User:Väsk/Timeline of British television channels
This article chronicles launches and startups of British television channels.
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1936[edit]
- The BBC Television Service officially launches.
1939[edit]
- The BBC Television Service closes down.
1946[edit]
- The BBC Television Service returns.
1955[edit]
- September 22: Independent Television (ITV) launches with a join broadcast by the two London franchises, Associated-Rediffusion and Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC).
- ABC soon become Associated TeleVision (ATV)
1956[edit]
- February 17: Associated TeleVision launches in the Midlands.
- February 18: Associated British Corporation (ABC) launches in the Midlands.
- May 3: Granada Television launches in Northern England.
- May 5: ABC launches in Northern England.
1957[edit]
- August 31: Scottish Television (STV) launches in Central Scotland.
1958[edit]
- January 14: Television Wales and the West (TWW) launches South Wales and the West of England.
- August 30: Southern Television launches in Southern England
1959[edit]
- January 15: Tyne Tees Television launches in North East England.
- October 27: Anglia Television launches in the East of England.
- October 31: Ulster Television launches in Northern Ireland.
1961[edit]
- April 29: Westward Television launches in South West England.
- September 1: Border Television launches in the English-Scottish border.
- September 30: Grampian Television launches in Northern Scotland.
1962[edit]
- September 1: Channel Television launches on the Channel Islands.
- September 14: Wales (West and North) Television (Teledu Cymru) launches in West and North Wales.
1964[edit]
- January: Teledu Cymru stops broadcasting and is replaced by TWW.
- April: BBC2 launches and the BBC Television Service becomes BBC1.
1968[edit]
- March: TWW stops broadcasting and is replaced by Independent Television Service for Wales and the West.
- May: Harlech Television replaces ITSWW.
- July:
- Yorkshire Television launches in Yorkshire, taking over from ABC and Granada.
- Granada Television starts broadcasting to the North West of England.
- ABC and Rediffusion London merge and form Thames Television which broadcasts to London on weekdays.
- August 2: London Weekend Television launches.
1982[edit]
- January 1:
- Central Independent Television replaces ATV in the Midlands.
- Television South (TVS) replaces Southern Television.
- Television South West (TSW) replaces Westward Television.
- April 26: Satellite Television launches, broadcasting from Britain to parts of Europe.
- November 1: S4C launches in Wales.
- November 2: Channel 4 launches in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
1983[edit]
- February 1: TV-am launches on the ITV network.
1984[edit]
- January: Sky Channel becomes available to UK subscribers
- March: The Entertainment Network (TEN) launches
- March: Screensport launches.
- March: Music Box launches.
- September: The Children's Channel launches.
- September: Prem1ere launches.
1985[edit]
- June: TEN is closed and replaced by MirrorVision
- November: Lifestyle launches.
- November: The Arts Channel launches.
- November: Bravo launches.
1986[edit]
- April: MirrorVision is merged into Prem1ere.
1987[edit]
- Janaury: Super Channel launches, replacing Music Box
- August: MTV Europe launches.
- September: CNN International
1988[edit]
- November: Landscape Channel launches.
1989[edit]
- February 5: "The Sky Television Network" launches and broadcasts four channels from the Astra satellite:
- April: Arts Channel closes.
- July: Sky Channel become Sky One
- August: Prem1ere is closed down.
1990[edit]
- March: British Satellite Broadcasting starts broadcasting five new channels:
- December 2: Sky Television and BSB merge and from British Sky Broadcasting.
1991[edit]
- April: The Sports Channel becomes Sky Sports and launches on Astra.
- April: The Power Station closes down and its frequency is taken over by Sky Movies.
- November 1: The Comedy Channel launches.
1992[edit]
- January: The Parliamentary Channel launches.[1]
- March: TLC launches.
- April: The Box launches.
- August 19: Sky Sports 2 launches.
- October: CMT Europe launches.[2]
- October: Sky Movies Gold launches, replaced The Comedy Channel.
- November 1: UK Gold launches.
- December 31: Thames TV closes
1993[edit]
- January 1:
- Carlton Television replaces Thames.
- Westcountry Television replaces TSW.
- Meridian Broadcasting replaces TVS.
- GMTV replaces TV-am
- Lifestyle stops broadcasting.
- March 1: Eurosport and Screensport merge.
