HD5 (Singaporean TV channel)

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HD5
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Country Singapore
Broadcast area Singapore
Network Mediacorp TV
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture format 1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner Mediacorp
History
Launched22 December 2006;17 years ago (2006-12-22)
ReplacedMediacorp HDTV
Closed1 October 2017;6 years ago (2017-10-01)
Former namesMediacorp HDTV (2006)
Links
Website www.mewatch.sg
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television Channel 1 HD

HD5 was a Singaporean free-to-air television channel that was launched as the high-definition version of Channel 5. The channel was the first HD broadcast on DTT in Southeast Asia. HD5 aired 10 hours of HD-produced series each week, including movies, dramas, and original productions made by Mediacorp.

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In late 2013, Channel 5 HD was launched on DTT and aired simulcast programming with Channel 5's SD feed. Due to national availability of Channel 5 HD, HD5 was shut down on 1 October 2017 [1]

History

Mediacorp trialled its HDTV service on digital UHF channel 38 under the brand name MediaCorp HDTV in July 2006. The service broadcast from 9pm to 11pm to an audience of 1,000 households with at least one LCD television set capable of receiving HD signals. With a schedule of 14 hours per week, MediaCorp HDTV in this phase carried American TV series already filmed in high definition and a handful of feature films. [2]

A year later, in July 2007, these broadcasts became regular, adopting the brand name HD5. The new channel was a simulcast of Channel 5 with the entirety of its programmes aired in digital format. [3]

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References

  1. National Day Parade 2017 (English)
  2. "TV WILL NEVER BE THE SAME". Today (retrieved from NLB). 12 July 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  3. "HDS – on your TV screens". Today (retrieved from NLB). 7 July 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2024.