Talk:Channel 5 (British TV channel)

message: Why is it referred to in the title as a "network"? Network television is the model that America uses, where a company (a "network") like CBS or NBC produces shows, then franchises out the right to broadcast them to thousands of little tiny TV stations with names like WANK-69 or WFUK-420.
We don't have networks in Britain. Channel 5 is only one TV station, covering the whole entire country.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:A442:581E:1:1CA9:FC8F:36FD:30DF (talk) 22:09, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "TV Network" 

message: The page should be Channel 5 and not Channel 5 (UK).I want (UK) to be cut out of the article name because they only have the channel in the UK so it's not like they have the channel anywhere else so the pages name should be called Channel 5.If the channel was created in the USA then (UK) could be at the end of it but they only have the channel in the UK so it's not like (UK) should be at the end of it.(I do not have an account so I don't have a signature).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.46.174.106 (talk) 12:19, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  But there are other Channel 5, Channels around the world see here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_5  --Crazyseiko (talk) 17:42, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: (NB, the IP does not have an account because his account has been indef blocked, see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Davebrayfb/Archive.)  JohnInDC (talk) 18:39, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move request 

message: The info box states that there was an interim name of "Channel Five" from 2010-11 but the main text and citations contradict this and suggest that it was changed to "Channel 5" in 2010 but that the change was not officially unveiled until 2011.   --Neil W (talk) 11:41, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re-brand, channel name 

message: Are we not counting football broadcasts as 'shows' in the viewing-figures table? An England Euro 2000 qualifier got 4.38m on 14 October 1998. --Neil W (talk) 14:37, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Viewing figures 

message: Various dates and figures appear to be incorrect. For instance, the list states that the film "Men in Black" was shown on 10 December 2006 and received 4.32 million viewers, however, BARBhttp://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-30? shows that the film shown was "Men in Black II" and it received 3.91 million viewers. "Celebrity Big Brother" only received 5.27 million viewers, whereas the list states that it received 5.57 million viewers. I presume there are various other errors too. BlookerG (talk) 15:32, 21 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Most watched programmes" list inaccurate? 

message: Here's the source: http://www.digitaltveurope.net/340752/mtv-uk-chief-to-rebrand-channel-5/  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.217.184.87 (talk) 07:17, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Channel 5 Rebrand coming in 2015 

message: But there is video on youtube with Channel 5 Logo, dating 1986: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j0flwxw0Vo  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.154.68.230 (talk) 04:21, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: That logo must be from a different company, listed as "Channel 5 Video Distribution" in Channel 5#See also, whose 1987 releases seem to have included at least one "Thunderbirds" VHS.  I would suggest that something(s) should be done to this article to reduce the chance of any confusion between the two companies.  Perhaps the first thing would be adding a link at the top to the disambig page?  Open4D (talk) 03:29, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  launched in 1997? 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The "Terms of Use" at Channel 5's website are outrageous.  I would link to them so that you can see for yourselves, but they actually prohibit people from doing so!  And I don't want to take the risk that I might be deemed to have agreed to the terms.  Here's the relevant excerpt: "... and you must not link or “deep-link” to any page beyond our home page without our express written permission.".  Now, this Wikipedia article currently does not have any such 'deep links', only a couple of links to the home page.  So that means we're safe, right?  Nope!  Here's the preceding sentence: "You must not establish a link to our home page in any website that is not owned by you".  So whichever person added those home page links to this article would be in violation of the Terms of Use (unless that person happens to be the owner of Wikipedia), if they were bound by those terms.  This is a £450 million company; how did they think they were going to get away with this nonsense!  Anyway, fellow editors, you have been warned; don't give them any legal leverage over you.  Open4D (talk) 03:50, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Outrageous website terms 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Channel 5 (UK) (TV Channel) needs a TV Network page creating called Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited (TV Network) or Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd (TV Network)
BBC One (TV Channel) has BBC Television (TV Network)
ITV (TV channel) has ITV (TV network)
Channel 4 has Channel Four Television Corporation (TV Network) and
Sky One has Sky UK (TV Network)...
So why isn't there a Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited page dedicated to the network like all the other flagship British channels which are named after their Networks/Companies?
I've just noticed that someone changed the ownership name a few months ago from Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd to Viacom International Media Networks which is technically correct as they do own Channel 5 (UK), and now someone has added all the other channels owned by Viacom International Media Networks which have literally nothing to do with the Channel 5 (TV Network).
You can't blame them for their mistakes when the flagship Channel 5 (TV Channel) is mixed together with the Channel 5 (TV Network).
The company name for the British Channel 5 (TV Network) is still Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited (even though it's owned by Viacom), and the only channels on that network are Channel 5 (UK), 5Select, 5Star, 5USA, 5Spike and Paramount Network (UK & Ireland).
It has nothing to do with MTV, Nickelodeon BET, VH1, Comedy Central or any of the other channels owned by Viacom!
If I had experience in creating pages I'd do it myself, but I don't. So could someone out there either create a separate page for the Channel 5 (British TV Channel) or Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited (TV Network) (whichever's easiest), so this doesn't happen again in future?
 Danstarr69 (talk) 18:36, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: This really isn't the right way to use the  request, since you're making more of an edit request (but we don't have a specific template for that). There are about 130 people watching this page, so it's likely someone will see it, but if not you should maybe try posting at the Teahouse or WT:BTVC. Primefac (talk) 01:10, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited (TV Network) 

message: The entire tone and content of this article reads like something spat out by a marketing department.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.195.205.51 (talk) 12:34, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Did a marketing executive write this page 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 
The result of the move request was: not moved. (non-admin closure) NW1223<Howl at me•My hunts> 20:44, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 16 April 2022 

message: Some sections of this article, including for example <<Programming>> are excessively detailed and far too long, especially given that there are various separate Main articles, eg: Channel 5 (British TV channel) programming covering this information more fully.
I think this article could & should be reduced in size as much information is covered elsewhere on Wikipedia.
95.150.59.238 (talk) 13:23, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too Much Detailed Information in Some Sections