- July: Discovery, Bravo and CMT come to Astra.
- September 1: Launch of the Sky Multichannels pay package:
- UK Living launches.
- The Family Channel launches.
- Nickelodeon launches.
- September 17:
- Cartoon Network launches.
- TNT launches.
- October: QVC launches.
1994[edit]
- October 3: Sky Travel and Sky Soap launches.
- October 10: VH1 launches.
1995[edit]
- Sci Fi Channel launches.
- October 1: Disney Channel launches.
- November: The Paramount Channel launches.
- November 1: The History Channel UK launches.
1996[edit]
- August: Sky Sports 3 launches.
- September 1: Sky 2 launches.
- October 1: Granada Sky Broadcasting launches three channels:
- October 1: The Weather Channel launches.
- October 19: Fox Kids launches.
- November 1: Sky Scottish launches.
1997[edit]
- February:
- Trouble launches.
- Challenge TV replaces The Family Channnel.
- April: Discovery Home & Leisure replaces TLC UK.[3]
- July 1: MTV UK launches, replacing MTV Europe.
- September 1:
- National Geographic Channel launches, replacing Sky 2.[4]
- Granada Talk TV closes down.[5]
- October 28: UK Living becomes Living[6]
- November 1: The UKTV networks launches:
- November 1: The Sky Movies channels are renamed:
- Sky Movies became Sky Movies Screen 1
- The Movie Channel became Sky Movies Screen 2
- November 9: BBC News 24 launches.
- November: Rapture TV launches.
1998[edit]
- January 12: European Business News merges with CNBC Europe.[8]
- March 1: The Computer Channel becomes .tv.[9]
- March 31: CMT Europe closes down.[10]
- April: The Weather Channel closes down.
- April: The Children's Channel closes down and TV Travel Shop launches.[11]
- May: Granada Good Life becomes Granada Breeze.
- May 31: Sky Scottish closes down.[12]
- September 1: Animal Planet launches.[13]
- September 10: The Sky Movies channels are renamed again:
- Sky Movies Screen 1 became Sky Moviemax
- Sky Movies Screen 2 became Sky Premier
- Sky Movies Gold became Sky Cinema
- September 23: BBC Choice launches.[14]
- October 1: The Sky Digital platform launches.
- Sky Sports News launches.
- M2 launches.
- Sky Premier 2-4, Sky Moviemax 2-4 and Sky Cinema 2 launches.
- Discovery Civilisation, Discovery Sci-Trek, Discovery Travel & Adventure and Discovery Channel +1 launches.
- UK Gold Classics launches.
- October 10: UK Play launches.[15]
- November 1: Film4 launches.
- November 15: The ONdigital terrestrial platform launches.
- Carlton Kids/Carlton World launches.
- Carlton Cinema launches.
- December 7: ITV2 launches.
1999[edit]
- April: UK Gold Classics becomes UK Gold 2.
- April 30: Sky Soap closes down.
- June 1: BBC Knowledge launches.
- July 1: MTV Networks launches three channels:[16]
- July 8: U Direct launches.[17]
- September 1:
- Nick Jr. launches.[18]
- Nick Replay
- Fox Kids + launches.[19]
- September 15: S4C2 launches.
- September 30: The Inspiration Network launches.
- October 1: Sky Moviemax 5 launches.[20]
- October 15: Turner Classic Movies launches.
- November 1: Adventure One launches.[21]
2000[edit]
- January 24: Simply Money launches.[22]
- February 1: Discovery Wings and Discovery Kids launches, replacing Carlton World and Carlton Kids.[23]
- February 7: Money Channel launches.
- March 31: UK Drama replaces UK Arena.
- May 1:
- M2 became MTV2.[24]
- Hallmark Entertainment launches.[25]
- May 27: Boomerang launches.
- June 1: The Medical Channel launches.[26]
- June 26: Kiss TV launches.[27]
- July: Discovery Health launches.[28]
- August 1: ITN News Channel launches.[29]
- September: Community Channel launches.
- September 29:
- Toon Disney launches.
- Playhouse Disney launches.
- Disney Channel +1 launches.
- October 1. The Biography Channel launches.[30]
- October 2: Q TV[31]
- October 5: Bid-up.tv launches.
