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E! (European TV Channel)
E! is a European pay television channel, operated by E! Entertainment Europe B.V. and owned by NBCUniversal & Sky Group. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television and Hollywood gossip and news. E! currently has an audience reach of 600 million homes internationally. History E! in Europe before 2004 E! Entertainment Television was founded by Larry Namer and Alan Mruvka in the United States. The network launched on 31 July 1987 as Movietime, a service that aired movie trailers, entertainment news, event and awards coverage, and interviews as an early example of a national barker channel. Three years later, in June 1990, Movietime was renamed E! Entertainment Television to emphasise its widening coverage of the celebrity–industrial complex, contemporary film, television and music, daily Hollywood gossip, and fashion. In the Fall of 1999, Zone Vision launched E! Entertainment in Poland, under a licensing agreement on the Polish digital platform Wizja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1080i
1080i (also known as Full HD or BT.709) is a combination of frame Image resolution, resolution and scan type. 1080i is used in high-definition television (HDTV) and high-definition video. The number "1080" refers to the number of horizontal lines on the screen. The "i" is an abbreviation for interlaced video, "interlaced"; this indicates that only the even lines, then the odd lines of each frame (each image called a video field) are drawn alternately, so that only half the number of actual image frames are used to produce video. A related display resolution is 1080p, which also has 1080 lines of resolution; the "p" refers to progressive scan, which indicates that the lines of resolution for each frame are "drawn" on the screen in sequence. The term assumes a widescreen Aspect ratio (image), aspect ratio of 16:9 aspect ratio, 16:9 (a rectangular TV that is wider than it is tall), so the 1080 lines of vertical resolution implies 1920 columns of horizontal resolution, or 1920 pixe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pick (TV Channel)
Pick (formerly Sky 3 and Pick TV) is a British free-to-air television channel, owned by Sky UK. History Sky Three launched on 31st October 2005. It was essentially a barker channel for Sky's main entertainment channel Sky One and its other subscription services, which served to ''"offer digital terrestrial viewers the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of popular programmes from Sky"''.Plunkett, John"Sky Three to launch on Freeview" '' MediaGuardian'', 22 September 2005. Retrieved 31 March 2010. From its launch on 31 October 2005 until 24 June 2010, the channel carried Sky Travel's commercial presentations selling holiday deals for a number of providers. Early highlights from the channel's schedule included '' Futurama'', ''Cold Case'', ''Tru Calling'', '' Relic Hunter'', '' Road Wars'', the ''Inside'' strand of documentaries, '' Brainiac: Science Abuse'', ''Airline'', and '' 35mm'' from Sky Movies (which looks at upcoming films in the cinema and on Sky's premium movies serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Kids (TV Channel)
Sky Kids is an upcoming British pay television channel, due to launch in February 2023. The channel will be owned and operated by Sky Group, a subsidiary of Comcast. History The concept of a Sky-branded children's television channel was first proposed in 1986 as part of Rupert Murdoch's bid for the national direct broadcast satellite franchise, won British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB and Sky plc would merge in 1990 into British Sky Broadcasting). The Children's Channel eventually was taken up by the platform, and after a failed attempt to acquire a half-stake in TCC, Sky launched Fox Kids in 1996, a stake eventually reduced over time and completely bought out in 2009 by The Walt Disney Company, by which time it was known as Disney XD. Sky also held a 40% stake in Nickelodeon UK Ltd. and carried the Nickelodeon suite of children's networks from launch in 1993; MTV Networks International held the majority 60% stake. Prior to the launch of Sky Kids, a Sky Kids Magazine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Replay
