HGTV (formerly Home) is a British free-to-air interior home and garden-orientated lifestyle
television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom and Ireland, currently owned by
Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational mass media and Outline of entertainment, entertainment Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It was formed from WarnerMedi ...
. The channel originally launched on 1 November 1997 as UK Style and then was rebranded to Home on 30 April 2009 and was rebranded to its current form on 21 January 2020. HGTV is broadcast 24 hours a day on
Sky
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. UK Style was transmitted by terrestrial provider
ITV Digital
ITV Digital was a British digital terrestrial television broadcaster which launched a pay-TV service on the world's first digital terrestrial television network. Its main shareholders were Carlton Communications plc and Granada plc, owners ...
24 hours a day until the company's collapse in 2002. After a slight rebrand to UKTV Style, the channel made a return to terrestrial screens for a time in the mid-2000s as part of the now-defunct
Top Up TV
Top Up TV was a pay TV service in the United Kingdom that was launched in March 2004, operating on the digital terrestrial television platform. The service aimed to "top up" Freeview customers by providing additional content and services throu ...
system. Before 2016, Home was a
pay channel. Home became available as a free-to-air linear service on
Freeview Freeview may refer to:
*Freeview (Australia), the marketing name for the digital terrestrial television platform in Australia
*Freeview (New Zealand), a digital satellite and digital terrestrial television platform in New Zealand
*Freeview (UK), a ...
from 1 March 2016.
History of HGTV UK
The channel originally launched on 1 November 1997 as UK Style, broadcasting lifestyle programming from the archive of the
BBC
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and from external producers. The channel was launched as part of the initial creation of the UKTV network, following the success of sister channel
UK Gold. The channel broadcast 24 hours a day on analogue cable, while it initially shared a transponder with its sister channels on Astra satellite.
UK Style was one of the launch channels on the
OnDigital service in November 1998, sharing a slot with
UK Horizons
UK Horizons was a television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom, as part of the UKTV network of channels, showing mainly BBC documentaries. Most programmes were abridged for commercial timing purposes. It took its name from the BBC series ' ...
. Prior to this, it was one of the launch networks on
Sky Digital, allowing satellite viewers to view the network at any time.
The channel rebranded alongside all the other UKTV networks on 8 May 2001. Further on, the channel's success was noted when it was announced that a new spin-off network –
UK Food was announced on 11 July 2001. The channel launched on 5 November of that year, allowing UK Style to focus more on lifestyle programming.
On 1 February 2002, UKTV announced UK Style +, a timeshift service, which launched on Sky Digital on 11 February 2002, initially airing from 8:00am to 6:00pm and timesharing with
UK Gold 2. A week later, UK Style + launched on Telewest with UK Horizons +1, where they timeshared with each other on the platform. and on 29 May, launched on
NTL
NTL may refer to:
Companies
* NTL Incorporated and NTL Internet, later Virgin Media, communications media company
** NTL Ireland, later Virgin Media Ireland
* Arqiva, UK company formerly ''NTL Broadcast'' and ''National Transcommunications ...
as well.
In January 2003, another new channel called
UK Bright Ideas was created to showcase programming from UK Style and UK Food on the digital terrestrial network
Freeview Freeview may refer to:
*Freeview (Australia), the marketing name for the digital terrestrial television platform in Australia
*Freeview (New Zealand), a digital satellite and digital terrestrial television platform in New Zealand
*Freeview (UK), a ...
. This was later extended to all networks, allowing repeats of some programmes to air on this channel only. On 7 July, UK Style + extended broadcast hours to end at 2:00am.
On 8 March 2004, in line with the rest of the UKTV network, UK Style and UK Style + were renamed to UKTV Style and UKTV Style +1.
In January 2005, another offshoot network was announced -
UKTV Style Gardens, moving all the landscape and gardening programmes over to the new channel. The channel launched on 21 February 2005 on Sky and Telewest. The channel was added to NTL in May 2005 as part of a new carriage deal between Flextech and NTL. The channel name was later shortened to
UKTV Gardens
UKTV Gardens was a digital television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom, part of the UKTV family of channels. As its name suggests, the channel focused entirely on gardening shows. When it originally launched, the channel was known as U ...
in 2007.
In December 2007, a two-hour timeshift service - UKTV Style +2, was launched on Sky, using UKTV Bright Ideas' former slot. The temporary service was closed on 15 September 2008 to make way for
Watch
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.
