User:Väsk/Timeline of British television channels
Appearance
This article chronicles launches and startups of British television channels.
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1936
- The BBC Television Serviceofficially launches.
1939
- The BBC Television Servicecloses down.
1946
- The BBC Television Servicereturns.
1955
- September 22: Associated Broadcasting Company(ABC).
- ABC soon become Associated TeleVision(ATV)
1956
- February 17: Associated TeleVisionlaunches in the Midlands.
- February 18: Associated British Corporation(ABC) launches in the Midlands.
- May 3: Granada Televisionlaunches in Northern England.
- May 5: ABC launches in Northern England.
1957
- August 31: Scottish Television (STV) launches in Central Scotland.
1958
- January 14: Television Wales and the West (TWW) launches South Wales and the West of England.
- August 30: Southern Television launches in Southern England
1959
- January 15: Tyne Tees Televisionlaunches in North East England.
- October 27: Anglia Televisionlaunches in the East of England.
- October 31: Ulster Televisionlaunches in Northern Ireland.
1961
- April 29: Westward Television launches in South West England.
- September 1: Border Televisionlaunches in the English-Scottish border.
- September 30: Grampian Television launches in Northern Scotland.
1962
- September 1: Channel Televisionlaunches on the Channel Islands.
- September 14: Wales (West and North) Television(Teledu Cymru) launches in West and North Wales.
1964
- January: Teledu Cymru stops broadcasting and is replaced by TWW.
- April: BBC1.
1968
- March: TWW stops broadcasting and is replaced by Independent Television Service for Wales and the West.
- May: Harlech Televisionreplaces ITSWW.
- July:
- Yorkshire Televisionlaunches in Yorkshire, taking over from ABC and Granada.
- Granada Televisionstarts broadcasting to the North West of England.
- ABC and Rediffusion London merge and form Thames Television which broadcasts to London on weekdays.
- August 2: London Weekend Television launches.
1982
- January 1:
- Central Independent Televisionreplaces ATV in the Midlands.
- Television South (TVS) replaces Southern Television.
- Television South West (TSW) replaces Westward Television.
- April 26: Satellite Television launches, broadcasting from Britain to parts of Europe.
- November 1: S4C launches in Wales.
- November 2: Channel 4 launches in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
1983
- February 1: TV-am launches on the ITV network.
1984
- January: Sky Channel becomes available to UK subscribers
- March: The Entertainment Network(TEN) launches
- March: Screensportlaunches.
- March: Music Box launches.
- September: The Children's Channel launches.
- September: Prem1ere launches.
1985
- June: TEN is closed and replaced by MirrorVision
- November: Lifestylelaunches.
- November: The Arts Channel launches.
- November: Bravolaunches.
1986
- April: MirrorVision is merged into Prem1ere.
1987
- Janaury: Super Channel launches, replacing Music Box
- August: MTV Europelaunches.
- September: CNN International
1988
- November: Landscape Channel launches.
1989
- February 5: "The Sky Television Network" launches and broadcasts four channels from the Astra satellite:
- Sky Channel
- Sky News
- Sky Movies
- Eurosport
- April: Arts Channel closes.
- July: Sky Channel become Sky One
- August: Prem1ere is closed down.
1990
- March: British Satellite Broadcasting starts broadcasting five new channels:
- The Movie Channel
- The Sports Channel
- Galaxy
- The Power Station
- Now
- December 2: Sky Television and BSB merge and from British Sky Broadcasting.
1991
- April: The Sports Channel becomes Sky Sports and launches on Astra.
- April: The Power Station closes down and its frequency is taken over by Sky Movies.
- November 1: The Comedy Channellaunches.
1992
- January: The Parliamentary Channel launches.[1]
- March: TLClaunches.
- April: The Boxlaunches.
- August 19: Sky Sports 2launches.
- October: CMT Europe launches.[2]
- October: Sky Movies Goldlaunches, replaced The Comedy Channel.
- November 1: UK Goldlaunches.
- December 31: Thames TVcloses
1993
- January 1:
- Carlton Television replaces Thames.
- Westcountry Televisionreplaces TSW.
- Meridian Broadcastingreplaces TVS.
- GMTV replaces TV-am
- Lifestylestops broadcasting.
