TV5 (Finnish TV channel)

TV5 (TV Five) is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA. The channel launched in March 2004 but it was replaced by The Voice TV Finland in November 2004. It started operating again in September 2008 on the same channel as The Voice. It transmitted every day from 6 pm to 1 am. In the fall of 2010, TV5 started using the same logo, identity, graphics, and branding as Kanal 5, a channel in Sweden also owned by SBS Discovery. TV5 and The Voice became separate channels on April 1, 2011. After that TV5 became the fastest growing channel, by viewers, in Finland in 2011.

TV5
CountryFinland
Broadcast area90,4% of Finland
HeadquartersHelsinki, Finland
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
(Warner Bros. Discovery)
Sister channelsKutonen
Frii
TLC (Finland)
History
Launched12 March 2004 (relaunched 10 September 2008)
Former namesVIISI
(March 2004 - November 2004)
TV Viisi
(September 2008 - August 2011)
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrialChannel 7

Logo and identities
  • TV5's second logo from 2008-2010
    TV5's second logo from 2008-2010

Programming

TV5 airs feature films, series and documentaries.

References


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