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Five
Five logo
Launched 30 March 1997
Owned by Channel 5 Broadcasting
(RTL Group)
Picture format 576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3)
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(February 2008, [1])
Country Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Formerly called Channel 5 (1997-2002)
Sister channel(s) Fiver,
Five US
Website www.five.tv
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue Normally tuned to 5 (Not in Whitehaven and Copeland)
Freeview Channel 5
Satellite
Sky Digital Channel 105
Cable
Virgin Media Channel 105
IPTV over ADSL
Tiscali TV Channel 5
Channel 5 generic logo, 1997-2002. Variants of this version were seen frequently prior to the launch, though the coloured bars remained in some form or another until 2002
Channel 5 generic logo, 1997-2002. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Fiver is a Free-to-view Television channel in the United Kingdom --> Five US is a Free-to-air entertainment Television channel in the Analogue terrestrial television in the United Kingdom is traditionally the method most people in the UK, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man used to receive Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting 's digital Satellite television service transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28 Virgin Media Inc (formerly known as ntlTelewest, after a merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global Inc IPTV ( Internet Protocol Television) is a system where a Digital television service is delivered using Internet Protocol over a network infrastructure which Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ( ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over Copper Telephone Tiscali TV may refer to Tiscali TV (Italy, IPTV service in Italy Tiscali TV (UK, IPTV service in the United Kingdom Variants of this version were seen frequently prior to the launch, though the coloured bars remained in some form or another until 2002
One of the Channel 5 idents used from 1999-2000
One of the Channel 5 idents used from 1999-2000
Five logo used from 2002-Present
Five logo used from 2002-Present

Five was launched in 1997 and is the fifth and final national terrestrial analogue television channel to launch in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Originally called Channel 5, the station rebranded itself as Five in 2002.

Contents

Company

Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited (as of 2006, still the legal name of the company, though it now trades exclusively as five) was licensed by the UK Government in 1995 after a bidding process that lasted from 1993 and throughout 1994. The initial round of bidders, which included a network of city-TV stations planned by Thames Television, was rejected outright and the Independent Television Commission contemplated not awarding the licence at all. Thames Television was a licencee of the British ITV television network covering London and parts of the surrounding counties The Independent Television Commission (ITC licensed and regulated commercial Television services in the United Kingdom (except S4C in Wales

The difficulty with the project lay in use of television broadcast frequencies that had been allocated to RF outputs from domestic video recorders. 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 Independent Television Commission re-advertised the franchise. The Independent Television Commission (ITC licensed and regulated commercial Television services in the United Kingdom (except S4C in Wales Tom McGrath, then-president of Time Warner International Broadcasting, put together a revised frequency plan with NTL and consulting engineer Ellis Griffiths, involving less re-tuning and greater signal coverage. Thomas B McGrath (born 1956 though little known outside Hollywood, has been a leading behind-the-scenes player in reshaping modern media throughout his entertainment Lord (Clive) Hollick, then CEO of Meridian Broadcasting (later United News & Media, and now UBM) took up the project as lead investor as UK law prohibited Time Warner from owning more than 25%. Clive Richard Hollick Baron Hollick (born 19 May 1945) is a British businessman with media interests and a noted supporter of the Labour party A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Meridian Broadcasting (now legally known as ITV Meridian is the holder of the ITV franchise for the south and south east of England. Pearson Television, who by now owned original licence bidders Thames Television, also came on board. Ironically, when McGrath left to become President of Paramount, Time Warner dropped out of the project and was replaced by CLT. RTL Group ( is Europe's largest TV radio and production company and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Pearson Television and CLT later merged, becoming RTL Group who, as of 2006, control the network, after buying UBM's share. RTL Group ( is Europe's largest TV radio and production company and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. After Holleck became involved, he and McGrath brought on board Greg Dyke (later chairman of the BBC) to be the interim CEO during the application and launch phase of the project. Gregory Dyke (born 20 May 1947) is a Journalist and broadcaster.

History

"Give me 5!" the Pre-launch hype

Wolf Olins and Saatchi & Saatchi were the main companies behind the pre-launch advertising campaign: "Give Me 5". Saatchi & Saatchi is a global Advertising agency founded by brothers Maurice (now Lord Saatchi and art collector [1] The channel would be both modern and mainstream. The "5" logo (a numeric "5" within a circle) and "candy strip" (a bar of colours) was used, and an attempt was made to establish a collection of "C5 faces"; hence through the spring of 1997, billboards of Jack Docherty were displayed, along with other unknown characters. Jack Docherty (born 1962 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish Comedian and was born John Docherty [1]

However the main issue around the pre-launch hype was the retuning of thousands of video recorders so that viewers could actually view the channel. The British frequency plan was designed for four channels; Channel 5 could be squeezed into the allocated frequencies that became vacant, however in order to be distributed broadly like its opposition, a clumsy re-wiring process had to take place. It gave a somewhat farcical impression to its future viewers. It also created confusion as to where the channel could be viewed, simply because in some regions of the country it was not (and in some places still is not) possible for the channel to be broadcast; this is due to the fact the channel could cause interference with French networks.