- March 1: Screensportmerge.
- July: Discovery, Bravo and CMT come to Astra.
- September 1: Launch of the Sky Multichannels pay package:
- UK Livinglaunches.
- The Family Channel launches.
- Nickelodeonlaunches.
- September 17:
- Cartoon Networklaunches.
- TNTlaunches.
- October: QVClaunches.
1994
- October 3: Sky Travel and Sky Soap launches.
- October 10: VH1launches.
1995
- Sci Fi Channellaunches.
- October 1: Disney Channellaunches.
- November: The Paramount Channellaunches.
- November 1: The History Channel UKlaunches.
1996
- August: Sky Sports 3launches.
- September 1: Sky 2launches.
- October 1: Granada Sky Broadcastinglaunches three channels:
- Granada Men & Motors
- Granada Good Life
- Granada Talk TV
- October 1: The Weather Channel launches.
- October 19: Fox Kidslaunches.
- November 1: Sky Scottish launches.
1997
- February:
- Trouble launches.
- Challenge TVreplaces The Family Channnel.
- April: Discovery Home & Leisure replaces TLC UK.[3]
- July 1: MTV UKlaunches, replacing MTV Europe.
- September 1:
- Sky 2.[4]
- Granada Talk TV closes down.[5]
- October 28: Living[6]
- November 1: The UKTV networks launches:
- UK Arena
- UK Horizons
- UK Style[7]
- November 1: The Sky Movieschannels are renamed:
- Sky Movies became Sky Movies Screen 1
- The Movie Channel became Sky Movies Screen 2
- November 9: BBC News 24launches.
- November: Rapture TV launches.
1998
- January 12: European Business News merges with CNBC Europe.[8]
- March 1:
- March 31: CMT Europe closes down.[10]
- April: The Weather Channel closes down.
- April: The Children's Channel closes down and TV Travel Shop launches.[11]
- May: Granada Good Life becomes Granada Breeze.
- May 31: Sky Scottish closes down.[12]
- September 1: Animal Planet launches.[13]
- September 10: The Sky Movieschannels are renamed again:
- Sky Movies Screen 1 became Sky Moviemax
- Sky Movies Screen 2 became Sky Premier
- Sky Movies Gold became Sky Cinema
- Sky Movies Screen 1 became
- September 23: BBC Choice launches.[14]
- October 1: The Sky Digitalplatform launches.
- Sky Sports News launches.
- M2launches.
- Sky Premier 2-4, Sky Moviemax 2-4 and Sky Cinema 2 launches.
- Discovery Travel & Adventureand Discovery Channel +1 launches.
- UK Gold Classicslaunches.
- October 10: UK Play launches.[15]
- November 1: Film4 launches.
- November 15: The ONdigitalterrestrial platform launches.
- Carlton Kids/Carlton World launches.
- Carlton Cinema launches.
- December 7: ITV2 launches.
1999
- April: UK Gold Classics becomes UK Gold 2.
- April 30: Sky Soap closes down.
- June 1: BBC Knowledge launches.
- July 1: MTV Networks launches three channels:[16]
- MTV Base
- MTV Extra
- VH1 Classic
- July 8: U Direct launches.[17]
- September 1:
- September 15: S4C2launches.
- September 30: The Inspiration Networklaunches.
- October 1: Sky Moviemax 5 launches.[20]
- October 15: Turner Classic Movieslaunches.
- November 1: Adventure One launches.[21]
2000
- January 24: Simply Money launches.[22]
- February 1: Discovery Kids launches, replacing Carlton World and Carlton Kids.[23]
- February 7: Money Channel launches.
- March 31: UK Arena.
- May 1:
- May 27: Boomeranglaunches.
- June 1: The Medical Channel launches.[26]
- June 26: Kiss TV launches.[27]
- July: Discovery Health launches.[28]
- August 1: ITN News Channel launches.[29]
- September: Community Channellaunches.
- September 29:
- Toon Disneylaunches.
- Playhouse Disneylaunches.
- Disney Channel +1launches.
- October 1. The Biography Channel launches.[30]
- October 2: Q TV[31]
- October 5: Bid-up.tv launches.
