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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom and Ireland |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | Alibi +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC Studios |
| Parent | UKTV |
| Sister channels | U&Dave U&Drama U&Eden Gold U&W U&Yesterday |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 November 1997 |
| Former names | UK Arena (1997–2000) UK Drama (2000–2004) UKTV Drama (2004–2008) |
| Links | |
| Website | alibi.uktv.co.uk |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| Virgin TV Go | Watch live (UK only) |
| TalkTalk TV | Watch live (UK only) |
| Watch live (UK only) | |
Alibi (soon to become U&Alibi) is a British premium television channel that was launched on 1 November 1997 as UK Arena. It was renamed UK Drama in 2000, and then UKTV Drama in 2004, and assumed its current name on 7 October 2008. Launched on 16 July 2024, UKTV's streaming service UKTV Play became U; and its family of free-to-air channel adopted the 'U&...' branding: U&Dave, U&Drama, U&W, and U&Yesterday.
Alibi will become U&Alibi on 7 November 2024, alongside Gold.