A series of pre-launch screens were displayed on the frequencies Channel 5 would begin broadcasting on in the months before launch as well, these included:

In the last week before launch, the Spice Girls featured in a three second promotional advert saying: "Channel 5, Easter Sunday, 6pm!"

After an exhaustive re-tuning system, 65% of the population could view the channel by launch night. The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994

The Launch

The Spice Girls launched the channel with a re-written version of the 60s hit "5-4-3-2-1" song on Sunday 30 March 1997 at 6:00 pm. The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Presenters Tim Vine and Julia Bradbury introduced the nation to the UK's fifth free terrestrial network with half an hour of previews, given the title as "Give me 5!". Tim Vine (born March 4, 1967 in Cheam, Surrey) is an English Actor and stand-up comedian and is the brother Julia Bradbury (born 1972 in Dublin, Ireland) is an English television presenter currently best known as a presenter (since 2005 of the BBC One

The rest of the Channel 5 launch night schedule, along with the official viewing figures were as follows:[2]

2. 49 million tuned in to see Britain's fifth free network launch - a figure higher than the launch of Channel 4 15 years earlier. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began

The Re-launch

On Monday 16 September 2002, Channel 5 re-branded to Five, in a multi million pound re-launch. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was an attempt to shake off the unsavory reputation that the channel picked up, due to its cumulating risqué output of the past. The project was directed by Trevor Beattie. Trevor Beattie (born 1959 former chairman of TBWA, is responsible for a number of high profile and often controversial advertising campaigns—most notably the FCUK for The Director of marketing was David Pullin, who said:

“ This campaign set out to achieve three key objectives: to clarify the channel's creative strategy; to refresh the channel's on-screen identity; and to address the gap between the common perceptions of Five and the new reality of our programming - stimulating viewers' reappraisal of Five's programmes and brand.

Channel 5 was a name; 'Five' is a brand. 'Five' as a brand reflects the evolution the channel is undergoing in programming and in becoming a more confident and distinctive viewer proposition.

”

Three consultancies were selected to assist the marketing scheme that was devised by Pullen and his team; WalkerBannisterBuss, design agency Spin and advertising company TBWA\London; who all worked within five's marketing department.

Rumoured merger

On 27 February 2004 it was reported that Five and Channel 4 were discussing a possible merger; this was widely seen as a potential upset for Channel 4's pride. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Some comics joked that the merged company should call itself Chanel 9 after the spoof foreign network on The Fast Show. Chanel 9 was a recurring sketch in the British Sketch comedy TV show The Fast Show. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject The Fast Show, known as Brilliant in the US was a BBC comedy sketch show programme that ran for three series from 1994 to 1997 Channel 4 and Five announced that merger plans were being called off in November of that year. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began

On 20 July 2005, RTL Group paid £247. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RTL Group ( is Europe's largest TV radio and production company and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. 6 million for United Business Media's 35. 4% stake in the channel. The acquisition was approved on 26 August 2005. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Multi-channel strategy

British television has undergone a lot of change since Five's launch with the huge growth in Digital television. Digital television (DTV is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete ( digital) signals in contrast to the analog signals used by (See Digital television in the United Kingdom). Refer to individual countries wikis for more information

On 18 November 2005, it was announced that Five had bought a stake in DTT's pay-TV operator, Top Up TV. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and Top Up TV is a digital Terrestrial Pay TV service offering content from 23 subscription Channels such as Living, G It was said that the investment may lead to the development of new free and pay services on DTT, and other platforms. [3]

Following this, Five launched two new digital TV channels in autumn 2006 on Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media:[4]

Spin-offs from the broadcaster's existing hits also air on the new outlets. Five HD was trialled on DTT in the London area, and would be a full time channel in the future. Presumably, initial launch would be on cable & satellite.

