel)5See separate section1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Broadcast areaIsle of Man1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Broadcast areaChannel Islands1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Broadcast areaGibraltar1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)CountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Former namesChannel 5 (1997–2002; 2011–2025) Five (2002–2011)1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)HeadquartersBreakfast Television Centre, London, England1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)LanguageEnglish1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Launched30 March 1997; 29 years ago (1997-03-30)1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)OwnerParamount Networks UK & Australia1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)ParentChannel 5 Broadcasting Limited1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Picture formatHigh-definition television 1080i/1080p[a]1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Picture format(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Sister channels5Action1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Sister channels5Select1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Sister channels5Star1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Sister channels5USA1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Sister channelsMilkshake!1.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Timeshift service5 +11.00infobox
5 (British TV channel)Websitewww.channel5.com1.00infobox

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