Sky Replay is a British pay television channel operated by Sky as a sister channel to Sky Max and Sky Witness. The current channel began broadcasting (as Sky One Mix) in December 2002. The 'Sky 2' name and format had earlier been used for a similar service which broadcast on analogue platforms for a year from 1996. On 27 August 2020, the service rebranded as Sky Replay. The channel broadcasts repeats of programmes from Sky Max (formerly Sky One) and Sky Witness. Branding and presentation Sky One Mix launched on 9 December 2002 as a Sky One sister channel. The channel used a logo and presentation design similar to that used by Sky One at the time, but with a yellow and black theme as opposed to the orange and white used by Sky One at the time. Sky One Mix was rebranded Sky Mix in 2004, at the same time as Sky One moved away from the orange logo (Sky Mix retained the yellow theme carried over from its previous identity, but stripped of any reference to 'Sky One'.) Instead o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky News
Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel and organisation. Sky News is distributed via an English-language radio news service, and through online channels. It is owned by Sky Group, a division of Comcast. John Ryley is the head of Sky News, a role he has held since June 2006. In 2019, Sky News was named Royal Television Society News Channel of the Year, the 12th time it has held the award. The channel and its live streaming world news is available on its website, TV platforms, and online platforms such as YouTube and Apple TV, and various mobile devices and digital media players. A sister channel, Sky News Arabia, is operated as a joint venture with the Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation. A channel called Sky News International, simulcasting the UK channel directly but without British advertisements, is available in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Asia Pacific, Australia, and the Americas. Narrated segments (which generally cover light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Nature
Sky Nature is a British pay television channel owned and operated by Sky, a division of Comcast, which launched on 27 May 2020. Sky Nature broadcasts original Sky content, content from Canadian channel Love Nature, and Sky's collection of David Attenborough programming. History The launch of the channel was used to help bring High dynamic range (HDR) content to Sky Q. Sky Nature launched an Irish feed on April 8, 2021. The channel is registered with the broadcasting regulator in Luxembourg however, the Luxembourg regulator will make use of the classification system set by Ireland's BAI Code of Program Standards. The channel is currently only available in standard definition. On July 1, 2021, Fox closed and Sky Nature moved into its place on channel 124 on Sky. Programming Sky Nature currently broadcast a variety of nature series, both on the live TV feed and on demand: *''Extreme Animals: One Wild Day'' *''Extreme Animals: Life’s First Steps'' *''Amazing Animal Friends'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Max
Sky Max is a British pay television channel which launched on 1 September 2021 along with Sky Showcase. It is owned and operated by Sky Group, a subsidiary of Comcast. The channel was announced on 28 July 2021 to replace Sky One, which had been on air for nearly 40 years. It broadcasts the entertainment and drama output previously shown on Sky One - the comedy output, for the most part, transferred to Sky Comedy. An Italian version of Sky Max called ''Sky Serie'' launched on 1 July 2021 with significant different programming. Programming Original programming Drama * '' Wolfe'' (2021) * '' COBRA'' (series 2–3) (2021–present) * ''Temple'' (series 2) (2021) * '' A Discovery of Witches'' (series 3) (2022) * '' The Rising'' (2022) * ''The Midwich Cuckoos'' (2022) * '' The Lazarus Project'' (2022–present) Comedy drama * '' Brassic'' (series 3–5) (2021–present) * ''Agatha Raisin'' (series 4) (2021–present) * '' Frayed'' (series 2) (2022) Animation * '' Moominvalley'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
H2 (A&E Networks)
H2 (or History2) is a brand name owned by A&E Networks (a joint venture between the Hearst Communications and the Walt Disney Television division of The Walt Disney Company), used for a sister television channel of History. The brand was debuted in September 2011 when History International in the United States was relaunched as H2. The brand was expanded outside the U.S. since then. H2 in the United States was relaunched on February 29, 2016 as Viceland, but the H2 brand is still used for sister channels to History in other markets. A&E Networks began rebranding the remaining versions of H2 as History2, starting with Latin American version on January 1, 2019. On November 6, 2018, concerning Disney's proposed acquisition of 21st Century Fox, the European Commission required Disney to sell A&E's television operations in Europe, which include the versions of H2 in the area. Versions North America The H2 brand was introduced in the United States, when History International was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History (European TV Channel)