The channels use Digital Terrestrial space that was previously occupied by Top Up TV's channels, but viewers will not require a Top Up TV subscription, or pay extra to receive the new channels. Top Up TV is a digital Terrestrial Pay TV service offering content from 23 subscription Channels such as Living, G The channels will be funded by a "substantial additional investment" from the broadcaster's parent company RTL. [4]

Broadcasting and reception

The British frequency plan had only allowed for four channels to be transmitted over the whole of the UK using analogue terrestrial transmitters. The ITC had identified that UHF channels 35 and 37 could provide coverage of around 70% of the UK population. However, these channels were used by many domestic video recorders for RF connection to television sets. Before the channel could launch on Easter Sunday 1997 the broadcaster had to provide over-the-phone instructions or visit any home that complained to retune the video recorder or fit a filter to completely block the Channel 5 signal. Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year.

However, for many transmitters channels 35 and 37 were 'out of group', which meant that the roof-top receiving aerials were specifically designed to filter out Channel 5's broadcasts. An antenna is a Transducer designed to transmit or Receive electromagnetic waves In other words antennas convert electromagnetic waves into Many people either could not receive the channel at all, or required a new aerial. The broadcaster has added to the transmitters to improve the analogue terrestrial coverage since that time. The channel was also provided on the analogue Astra/BSkyB service, which enabled people outside of the terrestrial reception areas to receive it via a satellite dish.

Unlike the other four analogue British television channels, the channel cannot be received via analogue terrestrial broadcasts in many areas, including some parts of the south coast of England, where the signal would otherwise interfere with signals from television stations in France, many areas of North East England, especially around the major Tyne & Wear conurbation, many areas in Scotland, most of Wales and parts of Cumbria. British television broadcasting started in 1936 and now has a collection of free and subscription services over a variety of distribution media through which there are up to 600 channels England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The channel is available on all digital platforms (Sky Digital satellite, Tiscali TV IPTV and Freeview digital terrestrial, and also most cable operators). Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting 's digital Satellite television service transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28 Tiscali TV may refer to Tiscali TV (Italy, IPTV service in Italy Tiscali TV (UK, IPTV service in the United Kingdom IPTV ( Internet Protocol Television) is a system where a Digital television service is delivered using Internet Protocol over a network infrastructure which

The channel was the first in the UK to use a permanent digital on-screen graphic, which was unpopular with the viewing public and removed altogether on 16 September 2002. A digital on-screen graphic (known in the UK and New Zealand by the acronym DOG; in the US and Canada as a bug; and in Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The five logo has been put back on screen as of 11 October 2007. [5]

Unlike the other UK terrestrial channels, Five is not available on cable, MMDS or digital satellite in the Republic of Ireland, the first such service not to be available in that country, although its terrestrial signal can be received in areas bordering Northern Ireland, or coastal areas close to Wales. Cable television in the Republic of Ireland is the most common system for distributing multi-channel television in the state MMDS is also an acronym for Mortality Medical Data System. Multichannel multipoint distribution service, also known as MMDS Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of

Five's annual audience shares (1997-2006)

Five share of viewing since launch 1997-2007
Five share of viewing since launch 1997-2007

Below is the official audience shares in percent for Five since 1997. Generally, Channel 4's audience share lingers around the 10% margin, and BBC One and ITV's share lingers around 20%-30%.

Audience shares were at their lowest in the channel's first year, but almost doubled in the second year, and continued to increase until reaching a peak of 6. 6% in 2004 (the eighth year). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Two years later, however, the audience share had slumped to less than 5%.

1997: 2. 3%
1998: 4. 3%
1999: 5. 4%
2000: 5. 7%
2001: 5. 8%
2002: 6. 3%
2003: 6. 5%
2004: 6. 6%
2005: 6. 4%
2006: 4. 9%
2007:

Programming

General

In the early days, the station had audience figures so low they were almost impossible to quantify; thanks in part to the weak daytime programming and cheap U. S imports that took up much of the channel's schedule. Early evenings were dominated by home and cookery shows, before the main evening news at half eight presented by Kirsty Young; the informal presentation style was something the programme was praised for. Kirsty Jackson Young (born 23 November 1968 in East Kilbride) is a Scottish television journalist presenter actress and radio presenter The schedule of the channel was designed to lead into a film at 9:00 pm, though the quality would vary, with TV movies often shown in place of cinema releases. Ratings for the channel's soap opera Family Affairs were much below those attained by the soaps broadcast by the other terrestrial channels, and the weak prime time performance was offset by risque late-night programming such as Red Shoe Diaries, Sex and Shopping and Real Sex. For the American sitcom of similar name see Family Affair. See also Family Affair (disambiguation. Red Shoe Diaries is an erotic and drama series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime from Sex and Shopping is a thirteen part Documentary series on the global Sex industry. Real Sex is a Television series broadcast on and a production of HBO. The channel did gain high ratings for the screenings of football matches, and this caused the then Programming Director Dawn Airey to stress that the channel was about "more than just films, football and fucking!", though this quote is still often misquoted as a description of the channel's programming strategy rather than as a denial of that strategy. Dawn Airey, born in Lancashire in 1960 is a British television executive [6] In an attempt to shake off this negative image, the channel re-branded as "five" in a multi-million advertising campaign.