- October 11: Extreme Sports Channel launches.[32]
- December 2: Artsworld launches.[33]
2001
- January 18: E4launches.
- March 13: Wellbeing launches.
- April 7: FilmFour +1, FilmFour Extreme and FilmFour World launches.[34]
- April 16: Simply Money is replaced by Simply Shopping.[35]
- April 20: MTV Dancelaunches.
- May 1: MTV Hitsreplaces MTV Extra.
- May 7: UK Horizons +1 launches.[36]
- May 15: Smash Hits launches.[37]
- May: Discovery Home & Leisure +1 launches.[38]
- June 19: Channel Health launches.
- July 1: Discovery Health launches.[39]
- July 27: S2 launches.[40]
- August 11: ITV Sport Channel launches.
- August 13: Chelsea TV launches.[41]
- September 2: .tv closes down.
- September 13: Magic TV launches.[42]
- November 5:
2002
- February 11:
- March 2: BBC Four launches, replacing BBC Knowledge.
- April 4: Tara TV closes. [45]
- April 30: Granada Breeze closes down.[46]
- April: Shop!closes down.
- May 1: attheraces launches.[47]
- May 12: ITV Sport Channel closes down.
- July 22: Nicktoons launches.[48]
- July: Simply Nature launches.[49]
- August 1: UK Gold +1 launches.[50]
- August: Sky Travel Extra launches.[51]
- September: Setanta Sports 2launches.
- September 16: Chart Show TVlaunches.
- September 30: UK Playcloses down.
- October 10: Reality TVlaunches.
- October 14:
- CNX launches.
- Chart Shop TV launches.[52]
- October: LivingTV +1 launches.[53]
- October 30: Freeview launches:
- UK Historylaunches
- The Hits launches
- TMF launches.
- Sky Travel, Sky News and Sky Sports News become available on Freeview.
- November 14: Simply Asian launches.[54]
- December 2: E! Entertainment launches.[55]
- December 5: North American Sports Networklaunches.
- December 9: Sky One Mix launches.[56]
- December 16: Classic FM TV launches.[57]
2003
- January 15: UK Bright Ideas and Ftnlaunches.
- February 9: BBC Three launches, replacing BBC Choice.
- February: Channel Health closes down.[58]
- March 10: Bravo +1 launches.[59]
- April 17: Three music channels launch:[60]
- May 5: FilmFour Weekly replaces FilmFour Extreme and FilmFour World.[61]
- June 3: Sky Movies Premier Widescreen closes down.[62]
- June 11: price-drop tvlaunches.
- July 14: E4 +1 launches.[63]
- July 28: L!VE TV launches.[64]
- September 1: Paramount Comedy 2 launches.[65]
- September 8: Pop Plus launches.[66]
- November 1: The Sky Movies Premier and Sky Movies Max channels are rebranded as Sky Movies 1-9.[67]
- November 12: UKG2replaces UK Gold 2.
- Dcember 16: VH2 launches.
2004
- January 12: FXlaunches.
- January 19: Information TV launches.
- January 28: UK History +1 launches.[68]
- March 8: UKTV People
- March 15: The Wrestling Channel launches.[69]
- May 3: The Horror Channellaunches.
- July 1: Soundtrack Channel launches.[70]
- July: B4 launches.
- July 26:
- Celtic TV launches.
- Rangers TV launches.
- September: London TV launches.
- September 27: ABC1launches.
- October 25: TWC Reloaded launches.[71]
- November 1:
- Granada Plus.
- Wine TV launches.
- UKTV G2 +1launches.
- Sky Travel +1 launches.[72]
- December 13:
- LivingTV2launches.
- Challenge +1 launches.[73]
- December 16: Channel S launches.[74]
2005
- January 12: UKTV People +1 launches.[75]
- January 21:
- Bid-up.tvis renamed Bid TV.
- Price-drop.tvis renamed Price-Drop TV.
- January 24: Fizz launches.[76]
- January 31: Reality TV +1 launches.[77]
- February: Discovery Travel & Livingreplaces Discovery Travel & Adventure.
- February 23: UKTV Style Gardenslaunches.
- February 26: Sound TV launches.