- October 11: Extreme Sports Channel launches.[32]
- December 2: Artsworld launches.[33]
2001[edit]
- January 18: E4 launches.
- March 13: Wellbeing launches.
- April 7: FilmFour +1, FilmFour Extreme and FilmFour World launches.[34]
- April 16: Simply Money is replaced by Simply Shopping.[35]
- April 20: MTV Dance launches.
- May 1: MTV Hits replaces MTV Extra.
- May 7: UK Horizons +1 launches.[36]
- May 15: Smash Hits launches.[37]
- May: Animal Planet +1 and Discovery Home & Leisure +1 launches.[38]
- June 19: Channel Health launches.
- July 1: Discovery Health launches.[39]
- July 27: S2 launches.[40]
- August 11: ITV Sport Channel launches.
- August 13: Chelsea TV launches.[41]
- September 2: .tv closes down.
- September 13: Magic TV launches.[42]
- November 5:
2002[edit]
- February 11:
- CBBC Channel launches.
- CBeebies launches.
- UK Style +1 launches.[44]
- March 2: BBC Four launches, replacing BBC Knowledge.
- April 4: Tara TV closes. [45]
- April 30: Granada Breeze closes down.[46]
- April: Shop! closes down.
- May 1: attheraces launches.[47]
- May 12: ITV Sport Channel closes down.
- July 22: Nicktoons launches.[48]
- July: Simply Nature launches.[49]
- August 1: UK Gold +1 launches.[50]
- August: Sky Travel Extra launches.[51]
- September: Setanta Sports 2 launches.
- September 16: Chart Show TV launches.
- September 30: UK Play closes down.
- October 10: Reality TV launches.
- October 14:
- CNX launches.
- Chart Shop TV launches.[52]
- October: LivingTV +1 launches.[53]
- October 30: Freeview launches:
- UK History launches
- The Hits launches
- TMF launches.
- Sky Travel, Sky News and Sky Sports News become available on Freeview.
- November 14: Simply Asian launches.[54]
- December 2: E! Entertainment launches.[55]
- December 5: North American Sports Network launches.
- December 9: Sky One Mix launches.[56]
- December 16: Classic FM TV launches.[57]
2003[edit]
- January 15: UK Bright Ideas and Ftn launches.
- February 9: BBC Three launches, replacing BBC Choice.
- February: Channel Health closes down.[58]
- March 10: Bravo +1 launches.[59]
- April 17: Three music channels launch:[60]
- May 5: FilmFour Weekly replaces FilmFour Extreme and FilmFour World.[61]
- June 3: Sky Movies Premier Widescreen closes down.[62]
- June 11: price-drop tv launches.
- July 14: E4 +1 launches.[63]
- July 28: L!VE TV launches.[64]
- September 1: Paramount Comedy 2 launches.[65]
- September 8: Pop Plus launches.[66]
- November 1: The Sky Movies Premier and Sky Movies Max channels are rebranded as Sky Movies 1-9.[67]
- November 12: UKG2 replaces UK Gold 2.
- Dcember 16: VH2 launches.
2004[edit]
- January 12: FX launches.
- January 19: Information TV launches.
- January 28: UK History +1 launches.[68]
- March 8: UK Horizons is replaced by UKTV Documentary and UKTV People
- March 15: The Wrestling Channel launches.[69]
- May 3: The Horror Channel launches.
- July 1: Soundtrack Channel launches.[70]
- July: B4 launches.
- July 26:
- Celtic TV launches.
- Rangers TV launches.
- September: London TV launches.
- September 27: ABC1 launches.
- October 25: TWC Reloaded launches.[71]
- November 1:
- ITV3 launches, replacing Granada Plus.
- Wine TV launches.
- UKTV G2 +1 launches.
- Sky Travel +1 launches.[72]
- December 13:
- LivingTV2 launches.
- Challenge +1 launches.[73]
- December 16: Channel S launches.[74]
2005[edit]
- January 12: UKTV People +1 launches.[75]
- January 21:
- Bid-up.tv is renamed Bid TV.
- Price-drop.tv is renamed Price-Drop TV.
- January 24: Fizz launches.[76]
- January 31: Reality TV +1 launches.[77]
- February: Discovery Travel & Living replaces Discovery Travel & Adventure.
- February 23: UKTV Style Gardens launches.
- February 26: Sound TV launches.