Family Affairs was dropped on 30 December 2005, its low ratings freed up to £10 million for other programmes. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Since 2002, the broadcaster has pursued an aggressive acquisition strategy, and now screens several of the highest-rating American dramas, including Grey's Anatomy, all three CSI franchises, House, three of the Law & Order franchises, Shark and Prison Break. Grey’s Anatomy is an American Primetime television medical drama. The term " franchise " is commonly used to describe a number of related American Television programs created by Anthony E House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. Shark is an American Legal drama that originally ran on CBS from September 21 2006 to May 20 2008 Prison Break is an American action / Serial drama television series that premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company on August 29 2005 The channel also poached talk-show host Trisha Goddard from ITV to shore up its daytime schedule, and also bought the rights to Australian soap opera Home and Away. Trisha Goddard (born 23 December, 1957) is an English Television presenter well known for her morning talk show Trisha Goddard Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been [7]

As a public service broadcaster, Five is required to show educational programmes, including some moderately successful documentaries, such as the Hidden Lives series. Documentaries on art, mainly presented by Tim Marlow, have also been well received. Tim Marlow (born 1963) is a British writer broadcaster and art historian In 2005 Five acquired another public service figleaf - the rights to the annual Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures have been held in London annually since 1825

Entertainment

Five screened the cult prison drama Prisoner Cell Block H, running all 692 episodes between April 1997 and February 2001 and also revived another Australian soap, Sons and Daughters, running all 972 episodes between 1998 and 2005. Prisoner is an Australian television Soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre a fictional women's Prison Sons and Daughters was an Logie Award winning Australian Soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy In addition, the channel showed two popular American soap operas Sunset Beach and The Bold and the Beautiful every weekday morning with an omnibus edition of Sunset Beach every Saturday from 1998 to 2001. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sunset Beach is an American short-running television Soap opera, first broadcast in United States on NBC on January 6 1997 and last aired on December The Bold and the Beautiful (often abbreviated to B&B) is an American Television Soap opera. After the end of Sunset Beach in 1999, the remaining episodes were screened until early 2000. The channel replaced it with another soap opera popular in America Days of our Lives, though after poor ratings it was removed from weekday morning schedules in 2002. Days of Our Lives is an American Soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8 1965 on the NBC network in the United Soon after this, The Bold and the Beautiful also lost its place in the weekday morning schedules and as of 2007 the morning schedule does not contain a soap opera.

Another popular programmes was the New Zealand teenage futuristic drama series The Tribe which was screened in its entire run of five seasons from 1999 to 2003. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Tribe is a post-apocalyptic soap opera primarily aimed at teenagers. After the end of each season, episodes were generally rerun on weekday mornings in the summer holidays. After the end of the fifth season, there were plans for a sixth season which have not materialized. Five also screened the a couple of the other programmes from the production company Cloud 9, the co-produced Atlantis High in 2001 and The Tribe spin-off The New Tomorrow in 2005; so far both has lasted only one season. Atlantis High is a teen comedy TV show shot in New Zealand in 2001. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing The New Tomorrow is a New Zealand -based television series produced by Cloud 9 and is a sequel to the cult television series The

Five obtained the rights for the Australian soap opera Home and Away in 2001, and the music show CD:UK both in a bidding war with ITV, though it failed in a bid to buy terrestrial rights for The Simpsons, formerly screened on BBC2, which was purchased by Channel 4. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been CDUK was a UK Television Music show It was launched on 29 August 1998 on ITV, in conjunction with Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Five later dropped plans to revive CD:UK.

The format rights for a UK version of The Mole were acquired; the BBC had wanted them, and this series was well received; it attracted a moderate audience for the channel. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The website UKGameshows.com announced that The Mole beat The Crystal Maze to win its first reader poll to find the best UK gameshow of all time. UKGameshowscom is a Website dedicated to British Game shows The site currently provides information on more than 1500 British game show formats from 1938 The Crystal Maze was a Game show, produced by Chatsworth Television and shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 15 February 1990 to 10 Five also screened the popular game show Fort Boyard from 1998 to 2002. Fort Boyard is a French Game show created by Jacques Antoine, that was first broadcast in 1990 (as Les Clés de Fort Boyard In 2003, Five acquired the rights to the cult show Robot Wars, previously shown on BBC2, though the show ended soon after this, and repeats of the previous series' went out on Sky One in late 2006.