On 24 March 2009, as part of the rebranding of
UKTV
UKTV Media Limited, trading as UKTV, is a British multi-channel broadcaster, which, since 2019, has been wholly owned by BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide), a commercial subsidiary of the BBC. It was formed on 1 November 1992 through a join ...
's channels to unique names and identities, it was announced that UKTV Style would be rebranded as Home on 30 April 2009 and reposition itself to include programming based around home improvement, gardens and home lifestyle programmes. Other female lifestyle programmes were transferred to newly created channel
Really, and all gardening programmes were transferred from UKTV Gardens to Home as part of the rebrand.
On 1 April 2019, it was announced that UKTV co-owner
Discovery, Inc.
Discovery, Inc. was an American multinational mass media factual television conglomerate based in New York City. Established in 1982, the company operated a group of factual and lifestyle television brands, such as the namesake Discovery Chan ...
would acquire the BBC's stake in Home.
In June 2019, Discovery announced that Home would be rebranded as a local version of the
U.S. channel of the same name, this took place on 21 January 2020, the first programme to air on HGTV was ''
Homes Under the Hammer
''Homes Under the Hammer'' is a British factual renovation and auction television series that is screened on BBC One as part of the daytime schedule. The series has been running since 17 November 2003, and is currently presented by Martin Rober ...
'' at 7 am.
On-air identity
The channel's original identity revolved around the screen split in half horizontally with two objects coming together to form one object. Examples of these
idents
Station identification (ident, network ID, channel ID or bumper (broadcasting), bumper) is the practice of radio and television stations and broadcast network, networks identifying themselves on-air, typically by means of a call sign or brand na ...
include an ornament added on top of a flower and still retains that image, wine pouring into a glass, with the base of glass formed out of pouring paint from a tin and a
boater
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It is normall ...
hat forming the bowl for some strawberries and cream. These idents were accompanied by a logo consisting of 'UK' inside a box and the channel name 'Style' written after on a line in upper case. The channel also had a
digital on-screen graphic
A digital on-screen graphic, digitally originated graphic (DOG, bug, network bug, or screenbug) is a watermark-like station logo that most television broadcasters overlay over a portion of the screen area of their programs to identify the channel ...
(DOG) of the same logo.
[ Contains authentic videos of UK Style idents and presentation.]
During July 2002, the channel relaunched in image along with the rest of the UKTV network. The box and line logos were replaced with the channel name stylised Style with a four-box pattern positioned to the right of the logo. This style had been adopted by the majority of the UKTV channels, with each channel's symbol representing the idents simplified and the channel focus in some ways. The boxes were arranged with one rectangle down the left-hand side, one running along the top half of the screen, a third in the centre bottom and a fourth in the bottom right corner. This arrangement was also reflected in the relaunched idents in 2001, with a different image in each section of the four-part arrangement.
The idents were changed again in January 2003, with the same pattern used again. This time the pattern would appear integrated within the neutrally coloured home space, occasionally in shades of red and yellow. The pattern against the logo was also changed to shades of red and yellow at this time.
With the rebrand to UKTV Style, the idents changed to a neutrally coloured house interior and occupiers, which when looked through a mirror is improved and brightly coloured. This was however replaced in 2006 to a stream of purple moving across the screen. In both cases, the double lined UKTV Style logo would be aligned to the left of the screen. Then in 2007, the idents were changed to a new set featuring people painting or dancing in front of the purple background while their silhouette opens up showing pictures of various lifestyles before it closes back, followed by the UKTV Style logo. The channel also adopted purple as the channel's colour at the same time, and three different shades of the colour would appear at the ending of promotions for programmes on the channel and for promotions for the channel on the UKTV network itself.
Following the rebrand to Home, the idents now feature a virtual tour of a home of varying sorts, with various features pointed out by text, usually of a comical nature. These include identifying the pet cat as "5th Flatmate", dirt on the floor as "Old carpet, new mud", a carpet as a "trip hazard", some old suitcases as the "DVD cabinet" and an ornament having "survived 3 moves and 2 extensions". The home logo outside of the circle then forms up over the centre of the scene. Scenes from homes are also used in promotion graphics and 'stings' which show the channel name during advert breaks.
Home became HGTV on 21 January 2020.