- March: Movies 333 replaces TWC Reloaded.[78]
- April 29: True Movies replaces Movies 333.[79]
- May 2: Men & Motors launches on Freeview.[80]
- May 7:
- Discovery Home & Health replaces Discovery Health
- Discovery Real Time replaces Discovery Home & Leisure.
- May 23: Discovery Home & Health +1 launches.[81]
- May 29: E4 launches on Freeview.
- July 27: speed auction tv launches.
- August 22: Discovery Real Time Extra launches.[82]
- August 30: Paramount Comedy +1 launches.[83]
- September 12: FX+ launched.[84]
- October 10:
- More4 launches.
- The Baby Channel launches.[85]
- October 17:
- October 31:
- Sky Two replaces Sky Mix.
- Sky Three launches, replacing Sky Travel on Freeview.
- November 1: ITV4 launches.
- December 23: ITV News Channel closes down.
2006[edit]
- February 1:
- Movies4Men replaces matinee movies.
- Actionmax replaces bad movies.
- February 28:
- Reality Extra launches.
- L!VE TV closes down, becoming Babeworld.
- March: Bliss replaces The Amp
- March 2: Player launches.
- March 6: Cartoon Network +1 closes down and Boomerang +1 starts up.
- March 13. ESPN Classic launches.
- March 11: CITV launches.
- March 19: Disney Channel stops being a pay channel:
- Disney Cinemagic launches, replacing Toon Disney.
- Disney Channel +1 is temporarily replaced by Disney Cinemagic +1.
- April 3: Sci-fi Channel +1 launches.[87]
- April 18: UKTV People +1 closes.[88]
- April 19: ITV Play launches, replacing Men & Motors on Freeview.
- April 21: True Movies 2 launches.[89]
- April 24:
- Cartoon Network Too launches.[90]
- Nick Jr. 2 launches.[91]
- May 2:
- TCM 2 launches.
- UKTV Drama +1 launches.[92]
- May 15: BBC HD launches as a trial.
- May 26: The Sky+ HD service launches, with the following channels available:
- June 26: The Zone Vision channels rebrand:
- Reality TV becomes Zone Reality.
- The Horror Channel becomes Zone Horror.
- Movies 24 launches.
- Disney Channel +1 launches.[93]
- July 3: Zone Thriller launches.[94]
- July 10: Crime & Investigation Network launches.
- July 23: Film4 launches as a free-to-air channel, ending its premium service.
- September 28: Bravo 2 replaces Player.
- October 9: Movies4Men 2 replaces ACTIONMAX.
- October 15: Five Life launches.
- October 16: Five US launches.
- October 26: The History Channel HD launches.
- October 30:
- December 4: Wedding TV launches.
2007[edit]
- January 11: Setanta Golf launches.
- February 5: BabyTV launches.[96]
- March 1:
- Artsworld changes its name to Sky Arts.
- Discovery Turbo replaces Discovery Wings and Discovery Kids.
- Nat Geo Wild replaces Adventure One.
- March 13: ITV Play closes down, being replaced by ITV2 +1 on Freeview.
- April 4: The Sky Movies and Sky Cinema channels are closed down and replaced by:
- Sky Movies Premiere
- Sky Movies Premiere +1
- Sky Movies Comedy
- Sky Movies Action & Thriller
- Sky Movies Family
- Sky Movies Drama
- Sky Movies Classics
- Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror
- Sky Movies Modern Greats
- Sky Movies Indie
- Sky Movies HD1
- Sky Movies HD2
- May 24: Toonami closes down and Cartoonito becomes a full channel.
- May 31: Sky Movies SD1 and Sky Movies SD2 launches.
- June 25: Discovery Channel +1.5 launches.[97]
- July 22: MTV is renamed MTV One
- August 6: Pop Girl
- August 9: Ftn +1 launches.[98]
- August: Life One launches and Life TV, Life 24 and Life Showcase TV are closed down.[99]
- August 27: Channel 4 +1 launches.
- August 28: Five Life +1 and Five US +1 launches.
- September 3: Zone Romantica launches.
- September 12: Nuts TV launches.
- September 26: ABC1 closes down.
- October 1:
- October 15: Dave replaces UKTV G2 and launches on Freeview. UKTV Bright Ideas closes down.