In Make Me A Supermodel, a reality show, contestants try to win a contract with the Select Modelling Agency. The format has had two series, and the second series was also featured on Five Life. Fiver is a Free-to-view Television channel in the United Kingdom Another reality TV programme is Trust Me, I'm A. . . , which features celebrities in different occupations. This cycle has had two incarnations to date: Trust Me, I'm A Holiday Rep and Trust Me, I'm A Beauty Therapist.

On May 18, 2007, Five acquired the rights to Australian soap opera Neighbours, previously screened on BBC One, after outbidding ITV. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent This was the second time the two UK networks have fought over an Australian soap. Back in 2000, Five won the rights over ITV to air Home and Away (another popular Australian soap) when ITV's contract with Home and Away ended. Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent

On the same day the it announced the winning of the rights to show Neighbours, the channel announced it would launch a new game show called Payday. A brand new primetime weekday quiz that gives eight players the chance of winning one of their fellow contestants' annual salaries. Excited about the new prime-time quiz show, the show itself did not meet expectations and received hardly any press attention which equalled in a lack of people watching the show. Ironically, from 16 July 2007, a format in a similar vein called Win My Wage, presented by Nick Hancock, has recently started screening on Channel 4 in the Deal or No Deal slot while it took a summer break. Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related Television Game shows, the first of which (launching the format was produced by Dutch producer Although viewing figures are reportedly slightly lower than the usual average for that time of day, the format seems to have had more early success in its teatime slot than its peaktime counterpart on Five.

Daytime

In the early days, Five's morning schedules were clogged with American imports such as the soaps The Bold and the Beautiful and Days of our Lives. The Bold and the Beautiful (often abbreviated to B&B) is an American Television Soap opera. Days of Our Lives is an American Soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8 1965 on the NBC network in the United These gathered only small audiences, and the rest of the early morning output was not any more successful in the ratings. Shows like Espresso and Exclusive failed to achieve any success, shared too by the American talk show Leeza.

In 2003 however, there were signs of the channel attempting to move upmarket; its morning output was aggressively developed to steal viewers away from its competitors. Terry Wogan and Gaby Roslin arrived to host the morning talk show The Terry and Gaby Show. Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3 1938 more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish Radio and Television Gaby Roslin (born July 12 1964) is an English Television presenter and Actress. The Terry and Gaby Show was a daytime television show broadcast on Five on weekday mornings between June 2003 and March 2004, produced by The show only lasted a year, failing to attract viewers.

Then 2004,Five's daytime scheduling was re-crafted once more. After the popular children's block programming show Milkshake!, the channel switches to The Wright Stuff, a debate format with celebrity guests on a panel debating in front of a small audience. The Wright Stuff is a British Television Chat show, hosted by Matthew Wright, andcurrently airing on Five each weekday at This is followed by British talk show host Trisha Goddard hosting her new show on Five, (after she left ITV in 2003). Trisha Goddard (born 23 December, 1957) is an English Television presenter well known for her morning talk show Trisha Goddard At 11. 30 Five News begins, normally presented by John Suchet, Helen Fospero or Kirsty Young though Young has now left the channel, making her last broadcast in August 2007. Five News is the news programme of British broadcaster Five. It is produced by Sky News. John Suchet (pronounced "soo-shay" /ˈsuːʃeɪ/ (born 29 March 1944 is a British News reader and Television presenter. Helen Fospero (born in 1966 in Cleethorpes) is an English television newsreader and Journalist. Kirsty Jackson Young (born 23 November 1968 in East Kilbride) is a Scottish television journalist presenter actress and radio presenter She was be replaced by Natasha Kaplinsky who will start in January 2008, having joined the channel from the BBC. Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky (born 9 September 1972 is an English newsreader. Five News was followed by a repeat of the previous night's episode of Home and Away at 12. Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been 00 until the show was moved to 2. 15. Until recently, at 12. 30 the station would screen its popular quiz show BrainTeaser which was presented by Alex Lovell. For the type of puzzle see Brain teaser BrainTeaser was a British game show, first broadcast in Alex Lovell (born 28 March 1973 in Gravesend, Kent) is an English television presenter. After four years though, Brainteaser has been withdrawn for the time being, following the revelation that production staff were faking winners on the programme's premium rate call-in competition. In the afternoon the channel screens two made for TV movies, mostly American, known as Five's Afternoon Movie section. From 2008, the station became the British home for Australian soap Neighbours, the BBC having lost screening rights as discussed above. ITV lost out on acquiring rights for the show, which is made by FremantleMedia Australia (which is also owned by RTL, the owners of Five). Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent FremantleMedia (previously known as All American Television, LBS Communications, and Pearson Television) is the content

