| History | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 11 November 1995 (UK) 1 November 1999 (Ireland) |
| Owned by | A+E Networks UK (AETN/BSkyB) |
| Audience share | 0.1% 0.0% (+1) (June 2011, BARB) |
| Slogan | Made Every Day |
| Country | United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Iceland, Scandinavia, Benelux, Central Europe, Balkans, Arab World |
| Headquarters | Brentford, West London. |
| Formerly called | The History Channel UK (1995-2008) |
| Sister channel(s) | Bio. (UK) Crime & Investigation Network (UK) Military History |
| Timeshift service | History +1 |
| Website | history.co.uk |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Top Up TV | On-demand via Top Up TV Anytime |
| Satellite | |
| Sky | Channel 529 Channel 530 (+1) Channel 529 (HD Customers) Sky Anytime |
| NOVA Greece Greece | Channel 404 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 234 On Demand (including HD) |
| UPC Ireland | Channel 217 Channel 220 (HD) |
| Smallworld Cable | Channel 529 Channel 530 (+1) |
| IPTV | |
| BT Vision | Programmes available on-demand |
| MaxTV Croatia | Channel 104 |
| Internet television | |
| Sky Go | Watch live (UK & Ireland only) |
| Virgin Media Player | Watch on demand (UK only) |
History (formerly known as The History Channel UK) is a pan-European television channel broadcasting programmes related to historical events and persons, owned by a joint-venture between A&E Television Networks, owner of the American History, and British Sky Broadcasting, the UK's largest pay-TV provider.
The channel was launched in November 1995 under the name The History Channel and was the first version of History to launch outside the United States. It was first broadcast from the crowded transponder 47 on the Astra 1C satellite, where it would broadcast for four hours between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. on weekdays. Among the channels it shared the transponder with were Sky Travel, Sky Soap, Sky Sports 2 and Sci-Fi Channel.
In 1997, Sky Sports 2 became a full-day channel and the channels that time-shared with it had to move. The History Channel would now share transponder 24 with Sky Soap and Sci-Fi Channel.[1]
The launch of Sky allowed the channel to increase it broadcast hours significantly.
On 26 October 2006, The History Channel HD launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
In November 2008, the channel got its current name.[2] The high-definition channel became History HD in the process.
The company behind the channel was known as The History Channel ( UK ) Limited until July 2009, when it was renamed AETN UK to reflect the fact that the company now offers several channels.[3] On 22 September 2011, AETN UK was rebranded as A+E Networks UK.[4]
Since the launch of History, the company has extended its line-up with:
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