5Star

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5Star

Logo used since 2019
Country	United Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	576i SDTV
Timeshift service	5Star +1
Ownership
Owner	Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited
Parent	Paramount Networks UK & Australia
Sister channels	5Action 5Select 5USA Channel 5
History
Launched	15 October 2006; 18 years ago (2006-10-15)
Former names	Five Life (2006–08) Fiver (2008–11) 5* (2011–16)
Links
Website	channel5.com/5star
Availability
Terrestrial
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Streaming media
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5Star (stylized as 5STAR) is a British free-to-air television channel owned by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited,^[1] a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global, which is grouped under Paramount Networks UK & Australia division. It originally launched as the female-orientated Five Life on 15 October 2006, and was relaunched as Fiver on 28 April 2008 with a revised version of the same concept. The channel later re-branded as 5* on 7 March 2011, and later to its current name on 11 February 2016. The network focuses on documentaries, comedy and drama, with a range of original content such as Rich Kids Go Skint and Young, Dumb & Banged Up in the Sun, along with some American and Australian imports.^[2]