The news you have all been waiting to hear has just been announced with news that channel Five is to launch on Freesat later this month.
The terrestrial channel has been notably absent from the service since its launch in May this year due to “rights issues”. This has now been resolved and Five will launch its flagship service on Freesat on Tuesday, November 18.
Freesat MD Emma Scott described Five, which will join the Freesat EPG on channel 105, as a “fantastic addition” to the service.
Charles Constable, Five’s director of strategy, added: “I am delighted that Five will be available to Freesat viewers. Our launch will support three of Five’s objectives: to be universally available throughout the UK, to let viewers watch our programmes on the platform of their choice, and to enable as many people as possible to watch Five free of charge.”
Launch dates for Five’s digital channels Five US and Fiver have yet to be confirmed.