- October 30: Playhouse Disney + launches.[100]
- November 1: Discovery Knowledge replaces Discovery Civilisation.
- November 5: Paramount Comedy 2 +1 launches.[101]
- November 8: MTV R launches.
- November 27: Setanta Sports News launches.
- December 1: BBC HD launches as a full service.
- December 10: Channel 4 HD launches.
- December 12: UKTV Style 2 launches.
- December: FX +1 launches.
- December 31: Golf Channel UK stops broadcasting.[102]
2008[edit]
- January 8: DMAX and DMAX +1 launches.
- February 1: MTV Flux is replaced by MTV One +1.[103]
- February 25: Movies4Men +1 launches.[104]
- February 27: BET launches.
- March 20: Sky Movies Premiere HD launches.
- March 26: Flava launches.
- April 21: Discovery Science +1 replaces Discovery Channel +1.5.[105]
- April 28:
- May 19: Kix replaces Pop +1.
- July 1: Challenge Jackpot launches.[106]
- July 15: Eurosport HD launches.[107]
- July 28: Military History launches.[108]
- August 7:
- Hallmark Channel +1 launches.
- Diva +1 launches.[109]
- August 15: 4Music replaces The Hits.
- August 18:
- Nicktoonsters launches.[110]
- Sky Arts +1 launches.
- September 19: BBC Alba launches.
- October 7:
- Alibi replaces UKTV Drama.
- G.O.L.D. replaces UKTV Gold.
- Watch and Watch +1 launches.
- UKTV Style 2 closes down.
- October 8: Some Sky Movies channels launch in HD:
- October 15: Some Sky Movies channels launch in HD:
- October 20:
- Sky Arts 2 replaces Sky Arts +1.[111]
- Sky Arts becomes Sky Arts 1
- Sky Real Lives HD launches.
- October 27: Movies4Men 2 +1 launches.
- November 5:
- November 24:
- Discovery Travel & Living +1 launches.[113]
- BET +1 launches.
- Simply Movies replaces The Baby Channel.[114]
- December 1:
- Disney Cinemagic HD launches.
- ITV4 +1 launches.[115]
- December 16: MTVNHD launches.[116]
2009[edit]
- January 15: Nuts TV closes down.
- January 20: Investigation Discovery launches, replacing Discovery Travel & Living +1.
- January 26:
- February 1: NASN becomes ESPN America.
- February 5: Living2 +1 replaced Trouble +1.[118]
- February 13: Bubble Hits launches.
- February 16: Five US becomes Five USA.
- February 17: Blighty replaces UKTV People.
- March 2:
- Yesterday replaces UKTV History.
- Crime & Investigation Network +1 launches.
- Sky Arts HD is split into Sky Arts 1 HD and Sky Arts 2 HD.
- March 20: Discovery Shed replaces Discovery Real Time Extra.
- April 1:
- Trouble is closed down and replaced by Living +2.
- Nat Geo Wild HD launches.[119]
- Real Estate TV closes down.[120]
- April 6: Paramount Comedy 1 becomes Comedy Central and Paramount Comedy 2 becomes Comedy Central Extra.
- May 19: Really replaces UKTV Gardens
- June 15: Simply Movies launches.[121]
- June 22: Good Food replaces UKTV Food
- June 23: Setanta Sports 1 & 2, Setanta Golf and Setanta Sports News stops broadcasting to the UK.
- July 1:
- MTV One becomes MTV.
- Wedding TV Asia replaces Wedding TV +1.
- July 27: LA Muscle TV launches.[122]
- August 1: Nicktoons Replay replaces Nicktoonsters.
- August 3:
- ESPN launches.
- True Entertainment launches.
- August 31: Disney XD replaces Jetix.
- September 30: Quest launches on Freeview, and on Sky the following day.
- October 6: Living HD launches.
- October 26:
- Sky Movies Indie HD launches.[123]
- TMF becomes Viva.[124]
- November 2: Quest +1 launches on Sky[125] and DMAX +1.5 closes down.[126]
- November 9:
- Food Network and Food Network +1 replaces ?TV and ?TV +1.[127]
- November 16: Most of Chello Zone's channels are rebranded
- Zone Reality and Zone Reality +1 becomes CBS Reality and CBS Reality +1
- Zone Romantica becomes CBS Drama
- Zone Thriller becomes CBS Action
- November 30: Livingit replaces Living2.
