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Fiver
Launched 15 October 2006
Owned by Channel 5 Broadcasting
(RTL Group)
Picture format 576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3)
Audience share 0. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. RTL Group ( is Europe's largest TV radio and production company and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. 576i is a standard-definition video mode used in (former PAL and SECAM countries The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height 6% (0. 0% for +1)
(March 2008, [1])
Country Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Formerly called Five Life (until 28 April 2008)
Sister channel(s) Five
Five US
Timeshift service Fiver +1
Website www.five.tv/fiver
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview Channel 36 (0600-2300)
Satellite
Sky Digital Channel 182
Channel 183 (+1)
Cable
Virgin Media Channel 186
IPTV over ADSL
Tiscali TV Channel 31

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Contents

History

Five announced that programming on Five Life would include The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Love My Way,[2] Windfall,[3] and Angela's Eyes, as well as a weekday double-bill of the chat show Trisha Goddard and new episodes and a weekly omnibus of Home and Away. The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, also called Ellen The Ellen DeGeneres Show, is an Emmy Award winning See also "Love My Way" a hit single by the Psychedelic Furs on their 1982 album Forever Now. Angela's Eyes is an American Drama that premiered on July 16, 2006 on Lifetime TV. This article is about the British chat show For the Indian film actress see Trisha Krishnan. Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been Repeats of teenage drama Dawson's Creek started showing in December of 2006. Dawson's Creek was an American Primetime Television Drama which initially aired from January 20, 1998

The first programme broadcast on Five Life was Inside The Priory, a documentary about The Priory clinic, at 8pm on the channel's launch day. The Priory Group is an independent provider of Mental health care facilities in the United Kingdom. The launch of Five Life marked the start of Five's digital multi-channel strategy designed to compete with similar strategies from its rivals Channel 4 and ITV plc. 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 ITV plc ( is a British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial

On 11 January 2007, it was announced that Five Life had acquired the multi-channel rights to air popular and recently axed ITV dramas, Bad Girls (Series 4-8) and Footballers' Wives from Spring 2007. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Bad Girls was an award winning British Television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1999 to 2006 Footballers' Wives is a British television Drama surrounding the fictional premiership football club Earls Park F

During weekend mornings, an extended version of the kids' strand Milkshake! is broadcast. Milkshake! is a television programming block on Five for young children

On 28 August 2007, Five Life launched a timeshift channel named Five Life +1. [4]

At 6am on 28 April 2008, Five Life relaunched as Fiver with a totally new on and off air identity and a raft of new shows added to the schedule. [5] These included Celebrity Rehab, Dirt and reruns of Sex and the City. Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew is a VH1 Reality television show that premiered on January 10 2008 Dirt (styled d!rt for logos is an American television serial presented by the FX network. Sex and the City was an American Cable television program The original run of the show was broadcast on HBO from 1998 until 2004 for a

Former logo used from 16 October 2006 to 28 April 2008
Former logo used from 16 October 2006 to 28 April 2008

Launch night

The schedule for the primetime shows on the launch night of Five Life were as follows:

Time Programme Name Notes
20. 00 Inside The Priory This show attracted 39,000 viewers
21. 00 Make Me A Supermodel Extra This show attracted 18,000 viewers
22. 00 Love My Way This show attracted 49,000 viewers (0. 33% audience share)

The launch of Five Life was at the time ranked as the worst received multichannel launch for a terrestrial broadcaster ever, only managing to achieve a primetime share of 0. 21%. [6]

Fiver programming

Relaunch night (as Fiver)

The schedule for the primetime shows on the launch night of Five Life were as follows (ratings figures will be available on BARB before 11 May):

Time Programme Name Notes
18. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Rich Bride Poor Bride is a Television series shown on Slice and the network Sex and the City was an American Cable television program The original run of the show was broadcast on HBO from 1998 until 2004 for a Sofia's Diary is a drama that is shown online through the social networking site Bebo, which is the same site that hosts KateModern. The Hotel Inspector is an observational documentary series which airs on British terrestrial television channel Five. This article is about the British chat show For the Indian film actress see Trisha Krishnan. Trust Me - I'm A Beauty Therapist was a reality television show broadcast on Five in which eight British celebrities trained to become beauticians in a South The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, or BARB, is the organisation that compiles television ratings in the United Kingdom. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople 00 Animal Zoo
18. 30 Home and Away Normal time as it was shown on Five Life. Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been Fiver is a Free-to-view Television channel in the United Kingdom This is the episode that was to air on five the next day at 14. 15. Episode number is 4601.
19. 00 Home and Away The reason for the extra episode was to boost ratings figures on the first night. Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been This episode was repeated the next day in its ordinary 18. 30 timeslot, and aired on Five 2 days after its initial airing. This article discusses the number five. For the year 5 AD see 5. Episode number is 4602
19. 30 Neighbours repeated from Five. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 This article discusses the number five. For the year 5 AD see 5. Reason for late start is stated with the 19. 00 episode of Home and Away. Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been Every day after this, it's on at its normal time of 19. 00.

References

  1. ^ Five (05 June 2006). "Five unveils two new channels". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2006-10-12. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon.
  2. ^ "October launch date for Five's digital channels", MediaWeek. Retrieved on 2006-10-12. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon.  
  3. ^ "five autumn highlights 2006", Five. Retrieved on 2006-10-12. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon.  
  4. ^ Joanne Oatts (2007-07-05). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Five launches +1 services. Digital Spy. Digital Spy (or DS as it is often known by its users is a British Entertainment and Media website noted for its extensive Big Brother coverage and forums
  5. ^ "Five Life to relaunch as Fiver", The Guardian, 6 April 2008. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved on 2008-04-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus  
  6. ^ "Slow start for Five Life", Digital Spy. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all  

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