How to get Demand Five in Spain
Demand Five in Spain.
Demand Five is a video on demand service from Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. The service, which was previously known as ‘Five Download’, went live on 26 June 2008.
The service offers a variety of programmes from home-grown programming to imports across Chanel Five, Five* and Five USA. Some programmes, imports and movies are not currently available due to rights issues.
Demand Five on Freesat
Demand Five will launch on Freesat “before Christmas 2012”, and will only be available on “second generation” Freesat set top boxes, that are “free time” compatible.
Demand Five in Spain on Freesat
If you try to use the Demand Five service on a Freesat set top box in Spain from a country other than the UK and ROI, you will be blocked from viewing content.
This is because the Demand Five content will only be made available to users connecting to the internet using a UK server. This is controlled by checking the IP address for your internet connection.
Your Spanish IP address will be blocked, so Demand Five content will NOT be available to you on your Freesat set top box.
This is because the Demand Five content will only be made available to users connecting to the internet using a UK server
Accessing the On Demand and Catch Up TV in Spain – Use a UK TV Router for UK TV
The UK TV Catch-up iPlayer services are indented for use in the UK only. Access to On Demand and Catch Up TV in Spain from other countries will be blocked. This blocking is “policed” by checking your internet IP address. Spanish IP addresses will be blocked from connecting to these On Demand and Catch Up TV in Spain.
The only way to connect to these UK TV Catch-up iPlayer services on a Sky Digibox or Freesat set top box in Spain, is by using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or SMART DNS service that allows you to connect to the internet using a UK internet server.
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Demand Five on Sky
On 26 July 2012, it was announced that Demand 5 would be added to On Demand later in the year. The service was made available on 26 September 2012. It will only available on Sky+HD digiboxes
You can access Demand Five on Sky by navigating to the On Demand tab on the Sky Guide, and selecting Demand Five from the Catch Up tab.
Demand Five in Spain on Sky Digiboxes
Most Sky+HD boxes will be able to access the Demand Five. Sky+HD digiboxes made by Thomson will NOT be supporting the software for Demand Five.
Although the Demand Five is available for free with no Sky TV subscription package, you do need a Sky+ subscription to enable the Sky+ hard drive features on your Sky+HD digibox, that Demand Five uses.
The On Demand service must be activated by Sky. Ideally this should be ordered by using a My Sky Account.
If you try to use the Demand Five service on a Sky Digiboxes in Spain from a country other than the UK and ROI, you will be blocked from viewing content.
This is because the Demand Five content will only be made available to users connecting to the internet using a UK server. This is controlled by checking the IP address for your internet connection.
Your Spanish IP address will be blocked, so Demand Five content will NOT be available to you on your Sky Digibox.
This is because the Demand Five content will only be made available to users connecting to the internet using a UK server
Accessing the On Demand and Catch Up TV in Spain – Use a UK TV Router for UK TV
The UK TV Catch-up iPlayer services are indented for use in the UK only. Access to On Demand and Catch Up TV in Spain from other countries will be blocked. This blocking is “policed” by checking your internet IP address. Spanish IP addresses will be blocked from connecting to these On Demand and Catch Up TV in Spain.
The only way to connect to these UK TV Catch-up iPlayer services on a Sky Digibox or Freesat set top box in Spain, is by using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or SMART DNS service that allows you to connect to the internet using a UK internet server.
Our recommended Smart DNS and VPN Services
