Sky One

British television channel
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Sky One was a British television channel. It was the oldest satellite television channel in the world.[1]

Sky One
Final logo, used from 2020 to 2021
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast area
Programming
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SD feed)
Timeshift serviceSky One +1
Ownership
OwnerSky Group (Comcast)
Sister channelsList of Sky UK channels
History
Launched26 April 1982
(39 years, 4 months and 6 days)
ReplacedGalaxy (on the BSB service)
Closed1 September 2021
Replaced bySky Showcase (channel)
Sky Max (programming)
Former names
  • Satellite Television (1982–1984)
  • Sky Channel (1984–1989)
  • Sky 1 (1996–1997, 2011–2017)
  • Sky1 (2008–2011)
Availability
(at time of closure)
Streaming media
Sky GoWatch live
NowWatch live
Virgin TV Anywhere (UK)Watch live (UK only)
Virgin TV Anywhere (Ireland)Watch live (Ireland only)

History

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The channel was launched on 26 April 1982 in Norway and Finland as Satellite Television Ltd and was available to around 700,000 homes. The channel offered premium programming not avaliable to other free channels. The channel was launched on 27 June 1983 in the United Kingdom and was later renamed Sky Channel on 16 January 1984.

The main airing times during the 1984 to 1989 era were 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the UK and 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. in the western region.

On 1 September 2021, Sky One was closed down and replaced by a new tv channel called Sky Showcase.[2]

Programmes

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References

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  1. "Sky 1 Rebrands". Sky User forum. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  2. Kanter, Jake (27 July 2021). "Sky Overhauls UK Channel Portfolio; Retires Sky One & Launches Sky Showcase". Deadline Hollywood.