Skai TV

Skai TV
CountryGreece
Broadcast areaGreece
HeadquartersPiraeus, Greece
Programming
Language(s)Greek
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerSkai Group
Sister channelsSigma TV
History
Launched21 September 1993
1 April 2006 (relaunch)
ReplacedSeven TV (1989–2006)
Replaced byAlpha TV (1999–present)
Links
WebsiteSKAI TV
Availability
Terrestrial
DigeaAll over Greece at local frequencies
Streaming media
Skai TV OnlineWatch live

Skai TV (Greek: ΣΚΑΪ) is a Greek free-to-air television network based in Piraeus. It is part of the Skai Group.[1] It was relaunched in its present form on 1 April 2006 in the Athens metropolitan area, and gradually spread nationwide. Besides digital terrestrial transmission, it is available on the subscription-based encrypted services of Nova and Cosmote TV.

Skai TV is also a member of Digea, a consortium of private television networks introducing digital terrestrial transmission in Greece. At launch, Skai TV opted for dubbing all foreign language content into Greek, instead of using subtitles. This practice is rarely used in Greece for anything except documentaries and children's programs, so after intense criticism, the station switched to using subtitles for almost all foreign shows.

  1. ^ Όμιλος ΣΚΑΪ. Skai Group (in Greek). skai.gr. Retrieved 19 June 2009.