Availability
Cable
*
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Limited is a British telecommunications company which provides telephone, television and internet services in the United Kingdom. Its headquarters are at Green Park in Reading, England. It is owned by Virgin Media O2, a 50:50 ...
: Channel 191 and Channel 391 (+1)
*
Virgin Media
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: Channel 209
Online
*
Discovery+
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* Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown
* Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence
Discovery, The Discov ...
Watch live
Satellite
*
Freesat
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: Channel 166 and Manual (+1)
*
Sky
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: Channel 158 and Channel 258 (+1)
*
Sky
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: Channel 162 and Channel 262 (+1)
Terrestrial
*
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*Freeview (New Zealand), a digital satellite and digital terrestrial television platform in New Zealand
*Freeview (UK), a ...
: Channel 44
Programming
The output of the channel shows lifestyle programmes, mainly
gardening
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,
home improvement
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s and
DIY shows, that are a combination of internally produced shows, repeats of shows from the BBC archive and international imports. Notable shows include:
*''
60 Minute Makeover''
*''
Anthea Turner: Perfect Housewife''
*''
Antiques Road Trip
''Antiques Road Trip'' (also known as ''Celebrity Antiques Road Trip'') is a BBC television series produced by STV Studios. It was first shown on BBC Two
BBC Two is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom ...
''
*''
Antiques Roadshow
''Antiques Roadshow'' is a British television programme broadcast by the BBC in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people ( ...
''
*''Axe the Agent?''
*''
Bargain Hunt
''Bargain Hunt'' is a British television programme in which two pairs of contestants are challenged to buy antiques from shops or a fair and then sell them in an auction for a profit. It has aired on BBC One since 13 March 2000 in a daytime ...
''
*''Bargain Hunt Famous Finds''
*''
Bath Crashers''
*''Beeny's Restoration Nightmare''
*''
The Block''
*''Britain's Dream Homes''
*''Britain's Ugliest Rooms''
*''Buy It, Sell It, Bank It?''
*''Buying the View''
*''
Car Booty''
*''
Cash in the Attic''
*''Celebrity DIY with Craig Phillips''
*''Celebrity Fantasy Homes''
*''Celebrity Storage Hunters''
*''
Changing Rooms
''Changing Rooms'' is a do-it-yourself home improvement show broadcast in the United Kingdom on the BBC between 1996 and 2004. The series was revived on Channel 4 in 2021.
The show was one of a number of home improvement and lifestyle shows ...
''
*''
The City Gardener''
*''Colin and Justin's Home Heist''
*''Colin and Justin's Home Show''
*''
Cowboy Trap''
*''Cracking Antiques''
*''
Deadline Design with Shaynna Blaze
''Deadline Design with Shaynna Blaze'' (commonly known as ''Deadline Design'') is a 10-part Australian renovation television series which premiered on Wednesday, 19 October 2016 on Foxtel network LifeStyle HOME. The series sees interior designer ...
''
*''Design Challenge''
*''Design ER''
*''
Design Star''
*''Designs for Life''
*''Digging for Victory''
*''Disaster House''
*''
DIY SOS''
*''
DIY SOS: The Big Build''
*''DIY with Philippa''
*''
Domestic Blitz''
*''Double Your House for Half the Money''
*''Dream Gardens''
*''
Escape to the Country''
*''
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''
*''Fantasy Homes by the Sea''
*''Fantasy Homes Down Under''
*''Fantasy Homes in the City''
*''First Homes''
*''
Fixer Upper''
*''
Flipping Out
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''
*''
Flog It!''
*''Fly to Buy''
*''
Four in a Bed''
*''From House to Home''
*''Front of House''
*''Garden Invaders''
*''Garden Rivals''
*''Garden SOS''
*''Gardens By Appointment''
*''Gardens Unplugged''
*''Geoff Hamilton: A Man and His Garden''
*''Get the Look''
*''
The Great Interior Design Challenge''
*''
Ground Force
''Ground Force'' is a British garden makeover television series originally broadcast by the BBC between 1997 and 2005. The series was originally hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh.
Production
The series was created b ...
''
*''Gutted''
*''
Hawaii Life''
*''
Help! My House is Falling Down''
*''Home Away from Home''
*''
Home Front
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Civilians are traditionally uninvolved in com ...