History (known as Sky History in the UK and Ireland) is a European documentary television channel which broadcasts programs related to reality programming, historical events and persons. It is a joint venture between A&E Networks, A&E Networks UK and Sky Group with localized channels across Europe. TVT Media is responsible for signal distribution in Europe, with local subsidiaries of A&E Networks as distribution representatives on the continent. Programming across the channels is primarily in English and where available Subtitle (captioning), subtitled or Dubbing (filmmaking), dubbed into regional languages. The channel is available through a number of satellite, cable, terrestrial and IPTV distributors across Europe, the Middle East and South Africa. In some countries, advertisements and announcements between programs are localized. On 6 November 2018, in the wake of the Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, Disney-Fox merger, the European Commission required The Walt D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Documentaries
Sky Documentaries is a British pay television channel owned and operated by Sky, a division of Comcast, which launched on 27 May 2020. Sky Documentaries broadcasts imported programming from US networks HBO and Showtime, alongside new original programming. The channel can also be watched via a live stream and box sets on Sky's streaming service, Now. __TOC__ Programming Sky Documentaries currently broadcast a variety of documentary series, both on the live TV feed and on demand: *'' After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News'' *''Allen v. Farrow'' *'' Agnelli'' *''Bitter Pill: Primodos'' *''Exterminate All the Brutes'' *'' Epstein’s Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell'' *'' Framing Britney Spears'' *''The Go-Go’s'' (also broadcast on Sky Arts in March 2021) *''Hawking'' *'' Hillary'' *''Janet Jackson'' *'' The Kingmaker'' *''Lancaster'' *'' Look Away'' *'' McMillions'' *''McQueen: The Lost Movie'' *''The Plastic Nile'' *'' Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind'' *''Supers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Crime
Sky Crime is a British pay television channel owned and operated by Sky, a division of Comcast. The channel launched on 1 October 2019, replacing Real Lives. Sky Crime broadcasts crime dramas from Oxygen, HBO, Jupiter Entertainment and Woodcut Media. __TOC__ Programming Sky Crime broadcasts: *''Murder in the Valleys'' *''How I Caught The Killer'' *''Murders That Shocked the Nation'' *''Snapped'' *''I Love You, Now Die'' *''The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell'' *''In Defense Of'' *''A Wedding and a Murder'' *''Kemper on Kemper'' *''Britain’s Most Evil Killers'' *'' Road Wars'' *''Brit Cops'' *'' Stop Search Seize'' *'' Border Security: Canada's Front Line'' *'' Nothing to Declare'' (Season 9 only) *''Atlanta’s Missing & Murdered: The Lost Children'' *''The Real Manhunter'' *'' Motorway Patrol'' *''Highway Patrol *''Caught on Dashcam'' See also * List of television stations in the United Kingdom * Sky Krimi, a longer running crime-themed German television channel equiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Comedy
Sky Comedy is a British pay television channel owned and operated by Sky, a division of Comcast, which launched on 27 January 2020, replacing Universal TV. It is the first dedicated full-time comedy station in Sky's channel portfolio since the closure of The Comedy Channel in 1992. Sky Comedy broadcasts imported programming from US networks such as corporate sibling NBC plus premium channels HBO and Showtime, broadcasting classic sitcoms as well as comedy films, live stand-up and talk shows. From 1 September 2021 onwards, Sky Comedy started airing the comedy output previously shown on Sky One, which closed to make way for two new channels, Sky Showcase and Sky Max. Sky Comedy launched in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 1 April 2021. __TOC__ Programming Sky Comedy currently broadcasts a variety of comedy shows, both on the live TV feed and on demand: * '' Mrs. Fletcher'' * '' The Righteous Gemstones'' * '' Somebody Somewhere'' * ''Bloods'' * '' Avenue 5'' * '' And J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
