Channel 5, a privately owned company headquartered in the UK, and a subsidiary of Paramount TV Media, was founded in 1997 and employs approximately 780 individuals. The company reported $389.4M in revenue as of 2025, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Functioning as Britain's fifth public service broadcaster, Channel 5 reaches approximately 4 in 5 of the UK viewing public each month, offering a mix of content including factual programmes, entertainment, reality, sport, and 5 News. It operates sister channels 5STAR, 5USA, and Spike, alongside My5, a free video on demand service featuring programmes from Channel 5, 5USA, 5STAR, Spike, and milkshake!
Channel 5 will broadcast the Opening Ceremony of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games live from 8pm, effective this Thursday, July 22, 2026, as part of a deal with official rights holder TNT Sports. This coverage, also available on its on-demand platform, follows TNT Sports securing the live media rights for the 11-day sporting event, marking the first time in over 70 years that the BBC will provide no coverage. Previously, on June 23, 2026, the UK Government published a Media Green Paper outlining plans to improve access to reliable news sources in online applications and reform the Public Service Media system. Earlier, on June 18, 2026, Channel 5 finalized a three-year agreement with TNT Sports to bring daily Tour de France highlights back to free-to-air UK television, including live coverage of the 2027 Grand Départ and a nightly 7pm highlights package across cycling’s three Grand Tours.
Channel 5 offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Channel 5's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio and media and TV services.
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Channel 5's revenues were less than $500M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Channel 5's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to Channel 5's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Channel 5 currently holds 8 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including soccer | association football, snooker, cricket, american football and multi-sport.
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