2010[edit]
- January 6: Sky Sports Xtra is rebranded as Sky Sports 4. [129]
- March 1: MTV renames some of its channels:
- MTV R becomes MTV Shows
- MTV Two becomes MTV Rocks
- VH1 Classic becomes MTV Classic
- March 12: ITV1 HD launches a regular channel.
- March 26: Some of the Sky Movies channels are repositioned:[130][131]
- March 17: Flaunt is replaced by Dance Nation
- March 31: The bi-lingual analogue version of S4C is discontinued, as Wales closes down its analogue transmitters.
- April 2: ITV1 HD launches as a regular channel.[132]
- April 13: Sci Fi Channel is rebranded as Syfy HD.
- April 22: Sky News HD launches.
- April 29: Sky Sports 4 HD launches.[133]
- April 30: S4C Clirlun launches.
- June 6: STV HD launches.
- June 10: Universal Channel HD launches.
- June 21: ESPN America HD launches.
- June 28: Hallmark Channel HD launches.[134]
- July 13: Five HD launches.
- August 9:
- Sky Movies Classics HD launches.[135]
- Comedy Central HD launches.[136]
- August 19: All Sky Real Lives channels close down.[137]
- August 10: Sky3 +1 launches.
- August 23: Sky Sports News HD launches.[138][139][140][141]
- August 31: Good Food HD launches.
- September 3: Channel One replaces Virgin1.
- October 1: Sky 3D becomes available to residential clients.
- October 7: ITV2 HD
- October 18:
- Hallmark Channel and its offshoots are renamed Universal Channel
- Disney XD HD launches.
- October 26: QVC Beauty on channel 658, replacing Bilberry TV[142][143]
- November 3: BBC One HD launches.
- November 7: Discovery History replaces Discovery Knowledge[144]
- November 15: ITV3 HD and ITV4 HD launches.
- December 14: Wedding TV Asia is closed down.
- December 22: The Directgov channel is closed down.
2011[edit]
- January 1: Bravo and Bravo 2 are closed down.
- January 1: Challenge Jackpot is closed down.
- January 11: ITV1 +1, STV +1 and UTV +1 are launched.
- January 31: Channel One (UK TV channel) is closed down,to be replaced by Sky Atlantic on Sky and Challenge on Freeview.
- February 1: Major shakeup of the Sky platform brings lots of changes.
- Living is renamed Sky Living.
- Livingit is renamed Sky Livingit.
- Sky Atlantic launches.
- MTV Shows is closed down and MTV Music launches.
- February 14: Five is renamed Channel 5
- February 28: Sky3 is rebranded as Pick TV
- April 4: Film 24 closes down to make room for Sony Entertainment Television.
- April 7: Sony Entertainment Television and Sony Entertainment Television +1 launch.
- May 7: Playhouse Disney is replaced by Disney Junior.[145]
- August 1:
- Bid TV is renamed Bid.
- Price-Drop TV is renamed Price Drop.
- Speed Auction TV is renamed Speed Auction.
- October 5: UTV HD launches.
- October 10: Dave HD launches.
- October 12: Watch HD launches.
- November 1: PBS UK launches.
- December 6: Channel 5 +1 launches.
2012[edit]
- September 20: Sky Atlantic +1 launches.
- October 24: BBC One Northern Ireland HD launches.
- November 12: Sky1 +1 launches.
- December 1: S4C Clirlun closes down.
2013[edit]
- January 10: Men&Movies renamed More>Movies.
- January 11: FX renamed Fox.
- January 14:
- ITV1 renamed ITV.
- BBC One Scotland HD launches.
- January 29: BBC One Wales HD launches.
- February 4: More4 HD launches.
- March 22: Speed Auction is renamed Bid Plus.
- March 26: BBC Two HD launches, replacing BBC HD on all platforms.
- March 28:
- Sky Movies Disney launches, replacing Disney Cinemagic.
- Sky Movies Classics closes down.
- Sky Movies Modern Greats is renamed Sky Movies Greats.
- Sky Movies Indie is renamed Sky Movies Select.
- April 30: TLC launches, replacing Discovery Real Time.
- April 30: Investigation Discovery +1 launches, replacing Discovery Travel and Living.
