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EntertainmentStreamingChannel 5 to kill My5 streaming service and merge with Pluto TVMy5’s getting a new name, much more to watch and quite possibly a better place on the Freeview programme guide tooWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
My5’s getting a new name, much more to watch and quite possibly a better place on the Freeview programme guide too
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Pluto already streams some content from Channel 5 and My5 streams some Paramount content, but the merger will combine the two offerings into one. According to Paramount, the new service will also include content from other providers.
Like other recently launched channels this new service will be a FAST (Free, Ad-Supported TV) channel that’ll be free to watch. Paramount hasn’t announced its name or planned launch date yet; those details will be revealed in 2024.
Will My5 become less fun in its new incarnation?
That’s unlikely, because Channel 5 is a public service broadcaster. That means its licence is dependent on providing certain kinds of content and on commissioning content from particular countries. It also limits how many repeats the channel is allowed to broadcast.
While those restrictions apply to broadcast rather than online, Paramount isn’t going to start running two different versions of Channel 5 for broadcast and online. Paramount says that it’s keen to keep Channel 5’s current identity, telling the Financial Times that “Paramount+ and Channel 5 sit very comfortably together the same way CBS and Paramount+ sit in the US.”
Another benefit to Paramount from the move is that combining Pluto with My5 will enable it to use more attractive channels on Freeview Play. As RXTVinforeports, the channels in the 300-600 range on the electronic programme guide are reserved for the main broadcasters and so far only the BBC is using them. The new Paramount service is likely to appear there too.
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The move is separate from Channel 5’s involvement withFreely, the ad-supported free TV service launching in the UK next year. That too will feature content from Channel 5, along with programming from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
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