Sky One

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 (1982-04-26)
(39 years, 4 months and 6 days)
Closed1 September 2021 (2021-09-01)
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)

Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non-terrestrial channel.[1] From 31 July 1989, it became Sky One and broadcast exclusively in the United Kingdom and Ireland as British Sky Broadcasting's flagship channel. It existed until 1 September 2021, when it closed down as part of a restructuring with its EPG position taken by Sky Showcase and much of its content library moved to Sky Max.[2][3][4]

Sky One included some very popular original programmes—such as An Idiot Abroad, Brainiac: Science Abuse, The Russell Howard Hour, Battlestar Galactica—and many imported from North America, including 24 (seasons 3–9, and its spinoff Live Another Day), The X-Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Bones (seasons 1–6, first half), Caprica, Fringe, Modern Family, Glee (seasons 3–6), House (seasons 5–8), Lie to Me, Lost (seasons 3–6), Prison Break (seasons 3–4), The Simpsons, Stargate (SG-1, Atlantis and Universe), Touch, About a Boy, The Middle, Manifest, You, Me and the Apocalypse and The Blacklist. Other American imports included CBS military/action dramas, science-fiction and Arrowverse superhero shows and The Blacklist (seasons 4–8).

  1. ^ "It Was 20 Years Ago Today..." www.satmagazine.com.
  2. ^ Yossman, K. J. (27 July 2021). "Sky Marks End of an Era as 'Sky One' Channel Is Retired in a Major Rebrand". Variety.
  3. ^ Kanter, Jake (27 July 2021). "Sky Overhauls UK Channel Portfolio; Retires Sky One & Launches Sky Showcase". Deadline Hollywood.
  4. ^ Slattery, Laura. "Goodbye Sky One, the 'experiment' that became part of an empire". The Irish Times.