- May 4: H2 launches, replacing Military History.
- June 4: True Drama launches, replacing True Entertainment +1.
- July 1: Bid Plus closes down.
- July 5: Blighty closes down, to be replaced by Drama.
- July 8: Drama launches
- August 1:
- BT Sport 1 launches.
- BT Sport 2 launches.
- ESPN Classic closes down.
- ESPN America and ESPN America HD both close down.
- October 7: Pick TV renamed Pick
- November 4: Lifetime launches, replacing Bio.
- December 10: New BBC HD channels launch:
2014[edit]
- February 3: 5* +1 closes down.
- February 4: Channel 5 +24 launches.
- March 10: Bid is renamed Shop at Bid.
- March 31: London Live launches.
- April 1:
- Cartoon Network Too closes down.
- Cartoon Network +1 relaunches.
- April 17:
- Shop at Bid closes down.
- Price Drop closes down.
- June 9: ITV Encore launches.
- June 10: Forces TV launches.
- July 1: 4seven HD and Channel 4 +1 HD launch.
- July 22: Equal World launches.
- August 4: TruTV launches.
- August 12:
- Sky Sports News becomes Sky Sports News HQ.
- Sky Sports 5 launches.
- September 16: 5* +1 relaunches.
- October 8: ITVBe launches.
- November 3: Nick Jr. 2 is renamed Nick Jr. Too.
2015[edit]
- January 5: TBN UK launches.
- April 1: The Jewellery Channel is renamed TJC.
- April 15: Spike launches.
- May 26: Talking Pictures TV launches.
- June 9:
- Sky Arts 1 is renamed Sky Arts.
- Sky Arts 2 closes down.
- Sky Arts 1 HD is renamed Sky Arts HD.
- Sky Arts 2 HD closes down.
- Sky 3D closes down.
- Sky Livingit is renamed Real Lives.
- ESPN is renamed BT Sport ESPN.
- June 10: Showbiz TV launches.
- June 24: Boomerang HD launches.
- July 3: Equal World closes down.
- August 1:
- BT Sport Europe launches.
- BT Sport Ultra HD launches.
- August 28: AMC from BT launches.
- September 29: The Africa Channel closes down.
- October 1: Pop Girl closes down.
- October 1: YourTV launches.
- November 13: British Eurosport is renamed Eurosport 1.
- November 13: British Eurosport 2 is renamed Eurosport 2.
- December 31: Extreme Sports Channel closes down.
2016[edit]
- January 12: Sony Entertainment Television is renamed Sony Channel.
- February 11: 5* is renamed 5Star.
- February 15:
- February 16: BBC Three closes down.
- February 17: Keep It Country TV launches.
- March 22:
- More Than Movies closes down.
- True Crime launches.
- March 31: BBC Three is removed from EPGs.
- May 24: Changes to The Box Plus Network channels.
- Heat is renamed Box Upfront.
- Smash Hits is renamed Box Hits.
- June 24: GiNXeSportsTV launches.
- June 29: MTV Live HD (British feed) closes down, to be replaced by the European feed.
- July 8: All Sky Movies channels are renamed Sky Cinema.
- Sky Movies Premiere is renamed Sky Cinema Premiere.
- Sky Movies Showcase is renamed Sky Cinema Hits.
- Sky Movies Greats is renamed Sky Cinema (special).
- Sky Movies Disney is renamed Sky Cinema Disney.
- Sky Movies Family is renamed Sky Cinema Family.
- Sky Movies Action & Adventure is renamed Sky Cinema Action & Adventure.
- Sky Movies Comedy is renamed Sky Cinema Comedy.
- Sky Movies Crime & Thriller is renamed Sky Cinema Crime & Thriller.
- Sky Movies Drama & Romance is renamed Sky Cinema Drama & Romance.
- Sky Movies Sci Fi & Horror is renamed Sky Cinema Sci Fi & Horror.
- Sky Movies Select is renamed Sky Cinema Select.
- August 4:
- BT Sport Europe is renamed BT Sport 3.
- BT Sport Ultra HD is renamed BT Sport 4K UHD.
- August 10:
- Channel 5 +24 closes down.
- My5 launches.
- August 24: Sky Sports Mix launches.
References[edit]
- ^ http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/dx/text/satellite/satnews/satnews.064
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