Lifestyle

Lifestyle programmes form a major part of Five's schedule. This includes property shows, such as House Doctor, presented by Ann Maurice, Build A New Life In The Country and How Not To Decorate, presented by Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan. House Doctor is a British Entertainment Television programme. Ann Maurice (born 1951 in Michigan, US) is an American House Stager, and is perhaps best known in the UK as TV's "The House Doctor Colin McAllister (b1968 and Justin Ryan (b1967 are Scottish Interior designers and Television presenters. Other lifestyle shows include Diet Doctors, Colin & Justin's Wedding Belles, and The Hotel Inspector. The Hotel Inspector is an observational documentary series which airs on British terrestrial television channel Five.

Children and teenagers

Five's pre-school programming block Milkshake! is shown from 6:00 to 9:00 am each day. Milkshake! is a television programming block on Five for young children The block has a number of presenters, including Eddie Matthews and Naomi Wilkinson, and features a range of pre-school programming, including "Fifi & the Flowertots". Edwin Lee "Eddie" Mathews ( October 13 1931 – February 18 2001) was a Hall of Fame Third baseman in Major Naomi Wilkinson (born June 30, 1974 in Bristol) is a British Television presenter. Fifi & the Flowertots is a British Stop-motion animated children's television series first broadcast in 2005 which airs on Nick Jr and "Peppa Pig" and "Hi-5". Peppa Pig is a UK Animated Television seriesproduced by Contender Entertainemnt. Hi-5 is an Australian children's musical group formed in 1998 which is associated with the Children's television series of the same name. Until recently, the channel also had a block called Shake! at weekends, which was aimed at an older audience. Shake! is a television programming block on Five, which debuted in 2000, and it is shown on weekdays and Sundays from 9a However, Five recently removed the Shake! block from its schedules, as Neighbours is taking up the Saturday slot. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 [8]

Five has purchased a Toonami branded block from Turner to start later in the year. [9]

Drama and comedy

Among Five's most popular programmes are its acquired dramas, including CSI, and also CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Charmed, Criminal Minds, House, Law & Order, L&O: SVU, L&O CI, NCIS, Grey's Anatomy, Prison Break, Big Love and The Shield. CSI Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama Television series that trails the investigations of a team of Las Vegas CSI Miami is a spin-off of the CBS network series. CSI Miami airs new episodes Mondays at 10 PM ET/PT on CBS. CSI NY is an American Police procedural Television series, which premiered on September 22, 2004. Criminal Minds is an American crime drama that premiered September 22, 2005 on CBS. House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. Law & Order Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order SVU or simply SVU) is an American Drama Law & Order Criminal Intent is an American Television series set in New York City. NCIS, promoted as Navy NCIS in its first season aka Navy NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service or NCIS Naval Criminal Grey’s Anatomy is an American Primetime television medical drama. Prison Break is an American action / Serial drama television series that premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company on August 29 2005 Big Love is an HBO television drama about a fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices Polygamy. The Shield is an American Police - Drama Television series shown on FX Networks in the U The second and final season of Friends spin-off Joey[10] Two and a Half Men, Everybody Hates Chris, Becker and Out of Practice also air on the channel. Friends was an Joey was an American sitcom, which starred Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the sitcom Friends Two and a Half Men is an Emmy Award nominated American television sitcom, which premiered on CBS on Monday September 22 2003 at Everybody Hates Chris is an Golden Globe and Emmy Award -nominated American sitcom broadcast on the The CW, featuring Out of Practice is a short-lived American Situation comedy Television series that originally aired on CBS from September 19,

In 2006 the channel showed a commissioned drama, Tripping Over (a co-production with Network Ten), which has been given the green light for a second series in 2007. Tripping Over is a British / Australian six-part drama series Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. Five also screened Perfect Day, a commissioned British drama, in 2005. The success of this one-off drama led to the commissioning of a prequel and a sequel, Perfect Day: The Millennium and Perfect Day: The Funeral, which were shown in 2006. British sitcoms Suburban Shootout and Respectable, and sketch show Swinging have also appeared. Suburban Shootout is a British satirical Black comedy Television series produced for Five and Paramount Comedy Respectable is a British Sitcom, first shown in six episodes from 30th August to 4th October 2006 on Five; it was later repeated on Sketch comedy consists of a series of short Comedy scenes or vignettes called "sketches" commonly between one and ten minutes long

