5USA
5USA is a British free-to-air television channel owned by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount Skydance Corporation, which is grouped under Paramount Networks UK & Australia division. It was launched on 16 October 2006 as Five US and was the second digital terrestrial television channel in the UK to be launched by RTL Group as part of their multi-channel strategy, the first being Five Life. 5USA concentrates on showing imported movies and programmes from the United States.
History
The channel's original broadcast hours were from 4:00pm to 1:00am, however it extended its hours starting at 12:00pm in June 2007. On 1 November 2015, the channel began broadcasting from 7:00am until 3:00am. The channel changes its programme slots and shows from time to time.British comedian Russell Kane was the 'face of the channel', presenting short clips between some programmes which acted as space fillers to comply with advertising regulations in the UK until 16 February 2009. The music used during the pre-February 2009 idents was performed by Sufjan Stevens, and are four of Sufjan's songs: "The Dress Looks Nice on You", "Chicago", "Jacksonville" and "The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts".
On 28 August 2007, Five US launched a timeshift channelFive US +1available only on Sky. On 22January 2009, it was announced that Five US would be rebranded Five USA on 16 February. It became 5USA in March 2011 as part of a corporate rebranding.