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I never really thought they utilised Channel 5 being under Viacom/Paramount’s wing that amazingly - they had a whole catalogue of programmes they could’ve used to spruce up their offerings (especially on things like 5Star) but it felt like they got Friends on the main channel and that was about it.

I hope if Channel 5 gets handed off again that it gets treated with a bit more respect and finds itself properly. I think targeting the channel more towards an older audience was wise, but I still think it’s struggling to really find its feet - I don’t think it ever fully recovered from the Northern and Shell days. I hope someone can modernise it’s image properly and make more of an effort with it - that’s not to say people haven’t tried, but I do think it feels like it limps along compared to the other channels.