- March: Movies 333 replaces TWC Reloaded.[78]
- April 29: Movies 333.[79]
- May 2: Men & Motors launches on Freeview.[80]
- May 7:
- Discovery Home & Healthreplaces Discovery Health
- Discovery Real Timereplaces Discovery Home & Leisure.
- May 23: Discovery Home & Health +1 launches.[81]
- May 29: E4launches on Freeview.
- July 27: speed auction tvlaunches.
- August 22: Discovery Real Time Extra launches.[82]
- August 30: Paramount Comedy +1 launches.[83]
- September 12: FX+ launched.[84]
- October 10:
- More4 launches.
- The Baby Channel launches.[85]
- October 17:
- October 31:
- Sky Two replaces Sky Mix.
- Sky Three launches, replacing Sky Travelon Freeview.
- November 1: ITV4 launches.
- December 23: ITV News Channel closes down.
2006
- February 1:
- Movies4Men replaces matinee movies.
- bad movies.
- February 28:
- March: Bliss replaces The Amp
- March 2: Player launches.
- March 6: Boomerang +1starts up.
- March 13. ESPN Classiclaunches.
- March 11: CITVlaunches.
- March 19: Disney Channelstops being a pay channel:
- Disney Cinemagic launches, replacing Toon Disney.
- Disney Channel +1is temporarily replaced by Disney Cinemagic +1.
- April 3: Sci-fi Channel +1 launches.[87]
- April 18: UKTV People +1 closes.[88]
- April 19: ITV Play launches, replacing Men & Motorson Freeview.
- April 21: True Movies 2 launches.[89]
- April 24:
- Cartoon Network Too launches.[90]
- Nick Jr. 2 launches.[91]
- May 2:
- TCM 2launches.
- UKTV Drama +1 launches.[92]
- May 15: BBC HD launches as a trial.
- May 26: The Sky+ HD service launches, with the following channels available:
- Sky One HD
- Artsworld HD
- Sky Movies 9 HD
- Sky Movies 10 HD
- Sky Sports HD
- Discovery HD
- National Geographic Channel HD
- Sky Box Office HD 1
- Sky Box Office HD 2
- June 26: The Zone Vision channels rebrand:
- July 3: Zone Thriller launches.[94]
- July 10: Crime & Investigation Networklaunches.
- July 23: Film4 launches as a free-to-air channel, ending its premium service.
- September 28: Bravo 2 replaces Player.
- October 9: ACTIONMAX.
- October 15: Five Lifelaunches.
- October 16: Five USlaunches.
- October 26: The History Channel HD launches.
- October 30:
- ITV2 +1launches.
- ITV3 +1 launches.[95]
- December 4: Wedding TV launches.
2007
- January 11: Setanta Golf launches.
- February 5: BabyTV launches.[96]
- March 1:
- Artsworld changes its name to Sky Arts.
- Discovery Turboreplaces Discovery Wings and Discovery Kids.
- Nat Geo Wild replaces Adventure One.
- March 13: ITV2 +1on Freeview.
- April 4: The Sky Movies and Sky Cinema channels are closed down and replaced by:
- Sky Movies Premiere
- Sky Movies Premiere +1
- Sky Movies Comedy
- Sky Movies Action & Thriller
- Sky Movies Family
- Sky Movies Drama
- Sky Movies Classics
- Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror
- Sky Movies Modern Greats
- Sky Movies Indie
- Sky Movies HD1
- Sky Movies HD2
- May 24: Toonami closes down and Cartoonitobecomes a full channel.
- May 31: Sky Movies SD2launches.
- June 25: Discovery Channel +1.5 launches.[97]
- July 22: MTV is renamed MTV One
- August 6: Pop Girl
- August 9: Ftn +1 launches.[98]
- August: Life Showcase TV are closed down.[99]
- August 27: Channel 4 +1launches.
- August 28: Five US +1launches.
- September 3: Zone Romanticalaunches.
- September 12: Nuts TV launches.
- September 26: ABC1closes down.
- October 1:
- October 15: UKTV G2 and launches on Freeview. UKTV Bright Ideascloses down.
- October 30: Playhouse Disney + launches.[100]
- November 1: Discovery Knowledgereplaces Discovery Civilisation.
