5's new channels on Freely
5 has made a major expansion into the FAST market by launching 11 new streaming channels on Freely and its own streaming service.
The broadcaster launched several spinoff stations on platforms such as its own Pluto TV service and Samsung TV Plus several years ago but has now significantly enhanced the offering.
The channels are geared either around a specific show or genre and are available free-to-view via Freely users with an internet connection, or the in-house 5 app, which is more widely available through platforms such as Sky.
“Launching these channels on Freely will help us expand their reach beyond the 5 streaming platform and directly into the homes of our audiences,” said Kiaran Saunders, vp of distribution at 5.
“As more and more people stream TV live, we want to meet audiences where they are with content they care about. These new channels showcase the range and breadth of genres that 5 excels at.”
The complete list of new 5 channels on Freely:
- 5Cops – (channel 69): featuring Traffic Cops, Motorway Cops, Police Night Shift 999 and Police Code Zero, among others
- 5Police Interceptors – (channel 70): 24/7 programming of one of the country’s best-loved real life policing programmes
- 5Movies – (channel 77): the new home of made-for-TV thriller movies, exclusive to Freely and 5 Streaming, with films such as Danger Rocks The Cradle, You’ll Never Leave Me, Deadly Surrogacy and A Killer Behind Closed Doors
- 5A&E – (channel 84): featuring shows such as 999 Critical Condition, A&E After Dark and Casualty 24/7
- 5Crime – (channel 85): featuring shows such as Rogue Claimers, Call the Bailiffs, Killer at the Crime Scene, 999 Killer on the Line and Making a Serial Killer
- 5Medical – (channel 107): exclusive to Freely and 5 Streaming, featuring shows such as GPs Behind Closed Doors, Autopsy, Don’t Tell the Doctor, Plastic Surgery Nightmares and Maternity Ward
- 5Yorkshire Vet – (channel 108): exclusive to Freely and 5 Streaming, 24/7 programming of the hugely popular programme that takes viewers inside the life of a working veterinarian in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside
- 5Bargain-Loving Brits – (channel 118): 24/7 programming of 5’s Bargain-Loving Brits series, including Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun, Bargain-Loving Brits by the Sea and Bargain-Loving Brits in Blackpool
- 5Trucking Hell – (channel 119): featuring shows such as Trucking Hell, Outback Truckers and Trucking Heavy
- 5History – (channel 128): exclusive to Freely and 5 Streaming, featuring shows such as Inside the Tower of London, Secrets of the Royal Palaces, Walking Wartime Britain and more
- Milkshake! – (channel 360): exclusive to Freely and 5 Streaming, and with different content and a different schedule to 6-9am Milkshake! slot on 5, featuring shows such as Fireman Sam, Thomas & Friends, Mimi’s World, Stan and Gran and The World According to Grandpa
