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Channel 5 launch of 5Drama television channel
Overview
Channel 5 is restructuring its television lineup with the scheduled launch of 5Drama on October 21. The new service will replace 5Select, which is closing after eight years of broadcasting. While 5Select previously served as a hub for documentaries and factual content, that programming will now be available via the main Channel 5 station and digital streaming platforms.
5Drama will feature a mix of UK, US, and Australian programming, including detective dramas and family favorites such as ‘All Creatures Great and Small’. A key component of the launch is the broadcast of the Australian soap opera ‘Home and Away’, which the channel intends to air in its entirety from its 1988 origins.
The reshuffle also involves moving 5Action to the former 5Select slot on Freeview channel 46.
Entities
5Drama · Channel 5 · Home and Away · 5Select · Summer Bay
Timeline
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[BUSINESS] 3 sourcesChannel 5 to replace 5Select with new 5Drama channel
Channel 5 will close its 5Select channel after eight years to launch 5Drama, a new channel dedicated to drama programming, starting October 21.
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[CULTURE] 2 sourcesHome and Away to air original episodes on new UK channel 5Drama
Home and Away will air from its 1988 beginnings on the new UK channel 5Drama this October, amid recent plot developments involving Richie Brezniak’s controversial return to Summer Bay.
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[CULTURE] 2 sourcesChannel 5 to launch 5Drama new television channel
Channel 5 will launch 5Drama on October 21, replacing 5Select. The new channel will feature UK, US, and Australian series, including a broadcast of ‘Home and Away’ starting from its 1988 debut.
Sources
dailymail.co.uk · digitalspy.com · iNews.co.uk · keighleynews.co.uk · soapoperadaily.com · telesatellite.com · tvzoneuk.com
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