In 2007, Five started an advertising campaigns for its most popular dramas, including the second seasons of Prison Break and Grey's Anatomy. Five also managed to acquire latest acquisitions Dirt, Californication and 30 Rock for not only its regular channel but for Five US as well Numb3rs CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, House, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Dirt (styled d!rt for logos is an American television serial presented by the FX network. Californication is a Showtime TV series production created by Tom Kapinos and starring David Duchovny as Hank Moody a troubled novelist 30 Rock is an American Television comedy Series created by Tina Fey. --> Five US is a Free-to-air entertainment Television channel in the NUMB3RS (pronounced Numbers) is an American Television show produced by brothers Ridley and Tony Scott. CSI Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama Television series that trails the investigations of a team of Las Vegas CSI Miami is a spin-off of the CBS network series. CSI Miami airs new episodes Mondays at 10 PM ET/PT on CBS. CSI NY is an American Police procedural Television series, which premiered on September 22, 2004. House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. Law & Order Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order SVU or simply SVU) is an American Drama Law & Order Criminal Intent is an American Television series set in New York City.

News

Main article: Five News

Sport

Late-night sports programming has been a feature of the channel since its original launch, especially focusing on live or short-delay coverage of major North American sports. Five News is the news programme of British broadcaster Five. It is produced by Sky News. Most notably, the channel has covered Major League Baseball games, both regular season and playoffs since its first week on air. With the conclusion of Family Affairs, Five's MLB baseball coverage is the longest continuously run programme on the channel. For the American sitcom of similar name see Family Affair. See also Family Affair (disambiguation. MLB on Five is a sports television programme on the British Five Network featuring live coverage of Major League Baseball games Jonathan Gould is the host, with former Great Britain national team player Josh Chetwynd as the in-studio analyst. For the radio/TV presenter and sponsorship practitioner see Jonny Gould. Joshua Stephen Chetwynd is the baseball analyst for Five a UK TV channel where he works with Jonny Gould on MLB on Five.

Until 2004, it also covered the regular season and Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League; following the lost 2004-05 season, the primary broadcast rights passed to NASN. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The 2004–05 NHL lockout resulted in the cancellation of what would have been the 88th season of the National Hockey League (NHL NASN, the North American Sports Network, is an European sports network focusing on professional sports of the United States and Canada. However, since 2006-07, Five has relaunched its coverage with a weekly NHL game on short-delay along with highlights of other action from around the league.

Five has also acquired American football and basketball coverage in the wake of Channel 4 dropping them. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began In 2007, five renewed its NFL coverage with a 2-year deal to screen Monday Night Football and NBC Sunday Night Football live (the latter coverage begins once the MLB Playoffs and World Series end). Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly Television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. Nat Coombs hosts and Mike Carlson, a former college-football player, is the studio analyst, with game commentary taken from the American broadcasters. Nathaniel 'Nat' Coombs is a British television presenter comedian and comedy writer Mike Carlson is the regular pundit of National Football League (NFL coverage for the United Kingdom 's five TV. Sky Sports simulcasts these games with its own production, while the BBC hold rights to other NFL coverage. The NBA hosts are Mark Webster and Andre Alleyne, the latter of whom took over as analyst from former British NBA star John Amaechi. This article is about the journalist/broadcaster for the darts player see Mark Webster (darts player Mark Webster John Ekwugha Amaechi ( born November 26, 1970 in Boston Massachusetts, U It generally follows the model of Five's NHL coverage, a single midweek game either live or on short-delay, plus a review of the previous week's action. The coverage of both sports has included forays into the NCAA scene - notably the Rose Bowl and the NCAA Basketball Tournament, even the Final Four. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the Currently, NASN broadcasts some college sports.

Five shows a mix of European and international club football, notably weekly matches or highlights from the Netherlands Eredivisie, Portugal's SuperLiga, Primera División Argentina and Copa Libertadores from South America. Football on Five is the principal live football programme on British Television channel Five. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Portuguese Liga ( pron 'liɣɐ currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese Primera División ( English: First Division) is the top category of Argentine Football, and is organized by the Argentine Football Association The Copa Santander Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América, ( Taça Libertadores da América) is a football cup competition played South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a They acquired the exclusive live rights to the Italian Serie A, beginning in the 2007/8 season. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Five usually show live early-round matches from the UEFA Intertoto Cup and UEFA Cup when British teams are involved; the package is not centralized and thus coverage depends on which teams Five can secure the rights to. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. ITV Sport hold exclusive rights from the quarterfinals onwards, regardless of which teams get that far. ITV Sport is a Sport producer and brand name owned by ITV plc.

