 Final logo, used from 2020 to 2021 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SD feed) |
| Timeshift service | Sky One +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sky Group (Comcast) |
| Sister channels | List of Sky UK channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 26 April 1982 (39 years, 4 months and 6 days) |
| Replaced | Galaxy (on the BSB service) |
| Closed | 1 September 2021 |
| Replaced by | Sky Showcase (channel) Sky Max (programming) |
| Former names |
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| Availability (at time of closure) | |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky Go | Watch live |
| Now | Watch live |
| Virgin TV Anywhere (UK) | Watch live (UK only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere (Ireland) | Watch live (Ireland only) |
Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non-terrestrial channel.[1] From 31 July 1989, it became Sky One and broadcast exclusively in the United Kingdom and Ireland as British Sky Broadcasting's flagship channel. It existed until 1 September 2021, when it closed down as part of a restructuring with its EPG position taken by Sky Showcase and much of its content library moved to Sky Max.[2][3][4]
Sky One included some very popular original programmes—such as An Idiot Abroad, Brainiac: Science Abuse, The Russell Howard Hour, Battlestar Galactica—and many imported from North America, including 24 (seasons 3–9, and its spinoff Live Another Day), The X-Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Bones (seasons 1–6, first half), Caprica, Fringe, Modern Family, Glee (seasons 3–6), House (seasons 5–8), Lie to Me, Lost (seasons 3–6), Prison Break (seasons 3–4), The Simpsons, Stargate (SG-1, Atlantis and Universe), Touch, About a Boy, The Middle, Manifest, You, Me and the Apocalypse and The Blacklist. Other American imports included CBS military/action dramas, science-fiction and Arrowverse superhero shows and The Blacklist (seasons 4–8).
- ^ "It Was 20 Years Ago Today..." www.satmagazine.com.
- ^ Yossman, K. J. (27 July 2021). "Sky Marks End of an Era as 'Sky One' Channel Is Retired in a Major Rebrand". Variety.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (27 July 2021). "Sky Overhauls UK Channel Portfolio; Retires Sky One & Launches Sky Showcase". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Slattery, Laura. "Goodbye Sky One, the 'experiment' that became part of an empire". The Irish Times.