''
*''Home Front in the Garden''
*''Home of the Year''
*''The Home Show''
*''Homes & Property''
*''
Homes Under the Hammer
''Homes Under the Hammer'' is a British factual renovation and auction television series that is screened on BBC One as part of the daytime schedule. The series has been running since 17 November 2003, and is currently presented by Martin Rober ...
''
*''Honey I Bought the House''
*''The Hotel Fixers''
*''
The Hotel Inspector''
*''House Chain: Under Offer''
*''House Crashers''
*''
House Doctor''
*''
House Hunters International''
*''A House in Florida''
*''House in Spain''
*''House Invaders''
*''House Swap''
*''Houses Behaving Badly''
*''
How Clean Is Your House?''
*''How Clean Is Your House? USA''
*''How to Rescue a House''
*''How to Survive the Property Crisis''
*''If It's Broke, Fix It!''
*''
Income Property''
*''Island Life''
*''
It's Not Easy Being Green''
*''Jackpot Homes''
*''Kirstie's Homemade Home''
*''Kitchen SOS''
*''Living in the Sun''
*''Living with Modern Design''
*''
Love It or List It''
*''Love the Place You're in''
*''Love the Place You're in: 48 Hours''
*''Mad About the House: US''
*''Make My Home Bigger''
*''Marbella Mansions''
*''Massive Moves''
*''Mediterranean Life''
*''
Million Pound Property Experiment''
*''Model Gardens''
*''My Dream Derelict Home''
*''My Dream Home''
*''My Flat-Pack Home''
*''My Life for Sale''
*''The New Reclaimers''
*''Nick Knowles' Original Features''
*''Our House''
*''Perfect Properties''
*''A Place by the Sea''
*''
A Place in the Sun''
*''A Place in the Sun: Home or Away?''
*''Property Prophets''
*''Put Your Money Where Your House Is''
*''Real Rooms''
*''The Reclaimers''
*''
Relocation Relocation Australia
Relocation Relocation Australia is an Australian lifestyle television series that first aired on The LifeStyle Channel on 28 September 2011. It is hosted by Bryce Holdaway and Veronica Morgan.
References
External links
* {{official website, ...
''
*''Renovation Realities''
*''
The Restoration Man''
*''Restored to Glory''
*''Roomers''
*''
Room to Improve''
*''
Selling Houses Australia
''Selling Houses Australia'' is an Australian reality and lifestyle TV series, based on the British show ''Selling Houses''. The series follows property owners who are having difficulty selling their home. The show is hosted by property expert a ...
''
*''Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb''
*''Selling London''
*''Showhouse''
*''Small Town Gardens''
*''Staying Put?''
*''
Storage Hunters
''Storage Hunters'' is a reality television series presented by Sean Kelly (as the auctioneer). It originally ran in the United States from 2011 to 2013 on TruTV and has been shown in the UK on the digital channel Dave. A domestic UK version, a ...
''
*''Storage Hunters UK''
*''
This Old House
''This Old House'' is an American home improvement media brand with television shows, a magazine, and a website. The brand is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The television series airs on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television ...
''
*''Three in a Bed''
*''Timber Kings''
*''Tiny House, Big Living''
*''To Build or Not to Build''
*''
To Buy or Not to Buy''
*''Trash to Cash''
*''
Ty Pennington's Great British Adventure''
*''Ty Pennington's Homes for the Brave''
*''
The Unsellables''
*''Urban Outsiders''
*''
The Victorian Kitchen Garden''
*''
Wanted Down Under''
*''Wanted in Paradise''
*''What the Neighbours Did''
*''Workshop Wonders''
*''World's Most Secret Homes''
*''Wreck or Ready?''
*''You Deserve This House''
See also
*
HGTV (US)
*
Good Food
*
UKTV Gardens
UKTV Gardens was a digital television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom, part of the UKTV family of channels. As its name suggests, the channel focused entirely on gardening shows. When it originally launched, the channel was known as U ...
*
UKTV Bright Ideas
*
UKTV
UKTV Media Limited, trading as UKTV, is a British multi-channel broadcaster, which, since 2019, has been wholly owned by BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide), a commercial subsidiary of the BBC. It was formed on 1 November 1992 through a join ...
*
Television in the United Kingdom
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References
External links
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TVARK
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Homeat
TVARK
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UKTV at The TV Room
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