In 2007, the channel resumed coverage of Major League Soccer (MLS) with a match between Toronto FC and Los Angeles Galaxy on 4 August 2007; the match was expected to be (but was not) David Beckham's competitive debut as a Galaxy player. Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U Toronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club located in Toronto, and the first non-American team in Major League Soccer (MLS Los Angeles Galaxy (aka LA Galaxy) is an American soccer club based in Los Angeles California. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. David Robert Joseph Beckham, and is also a member of the England national team. In the past, the channel has shown other MLS matches on tape delay or as highlights, generally in the same manner as its coverage of European domestic leagues (excluding Serie A). MLS coverage used to include David Beckham's Soccer USA, a show presented by Tim Lovejoy on Wednesdays at 7:15pm during the season to show highlights of the week's matches, funny moments and also interviews with David Beckham on his latest match. David Beckham's Soccer USA is a football highlights and general discussion show presented by Tim Lovejoy and produced and broadcast in the UK by Five. Timothy Paul Lovejoy (born 28 March, 1968) is a British Television presenter, most famous for hosting Saturday morning Football David Robert Joseph Beckham, and is also a member of the England national team. Other guests make appearances from time-to-time. The show will not return.

In 2005 Five began highlights coverage of all of England's test and one-day cricket home matches. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations NightMatchOldTraffordjpg|right|thumb|350px|A night match at Old Trafford. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries This followed a period of much publicised success for the English cricket team and when the exclusive live rights to home England matches were controversially awarded to Sky Sports, Five was a surprise choice to pick up the highlights in the light of Channel 4's respected coverage and the BBC's previous interest (the BBC did acquire exclusive radio rights). The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Prior to Channel 4, the BBC had long held the rights and Five were newcomers to cricket, but the coverage has taken up where Channel 4 left off in its coverage (with the help of production company Sunset + Vine) The new show also secured former Channel 4 commentators such as Simon Hughes, Geoffrey Boycott and the anchor of Channel 4's coverage Mark Nicholas to offer expert analysis on the day's play. Simon Peter Hughes (born 20 December 1959, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey) is an English Cricketer and Journalist Geoffrey Boycott OBE (born 21 October 1940 is a former Cricketer for Yorkshire and England. Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas (born 29 September 1957 in Westminster, London) is an English Cricketer who played for Cricket on Five (which shows daily highlights of England's matches) airs at 7:15 pm and has become extremely popular with cricket fans.

The channel has also covered motorsports, most notably Moto GP from 2000 to 2002 showing every race live before rights were snapped up by the BBC. Overview A Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix was first organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM in 1949 Currently, Five hold rights to show weekly highlights from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

For a brief time, Five showed professional wrestling in the form of the WCW Worldwide show between Summer 1999 and March 2001, when the company was purchased by World Wrestling Entertainment, and ceased to produce any more shows. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff WCW WorldWide was a syndicated TV show produced by the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet,

Golf coverage consists of weekly highlights from the PGA Tour, excluding majors. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States.

On 18 February 2008, Five showed full live coverage of the 2008 NBA All-Star Game

Participation TV

Quiz Call is broadcast simultaneously on Five, Five Life and Five US on the following days:

The phone-in quiz show invites viewers to play along for a chance to win cash prizes in return for solving on-screen puzzles. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The National Basketball Association staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. Quiz Call is a late night/early morning phone-in quiz TV show produced by Ostrich Media (owned by iTouch for Five, Five US and Fiver Entrants must be aged eighteen or over to participate and each call and SMS text is charged whether an entrant successfully gets through to the show or not.

Past and present branding

The Logo:

On April 14 1997, teletext's logo poll specifically for five, took place. Teletext reported that 70% of viewers were in favour of the logo to be removed from the screen. Channel 5 however, refused to remove it; though did state since launch, the DOG had been toned down. Channel 5 explained their reasons for keeping the DOG on screen, in an interview on the 30 March 1997, they explained that:

“ [Channel 5's] candy stripes are intended to join the Nike tick, the Levi's tab and the three Adidas stripes as signifiers of belonging. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. WikipediaManual of Style (trademarks, which says "Lowercased trademarks with no internal . .

Brand identity is the new holy grail of marketing. . . Product recognition is the winning move in the new consumer system. Channel 5 is being sold like a car or a running shoe. Not surprisingly it will be the first of our terrestrial channels to wear its own label on the outside. . . "Consumers are very brand-conscious these days. . . " ". . . and we are definitely describing ourselves as a very modern channel. It would be curious to launch an old-fashioned channel without an image in the era of Next, Levi's and Nike.

”

Despite being hated in its early days, Five's DOG returned on October 11, 2007, in the form of its latest logo. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. However, it does not appear during the channel's late-night sports shows.

Break bumpers:

Recent Idents:

See also

References

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