Paramount Network (British TV channel)

Paramount Network is a British free-to-air television channel operated by Channel 5 Broadcasting.[1] It is a localised version of the American channel of the same name, and features a range of programming from the Channel 5 stable as well as other content from the UK and US.[2][3][4]

Paramount Network
Launched4 July 2018 (2018-07-04)
NetworkChannel 5
Owned byViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Audience share0.49% (Including +1) (22 March 2020 (2020-03-22), BARB)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Replaced5Spike
Sister channel(s)
WebsiteOfficial website
Availability
Terrestrial
FreeviewChannel 31
Satellite
FreesatChannel 132
Sky (UK only)Channel 150
Channel 250 (+1)
Astra 2F
28.2°E		10964 H 22000 5/6
Cable
Virgin MediaChannel 150 (HD)
Channel 187

The channel was launched on 4 July 2018[5], but ceased to be available via satellite in Ireland on 13 July 2018 having supposedly been made available only by mistake[6], even though the channel had been promoted to Irish viewers before launch.[7] The channel can still be accessed on Sky Ireland by adding it via the extra channel.

The channel launched a high-definition feed exclusively on Virgin Media on 21 July 2018.[8][9]

On 7 January 2020, Paramount Network replaced 5Spike in its slots on Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media, and subsumed its +1 timeshift channel on Sky.[10] On Freeview, [11] Paramount Network+1 was going to be launched on Channel 94, when a simulcast of the Smithsonian Channel was taken off Channel 99, but the channel was removed on 15 April 2020 after the channel failed to launch [12].

Programmes

Original version

Current version

References
  1. http://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/html/tv/cs/tlcs001592ba2paramountnetwork.htm
  2. White, Peter (8 June 2018). "Viacom To Launch Paramount Network In The UK In July With 'Suits' & 'The Mick'". www.deadline.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. Barraclough, Leo (8 June 2018). "Viacom to Launch Paramount Network in U.K. in July". www.variety.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. "Paramount Network | Launches 4th July". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  5. Elliott, Dave (8 June 2018). "Viacom Launches Free-To-Air Channel 'Paramount Network' In The UK". www.geektown.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Entertainment/Paramount-channel/m-p/2868257/highlight/true#M77536
  7. Moore, Paul. "Ireland will be getting a brand new satellite TV channel | JOE.ie". www.joe.ie. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  8. "MEDIA BOY BLOG: UPDATED: Virgin Media UK tests 11 new channels". MEDIA BOY BLOG. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. "Paramount Network UK on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  10. "5Spike UK axed in alignment with US brands". rxtvlog. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  11. https://www.freeview.co.uk/tv-guide
  12. https://www.rxtvlog.com/2020/04/freeview-change-to-sony-movies.html
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