- November 5: Paramount Comedy 2 +1 launches.[101]
- November 8: MTV Rlaunches.
- November 27: Setanta Sports News launches.
- December 1: BBC HD launches as a full service.
- December 10: Channel 4 HDlaunches.
- December 12: UKTV Style 2launches.
- December: FX +1launches.
- December 31: Golf Channel UK stops broadcasting.[102]
2008
- January 8: DMAXand DMAX +1 launches.
- February 1: MTV One +1.[103]
- February 25: Movies4Men +1 launches.[104]
- February 27: BETlaunches.
- March 20: Sky Movies Premiere HDlaunches.
- March 26: Flava launches.
- April 21: Discovery Channel +1.5.[105]
- April 28:
- Five Life
- FX HDlaunches.
- May 19: Kix replaces Pop +1.
- July 1: Challenge Jackpot launches.[106]
- July 15: Eurosport HD launches.[107]
- July 28: Military History launches.[108]
- August 7:
- Hallmark Channel +1 launches.
- Diva +1 launches.[109]
- August 15: 4Music replaces The Hits.
- August 18:
- Nicktoonsters launches.[110]
- Sky Arts +1launches.
- September 19: BBC Albalaunches.
- October 7:
- October 8: Some Sky Movies channels launch in HD:
- Sky Movies Action & Thriller HD
- Sky Movies Drama HD
- Sky Movies Modern Greats HD
- October 15: Some Sky Movies channels launch in HD:
- Sky Movies Comedy HD
- Sky Movies Family HD
- Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror HD
- October 20:
- Sky Arts 2 replaces Sky Arts +1.[111]
- Sky Arts becomes Sky Arts 1
- Sky Real Lives HDlaunches.
- October 27: Movies4Men 2 +1 launches.
- November 5:
- CI HDlaunches.
- Bio. HD launches.[112]
- November 24:
- Discovery Travel & Living +1 launches.[113]
- BET +1launches.
- Simply Movies replaces The Baby Channel.[114]
- December 1:
- Disney Cinemagic HD launches.
- ITV4 +1 launches.[115]
- December 16: MTVNHD launches.[116]
2009
- January 15: Nuts TV closes down.
- January 20: Investigation Discoverylaunches, replacing Discovery Travel & Living +1.
- January 26:
- February 1: NASN becomes ESPN America.
- February 5: Living2 +1 replaced Trouble +1.[118]
- February 13: Bubble Hits launches.
- February 16: Five USA.
- February 17: Blighty replaces UKTV People.
- March 2:
- Yesterday replaces UKTV History.
- Crime & Investigation Network +1launches.
- Sky Arts HD is split into Sky Arts 1 HD and Sky Arts 2 HD.
- March 20: Discovery Shed replaces Discovery Real Time Extra.
- April 1:
- Trouble is closed down and replaced by Living +2.
- Nat Geo Wild HD launches.[119]
- Real Estate TV closes down.[120]
- April 6: Paramount Comedy 1 becomes Comedy Central and Paramount Comedy 2 becomes Comedy Central Extra.
- May 19: Really replaces UKTV Gardens
- June 15: Simply Movies launches.[121]
- June 22: Good Food replaces UKTV Food
- June 23: Setanta Sports 1 & 2, Setanta Golf and Setanta Sports Newsstops broadcasting to the UK.
- July 1:
- MTV One becomes MTV.
- Wedding TV Asia replaces Wedding TV +1.
- MTV One becomes
- July 27: LA Muscle TV launches.[122]
- August 1: Nicktoons Replay replaces Nicktoonsters.
- August 3:
- ESPNlaunches.
- True Entertainment launches.
- August 31: Disney XDreplaces Jetix.
- September 30: Questlaunches on Freeview, and on Sky the following day.
- November 2: Quest +1 launches on Sky[125] and DMAX +1.5 closes down.[126]
- November 9:
- Food Network and Food Network +1 replaces ?TV and ?TV +1.[127]
- November 16: Most of Chello Zone's channels are rebranded
- Zone Reality and Zone Reality +1 becomes CBS Realityand CBS Reality +1
- CBS Drama
- CBS Action
- November 30: Living2.
