Five Catch-Up Service Joins BT Vision

October 7, 2008 World Screen

LONDON, October 7: British
broadcaster Five will make many of its popular shows, including Home and
Away and Fifth Gear, available for on-demand viewing on BT Vision.

BT Vision will be the
first on-demand service in the U.K. to feature Demand Five, the broadcaster’s
catch-up TV service. Viewers can access episodes broadcast over the last eight
days. The vast majority of content will be available for 30 days.

In addition to Home and
Away and Fifth Gear, the service includes Neighbours, The Gadget Show, Hotel Inspector, Extraordinary People and kids’ fare like Make Way for Noddy, among others.

—By Mansha Daswani