History (European TV channel)
Country | |
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Broadcast area | Balkans Benelux Central Europe & Eastern Europe CIS France Iberian Peninsula Iceland Ireland Israel Scandinavia South Africa |
Headquarters |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | SDTV feed) |
Timeshift service | History +1 (as Sky History +1 in the UK) |
Ownership | |
Owner | A+E Networks UK (A&E Networks/Sky Group) |
Sister channels | List of Sky UK channels |
History | |
Launched | 1 November 1995 |
Former names | The History Channel (1995–2008) History (2000–2020, UK & Ireland) |
Links | |
Website | |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Sky (United Kingdom) | Channel 123 (Sky History HD) Channel 223 (Sky History +1) Channel 825 (Sky History) |
DStv (Sub-Saharan Africa) | Channel 186 (HD) |
Zuku TV (Kenya) | Channel 412 |
AzamTV (Africa) | Channel 191 |
History (known as Sky History in the UK and Ireland) is a European documentary television channel which broadcasts programs related to historical events and persons. There are also reality television, ufology and paranormal programs.
It is a joint venture between 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.[1][2]
Programming across the channels is primarily in English and where available
On 6 November 2018, in the wake of the Disney-Fox merger, the European Commission required The Walt Disney Company to sell A&E's European channels, including History.[3]
History has separate versions for Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal:
- History Germany: Operated by A&E Networks Germany.
- History Italy: Formerly a joint venture of A&E Networks and Fox International Channels Italy, it became a sole venture of A&E Networks in 2012.
- History Netherlands, airing in the Netherlands and Flanders. Operated by A&E Networks Benelux.
- Canal Historia (also known as História): Operated by AMC Networks International Southern Europe.
- History Poland - launched on 9 April 2008.
Sky History (UK and Ireland)
The History Channel UK launched on 1 November 1995 on the
In Late-1997, Sky Sports 2, which broadcast on the transponder during weekends, extended its broadcast hours to include the entire day. Sky Travel also extended hours, leading to the remainder of the networks that broadcast on the transponder, including The History Channel, to move to transponder 24.[5] On 1 November 1997, the channel was removed from Telewest's analogue cable service.[6]
The launch of Sky Digital in October 1998 allowed the channel to significantly increase its broadcast hours.
In May 2002, Telewest and The History Channel (UK) Limited failed to reach an agreement to broadcast the network, with Telewest announcing that they would remove the channel from their Active Digital cable service at the end of the month.[7] On 1 June, the two companies successfully renegotiated and The History Channel was restored.[8]
On 26 October 2006, History Channel HD launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The channel broadcasts content in 1080p HD, and operates on a separate schedule from the SD feed.
In November 2008 the History Channel was re-branded as History,[9]
The company behind the channel was known as The History Channel (UK) Limited until July 2009, when it was renamed AETN UK (a short form of "A&E Television Networks").[10]
In 2010, History HD became a simulcast service.
On 22 September 2011, AETN UK was re-branded A&E Networks UK.[11]
The channel launched on BT on 15 August 2013, and on TalkTalk on 28 August 2014.
On 27 May 2020, History, History +1 and History 2 were renamed Sky History, Sky History +1, and Sky History 2 respectively, alongside the launch of Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature.[12] The networks retained their strong ties with AETN, and the network's logos kept the network's insignia, being co-marketed with Sky.[13][14] The network also took a new channel position formerly held by E!.[15]
Other International Territories
The HD version was launching across Europe from October 2007,[16] beginning in the Nordic region on 13 December 2007, offering a schedule separate from the standard-definition version.[17] In January 2008, History Channel HD launched in the Netherlands.[18]
Like with the UK channel, the International networks were rebranded in November 2008.[19] and the high-definition channel became History HD.
History Channel Iberia (Spain and Portugal)
Since 1998,
Canal Historia is available in Spain on
Spanish locally produced programming
- Arqueólogo Por Un Día (2015), where a local celebrity spends a day working with archaeologists on an excavation
- La Última Cena (2014–2015)
Portuguese local-history programming
- Combatentes do Ultramar (2003), dedicated to the Portuguese Colonial War
- A Última Ceia (2014–2015)
The History Channel began in Scandinavia in September 1997, broadcasting for three hours daily on the analogue
History Germany
In German-speaking countries, History is operated by History Channel Germany, which was a joint venture of A&E Networks and
History is available on the
History Netherlands and Flanders
History Channel launched in the Netherlands and Flanders on 1 May 2007.[28][29]
RTL Nederland (now Ad Alliance) became responsible for advertising sales on 1 January 2016.[30] On 15 January 2021 Belgian provider Telenet moved the channel from their premium packages to the basic subscription. One day later, their subsidiary SBS Belgium announced they would handle Belgian advertising sales for the channel starting 1 February 2021.[31]
References
- ^ "History Channel UK Appoints Chello Zone As Distribution Representative". 4rfv.co.uk. 6 February 2008.
- ^ "Global Content Services Powerhouse". TVT Media.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (6 November 2018). "Disney's Fox Deal Gets European Union Clearance Subject to Divestments". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "A & E Television Networks History". International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 32. St. James Press. 2000. Retrieved 4 December 2013 – via Funding Universe.com.
- ^ "Report from the Sat-UK mailing list: Report #98".
- ^ https://variety.com/1997/tv/news/telewest-rewrites-history-1116675469/
- ^ https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/cable/a7532/font-colorcc0000updatedfont-telewest-to-drop-history-channel/
- ^ https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/cable/a7538/history-channel-strikes-deal-with-telewest/
- ^ Wilkes, Neil (19 November 2008). "History Channel rebranded 'History'". Digital Spy.
- ^ "The History Channel UK Changes Name to AETN UK". AETN International. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.
- ^ "AETN UK rebrands as A+E Networks UK". Broadband TV News. 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Launch of Sky Documentaries, Sky Nature and Sky HISTORY". Sky Group Newsroom. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "A+E's History channel to be rebranded Sky History". Digital TV Europe. 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Sky History". Sky Group. 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Sky_Factual_Channels_Press_Pack_08.1.pdf" (PDF). Sky Group Newsroom. Sky. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Jarco Kriek (17 October 2007). "A&E Television Network breidt uit in Europa". Totaal TV.
- ^ "THE HISTORY CHANNEL HD TO LAUNCH IN SCANDINAVIA" (Press release). AETN International. 8 October 2007. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.
- ^ Robert Briel (14 November 2007). "History Channel HD to launch in Holland". Broadband TV News.
- ^ Jan-Hein Visser (19 December 2008). "History Channel heet nu History". Totaal TV.
- ^ "El canal que ha hecho Historia en España". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 17 December 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "The History Channel Iberia". Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ REDAZIONE (14 June 2021). "AMC Networks International adquiere la totalidad de The History Channel Iberia". Panorama audiovisivo (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Historia: Dónde vernos". Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Historia: Historia HD". Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Canal História: Dónde vernos". Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "The History Channel ab Januar in neuem Gewand". Digital Fernsehen. 19 December 2008.
- ^ "A+E Buys Out NBCUniversal From Its German Channels". Variety.com. 1 June 2017.
- ^ Robert Briel (5 April 2007). "History Channel komt naar de Benelux". Broadband TV News.
- ^ Robert Briel (5 April 2007). "UPC digital met vier nieuwe kanalen". Broadband TV News.
- ^ Robert Briel (3 December 2015). "RTL Netherlands to handle A+E ad sales". BroadbandTVNews.com.
- ^ "SBS breidt zijn zenderportfolio uit met The HISTORY Channel" (in Dutch). SBS Belgium. 19 January 2021.