The 5Spike name was discontinued with the Paramount Network assuming its channel positions on Freeview, Sky (including its +1 timeshift channel) and Virgin Media, and with the programming changed to reflect that of 5Spike, with more male-skewering shows and action movies. On 7 January 2020, 5Spike was merged with Paramount Network. On 31 October 2017, Spike was rebranded as 5Spike to more closely associate itself with its sister channels and the Channel 5 brand.Ī British version of Spike's successor in the US, Paramount Network, was launched on 4 July 2018. Among its first programmes, the premiere of Police Interceptors Unleashed was seen by 137,000 viewers. Spike launched on 15 April 2015 on Freeview channel 31, displacing 5USA although it was originally announced that Spike would replace Viva entirely on Freeview, Viva was instead moved to a different channel and reduced to two hours per day to conserve bandwidth for Spike, with 5USA taking on its previous channel allotment. The channel was operated under the auspices of Channel 5's programming director Ben Frow of Spike's lineup, he described the service as a "driven, high-energy channel offering a point of view and program mix I think is different from anything else on British TV right now." These reports were confirmed in late 2014, with the channel proposed to replace Viva on Freeview. channel Spike would be launching in the United Kingdom. On 7 January 2020, the network was discontinued, with Paramount Network assuming its channel placements and programming.įollowing Viacom's acquisition of Channel 5, it was reported that a local version of the male-skewing U.S. counterpart, as well as mixed martial arts. It primarily aired entertainment programmes, including action and drama series, police documentaries, and programming from its U.S.
Launching on 15 April 2015 on Freeview as just Spike, it was a localised version of the American cable channel Spike (now Paramount Network), and became a multiplex channel of Channel 5 in 2017 when it renamed as 5Spike. 5Spike was a British free-to-air television channel owned by ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia.
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