Channel 5 (UK)
Channel 5 is a
British commercial television network. It was launched in
1997, and was the fifth and final national terrestrial analogue network in the
United Kingdom after
BBC One,
ITV, BBC Two and
Channel 4. It is generally the fifth-placed network in the country in audience share, and has been since its inception.
The station was branded as Five between
2002 and
2011, when it was owned by the
RTL Group.
Richard Desmond purchased the station from RTL on 23 July
2010, announcing plans to invest more money in programming and return to the name Channel 5 with immediate effect, and it was relaunched on
14 February 2011. On 1 May 2014 the channel was acquired by Viacom for £450 million.
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