Soap opera only lasted one year. Nevertheless, soap operas gained increasing prominence on UK television schedules. In 1995, Channel 4 premiered "Hollyoaks", a soap with a youth focus. When Channel 5 launched in March 1997, it debuted the soap opera "Family Affairs", which was formatted as a week-daily soap, airing Monday through Fridays. "Brookside"s premise evolved during the 1990s, phasing out the politicised stories of the 1980s and shifting the emphasis to controversial and sensationalist stories such as child rape, sibling incest, religious cults and drug addiction, including the infamous 'body under the patio' storyline that ran from 1993 to 1995, and
Channel 5 (Singapore) simulcast network, airing Channel 5's programming on high-definition live. On March 2017, due to the digital terrestrial television availability nationwide, HD5 was discontinued in favour of Channel 5 HD. Channel 5 (Singapore) Channel 5 is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel. Its programming mainly consists of English-language dramas, movies, sports, reality show, variety show, news, current affairs and game shows. Local editions of imported programmes such as "Singapore Idol", "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" and "Deal or No Deal" have also been aired on the channel. Channel 5 was launched as its first pilot television service on 15 February 1963