Media Delivery
Channel 5 and My5 to unify and rebrand as 5
The relaunched 5 will complement Paramount's other streaming operations in the UK
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Media Delivery
Paramount to merge My5 and Pluto TV into single platform
The product, which will leverage Pluto TV’s technology platform, will combine BVoD, FAST, AVoD and Live TV all at once, said the company
Business
ViacomCBS UK sets Dan Fahy to lead new streaming growth division
Fahy will oversee Channel 5’s AVoD service, My5 and Pluto TV UK, which moves under UK management
Media Consumption
WWE, Channel 5 team up for weekly wrestling highlights
Content will also be made available on My5
Business
Viacom, Virgin extend distribution deal
Virgin Media will add My5, Pluto TV and MTV Play to its app section
Content
Freeview Play reaches 20,000 hours of content
7 million devices sold since its launch in 2015
Content
Three Pluto TV channels launch on My5
First collaboration between the two Viacom-owned AVoD platforms in the UK
Data Centre
Netflix and Amazon streaming revenues “double those of UK broadcasters”
Streaming giants made £1.1bn in UK revenues last year
TVBEverywhere
My5 launches on Freesat
Offers on demand content from Channel 5, BLAZE, BET, PBS America and more
Content
Channel 5’s streaming service signs first foreign language content deal
Partners with Israel's largest multi-channel cable TV company
Content
Channel 5’s My5 transforms from player to platform
1500 hours of content to debut on the platform over the next 12 months
TVBEverywhere
Channel 5 to launch premium My5 replacement
5Prime will be available from 16th January
Business
Channel 5 adds A+E Networks content to VoD platform
Deal marks the first time a commercial UK public service broadcaster has provided a branded presence for another UK broadcaster on its on-demand platform
Business
‘Transformed’ Channel 5 posts record profit
Channel 5 has posted a record-breaking operating profit of £58.4 million for the 2016 financial year. It marks the UK broadcaster’s first consecutive years...
Business
TVBEverywhere
Channel 5 launching ‘Best Of’ channel
Channel 5 is set to launch a ‘Best Of’ channel My5 early next month. The free-to-air channel, which will broadcast the ‘best content from...
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