Channel 5 (UK)

Five is a British television channel, which was in 1997 under the name Channel 5 to broadcast. He was until 2010 owned by the RTL Group and was subsequently sold to the British media company Northern & Shell. The TV channel currently holds a market share of 5.7 percent.

Reception

Five terrestrial transmitter transmits at a chain that can be received in many parts of the United Kingdom since the beginning. This chain was assembled only in the 1990s of the last " frequency remains " and therefore not the same range as the four older frequency chains, which send to BBC One, BBC Two, ITV 1 and Channel 4. Among other things, in parts of southern England and Scotland, the coverage was poor. Analog television is set in the UK between 2008 and 2012 and after the analogue switch-off is a Five same cover as BBC One, Two, ITV 1 and Channel 4 reach. Up to 99.4 % of all households in the UK can receive DVB- T by Five. In addition, a reception via cable and Astra 28.2 ° East possible.

Corner Logo

Channel 5 sent from the beginning with a so-called " Corner Logo", which is the usual in Germany sender identification in a corner of the screen. This was unusual until then in the UK and the biggest competitor resulted in the aftermath of protests audience no permanent on-screen logos one. 2002 also declined the fifth TV channel on a Corner logo. The Corner logo, however, was introduced in late 2007.