Five launches HD channel today

Five launches its new channel, Five HD, on Sky and Virgin Media today.

Programmes that will feature in HD include the popular Aussie soaps Neighbours and Home & Away, cricket coverage, and blockbuster movies including the terrestrial premiere of 300.

Other content, including Five’s daytime schedule, will be ‘upscaled’, giving viewers “a better than ever experience of the channel’s content”.

Upcoming highlights on Five HD will include live coverage of UEFA Europa League football from September.

Richard Woolfe, Five channel controller, said: So many of Five’s biggest programmes are shot in HD – such as our line-up of fantastic US dramas and our much-anticipated entertainment series Don’t Stop Believing – that it’s high time that audiences are able to enjoy their favourite programmes in the stunning picture quality that high definition offers.

“HD is the future of television and Five HD is a great addition to our portfolio of channels.”