True Crime (Sony Pictures Television)

This article is about the former British TV channel. For the current British TV channel, see True Crime (AMC Networks). For other uses, see True Crime (disambiguation).
True Crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Ireland
Programming
Timeshift serviceTrue Crime +1
Ownership
OwnerSony Pictures Television
History
Launched22 March 2016; 8 years ago (2016-03-22) (original)
12 February 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-12) (relaunch)
ReplacedMore Than Movies (original)
Closed15 November 2018; 6 years ago (2018-11-15) (as Sony Crime Channel 2)
1 July 2019; 5 years ago (2019-07-01) (relaunch)
Former namesSony Crime Channel 2 (2018)

True Crime was a British free-to-air television channel owned by Sony Pictures Television that originally launched on 22 March 2016, it was renamed as Sony Crime Channel 2 on 6 February 2018.[1] The channel abruptly closed on 15 November 2018, along with sister channel Scuzz.

True Crime was relaunched on 12 February 2019, replacing TruTV, but then abruptly shut down again on 1 July 2019.[2]

The +1 simulcast was removed from Sky on 27 June 2017 to make room for TruTV +1.

  1. ^ "Channel profile: Sony Crime Channel 2 - Sky Media". Sky Media. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Changes to the Sky TV Guide - July 2019". Sky.com. Retrieved 2 July 2019.