2010
- January 6: Sky Sports 4. [129]
- March 1: MTV renames some of its channels:
- MTV R becomes MTV Shows
- MTV Two becomes MTV Rocks
- VH1 Classic becomes MTV Classic
- March 12: ITV1 HD launches a regular channel.
- March 26: Some of the Sky Movies channels are repositioned:[130][131]
- Sky Movies Action & Thriller becomes Sky Movies Action & Adventure
- Sky Movies Drama becomes Sky Movies Drama & Romance
- Sky Movies Showcase
- Sky Movies Screen 2 becomes Sky Movies Crime & Thriller
- March 17: Dance Nation
- March 31: The bi-lingual analogue version of S4C is discontinued, as Wales closes down its analogue transmitters.
- April 2: ITV1 HD launches as a regular channel.[132]
- April 13: Syfy HD.
- April 22: Sky News HDlaunches.
- April 29: Sky Sports 4 HD launches.[133]
- April 30: S4C Clirlunlaunches.
- June 6: STV HD launches.
- June 10: Universal Channel HDlaunches.
- June 21: ESPN America HDlaunches.
- June 28: Hallmark Channel HD launches.[134]
- July 13: Five HDlaunches.
- August 9:
- Sky Movies Classics HD launches.[135]
- Comedy Central HD launches.[136]
- August 19: All Sky Real Lives channels close down.[137]
- August 10: Sky3 +1launches.
- August 23:
- August 31: Good Food HDlaunches.
- September 3: Virgin1.
- October 1: Sky 3D becomes available to residential clients.
- October 7: ITV2 HD
- October 18:
- Hallmark Channel and its offshoots are renamed Universal Channel
- Disney XD HDlaunches.
- Hallmark Channel and its offshoots are renamed
- October 26: QVC Beauty on channel 658, replacing Bilberry TV[142][143]
- November 3: BBC One HDlaunches.
- November 7: Discovery Knowledge[144]
- November 15: ITV4 HDlaunches.
- December 14: Wedding TV Asia is closed down.
- December 22: The Directgov channel is closed down.
2011
- January 1: Bravo and Bravo 2are closed down.
- January 1: Challenge Jackpotis closed down.
- January 11: STV +1 and UTV +1are launched.
- January 31: Channel One (UK TV channel)is closed down,to be replaced by Sky Atlantic on Sky and Challenge on Freeview.
- February 1: Major shakeup of the Sky platform brings lots of changes.
- Living is renamed Sky Living.
- Sky Livingit.
- Sky Atlantic launches.
- MTV Shows is closed down and MTV Music launches.
- February 14: Channel 5
- February 28: Pick TV
- March 7: 5*
- April 4: Film 24 closes down to make room for Sony Entertainment Television.
- April 7: Sony Entertainment Televisionand Sony Entertainment Television +1 launch.
- May 7: Playhouse Disney is replaced by Disney Junior.[145]
- August 1:
- Bid TVis renamed Bid.
- Price-Drop TVis renamed Price Drop.
- Speed Auction TVis renamed Speed Auction.
- October 5: UTV HD launches.
- October 10: Dave HD launches.
- October 12: Watch HDlaunches.
- November 1: PBS UK launches.
- December 6: Channel 5 +1 launches.
2012
- September 20: Sky Atlantic +1 launches.
- October 24: BBC One Northern Ireland HDlaunches.
- November 12: Sky1 +1launches.
- December 1: S4C Clirluncloses down.
2013
- January 10: Men&Movies renamed More>Movies.
- January 11: FX renamed Fox.
- January 14:
- ITV.
- BBC One Scotland HDlaunches.
- January 29: BBC One Wales HD launches.
- February 4: More4 HDlaunches.
- March 22: Speed Auctionis renamed Bid Plus.
- March 26: BBC Two HD launches, replacing BBC HDon all platforms.
- March 28:
- Sky Movies Disney launches, replacing Disney Cinemagic.
- Sky Movies Classicscloses down.
- Sky Movies Modern Greats is renamed Sky Movies Greats.
- Sky Movies Indie is renamed Sky Movies Select.
- April 30: TLC launches, replacing Discovery Real Time.
- April 30: Investigation Discovery +1 launches, replacing Discovery Travel and Living.
- May 4: Military History.
