My5
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| Original author(s) | Channel 5 |
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| Developer(s) | Channel 5 |
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Windows (XP, Vista, 7,8,10) Mac OS X Linux Xbox 360 PS3 (30 days + archive) PS4 Roku |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Television catch-up |
| Website | http://www.my5.tv |
My5 (previously Five Download and later Demand 5) is the brand name of video-on-demand services offered by Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. The service went live on 26 June 2008.
As Five Download, the service offered downloads in Windows Media Video format of the US imports CSI, House and Grey's Anatomy. Individual episodes of them could be 'rented', with some episodes available 7 days before they appeared on TV.
More varied content from Channel 5's programming has become available since June 2008, with a wider prevalence of free content offered for 30 days after broadcast. In January 2009, Demand 5 began to offer content in the Flash Video format, allowing users with Apple Macintosh computers to access their content.
My5 is the main source of on-demand programs from Channel 5, 5 STAR and 5 USA. It offers a 7-day catch-up service as well as an archive of shows from the past.
Demand 5 launched on Facebook in August 2010, becoming the first television network in the world to embed its programming into the social networking site.
Demand 5 had been available on SeeSaw since the launch of the service, with access to Demand 5's archive of shows such as Cowboy Builders, Fifth Gear, Home and Away, Neighbours and many more. In September 2011, all Demand 5 content was removed from SeeSaw.
In February 2010, Demand 5 launched on TV.com with around 250 hours of archive content as well as catch-up. This represented the first major deal for long-form content in Europe for TV.com. As part of the deal, advertising is sold by CBS Interactive.
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