My5

For the former TV channel, see 5Select.
Not to be confused with KAUU, a television station in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. which features a channel known as "My 5".

My5
Original author(s)Channel 5
Developer(s)Paramount Global
Operating system
TypeTelevision catch-up
Websitemy5.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.[1] It is owned by Paramount Global and operated by their Paramount Networks UK & Australia division.

As Five Download, the service offered downloads in Windows Media Video format of the US imports CSI, House and Grey's Anatomy. Individual episodes could be 'rented', with some episodes available seven 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.[2]

On November 1, 2023, Paramount announced that it would merge My5 with Pluto TV in the UK, with its full launch date set to be planned for the second half of 2024.[3] These plans would be shelved with the announcement on 20 August 2024 that the service would instead be revamped and, along with Channel 5, would be rebranded as simply 5.[4]

  1. ^ "Demand Five launches". Channel 5. 17 July 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Demand Five online streaming review". Macworld UK. 18 May 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Paramount to Combine Pluto TV, Channel 5's My5 in U.K." The Hollywood Reporter. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. ^ Goldbart, Max (20 August 2024). "Channel 5 & Streamer My5 To Become … 5". Deadline. Retrieved 20 August 2024.