- June 4: True Drama launches, replacing True Entertainment +1.
- July 1: Bid Plus closes down.
- July 5: Blighty closes down, to be replaced by Drama.
- July 8: Drama launches
- August 1:
- BT Sport 1launches.
- BT Sport 2launches.
- ESPN Classiccloses down.
- ESPN America and ESPN America HD both close down.
- October 7: Pick TV renamed Pick
- November 4: Lifetimelaunches, replacing Bio.
- December 10: New BBC HD channels launch:
- BBC Three HD
- BBC Four HD
- BBC News HD
- CBBC HD
- CBeebies HD
2014
- February 3: 5* +1closes down.
- February 4: Channel 5 +24launches.
- March 10: Bidis renamed Shop at Bid.
- March 31: London Live launches.
- April 1:
- Cartoon Network Too closes down.
- Cartoon Network +1relaunches.
- April 17:
- Shop at Bid closes down.
- Price Drop closes down.
- June 9: ITV Encore launches.
- June 10: Forces TV launches.
- July 1: 4seven HD and Channel 4 +1 HD launch.
- July 22: Equal World launches.
- August 4: TruTVlaunches.
- August 12:
- Sky Sports News HQ.
- Sky Sports 5 launches.
- September 16: 5* +1 relaunches.
- October 8: ITVBe launches.
- November 3: Nick Jr. 2is renamed Nick Jr. Too.
2015
- January 5: TBN UK launches.
- April 1: The Jewellery Channelis renamed TJC.
- April 15: Spikelaunches.
- May 26: Talking Pictures TV launches.
- June 9:
- Sky Arts 1 is renamed Sky Arts.
- Sky Arts 2 closes down.
- Sky Arts 1 HD is renamed Sky Arts HD.
- Sky Arts 2 HD closes down.
- Sky 3D closes down.
- Sky Livingit is renamed Real Lives.
- ESPN is renamed BT Sport ESPN.
- June 10: Showbiz TV launches.
- June 24: Boomerang HD launches.
- July 3: Equal World closes down.
- August 1:
- BT Sport Europelaunches.
- BT Sport Ultra HDlaunches.
- August 28: AMC from BTlaunches.
- September 29: The Africa Channel closes down.
- October 1: Pop Girl closes down.
- October 1: YourTV launches.
- November 13: British Eurosport is renamed Eurosport 1.
- November 13: British Eurosport 2 is renamed Eurosport 2.
- December 31: Extreme Sports Channel closes down.
2016
- January 12: Sony Channel.
- February 11: 5* is renamed 5Star.
- February 15:
- W.
- MTV Livecloses down.
- MTV Music +1 launches.
- February 16: BBC Three closes down.
- February 17: Keep It Country TV launches.
- March 22:
- More Than Movies closes down.
- True Crime launches.
- March 31: BBC Three is removed from EPGs.
- May 24: Changes to The Box Plus Network channels.
- Heat is renamed Box Upfront.
- Smash Hits is renamed Box Hits.
- June 24: GiNXeSportsTV launches.
- June 29: MTV Live HD(British feed) closes down, to be replaced by the European feed.
- July 8: All Sky Movies channels are renamed Sky Cinema.
- Sky Movies Premiere is renamed Sky Cinema Premiere.
- Sky Movies Showcase is renamed Sky Cinema Hits.
- Sky Movies Greats is renamed Sky Cinema (special).
- Sky Movies Disney is renamed Sky Cinema Disney.
- Sky Movies Family is renamed Sky Cinema Family.
- Sky Movies Action & Adventure is renamed Sky Cinema Action & Adventure.
- Sky Movies Comedy is renamed Sky Cinema Comedy.
- Sky Movies Crime & Thriller is renamed Sky Cinema Crime & Thriller.
- Sky Movies Drama & Romance is renamed Sky Cinema Drama & Romance.
- Sky Movies Sci Fi & Horror is renamed Sky Cinema Sci Fi & Horror.
- Sky Movies Select is renamed Sky Cinema Select.
- August 4:
- BT Sport 3.
- BT Sport 4K UHD.
- August 10:
- Channel 5 +24closes down.
- My5 launches.
- August 24: Sky Sports Mix launches.
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