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Launched | 11 November 1995 (1995-11-11) (UK) 1 November 1999 (1999-11-01) (Ireland) 15 November 2004 (2004-11-15) (Germany) 17 October 2007 (2007-10-17) (Netherlands) |
Network | A+E Networks UK |
Owned by | A+E Networks BSkyB |
Picture format | 16:9, PAL 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Audience share | 0.2% (UK) 0.1% (+1) (UK) (November 2012, BARB) |
Slogan | Made Every Day |
Country | United Kingdom Germany Italy Spain |
Broadcast area | Arab World, Balkans, Benelux, Central Europe & Eastern Europe, Iberian Peninsula, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Scandinavia, United Kingdom |
Headquarters | Brentford, West London (UK and Pan-Europe) Munich (Germany, Austria & Switzerland) Rome (Italy) Madrid (Spain & Portugal) |
Formerly called | The History Channel (1995-2008) |
Sister channel(s) | Bio. (UK) Crime & Investigation Network (Europe) Military History |
Timeshift service | History +1 |
Website | historyeuro.com |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Top Up TV UK | TV Favourites |
Satellite | |
Sky UK & Ireland | Channel 529 (SD/HD) Channel 530 (+1) Channel 545 (SD) On Demand |
NOVA Greece Greece | Channel 404 (SD) |
Sky Germany & Austria | Channel 407 (HD) Channel 427 (SD) |
Canal+ Spain | Channel 35 (SD) |
Sky Italy | Channel 407 (SD/HD) Channel 408 (+1) |
Cable | |
Virgin Media UK | Channel 234 On Demand (including HD) |
Smallworld Cable UK | Channel 529 Channel 530 (+1) |
UPC Ireland | Channel 217 Channel 220 (HD) |
WightFibre UK | Channel 82 |
UPC Netherlands | Channel 62 (HD) Channel 306 (SD) |
Ziggo Netherlands | Channel 206 (HD) Channel 207 (SD) |
Kabel Deutschland Germany | Channel ? (SD) |
Kabel BW/Unitymedia Germany | Channel ? (SD) |
KabelKiosk Germany | Channel ? (SD) |
UPC Austria | Channel 531 (SD) |
ONO Spain | Channel 91 (SD) |
R Spain | Channel 53 (SD) |
TeleCable Spain | Channel 22 (SD) |
Euskaltel Spain | Channel 55 (SD) |
ZON Portugal | Channel 112 (SD) |
Cabovisão Portugal | Channel 24 (SD) |
IPTV | |
BT Vision UK | Programmes available on-demand |
MaxTV Croatia | Channel 104 (SD) |
KPN Netherlands | Channel 389 (SD) |
Movistar Imagenio Spain | Channel 84 (SD) |
Meo Portugal | Channel 123 (SD) |
Optimus Clix Portugal | Channel 134 (SD) |
Internet television | |
Sky Go UK & Ireland | Watch live (UK & Ireland only) |
Virgin Media Player UK | Watch on demand (UK only) |
UPC Horizon Netherlands | TV kijken |
History (formerly known as The History Channel UK) is a pan-European television channel broadcasting programs related to historical events and persons, owned by a joint-venture between A+E Networks, owner of the American History, and British Sky Broadcasting, the UK's largest pay-TV provider. Chello DMC is responsible for the signal distribution across mainland Europe and the subsidaries of Chellomedia, Chello Benelux (Netherlands & Flanders) and Chello Zone (Central & Eastern Europe) are the distribution representatives across Europe.[1][2] Its programming is mainly in English and locally subtitled or dubbed. It is available through numerous satellite, cable, terrestrial and IPTV distributors across Europe and the Middle East. In some countries the advertisement and the announcements between programs are localized.
There are specific versions for Germany, Italy and Spain & Portugal:
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The channel was launched in November 1995 under the name The History Channel and was the first version of History to launch outside the United States. It was first broadcast from the crowded transponder 47 on the Astra 1C satellite, where it would broadcast for four hours between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. on weekdays. Among the channels it shared the transponder with were Sky Travel, Sky Soap, Sky Sports 2 and Sci-Fi Channel.
In 1997, Sky Sports 2 became a full-day channel and the channels that time-shared with it had to move. The History Channel would now share transponder 24 with Sky Soap and Sci-Fi Channel.[3]
The History Channel launched in Scandinavia in September 1997, broadcasting for three hours per day on the Analogue Viasat platform. Initially time-sharing with TV1000 Cinema, it was later moved to the Swedish TV8 channel and continued broadcasting there until November 2004 when Viasat launched their own history channel, Viasat History, in the Nordic region and closed down the History Channel.
The launch of Sky Digital allowed the channel to increase it broadcast hours significantly. The channel was completely launched across Europe in October 2007.[4]
On 26 October 2006, The History Channel HD launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland. A high-definition version of the History Channel was launched in the Nordic region on 13 December 2007. It offers a separate schedule to the standard-definition version.[5] In January 2008, The History Channel HD launched in the Netherlands.[6]
In November 2008, the channel got its current name.[7][8] The high-definition channel became History HD in the process.
The company behind the channel was known as The History Channel ( UK ) Limited until July 2009, when it was renamed AETN UK to reflect the fact that the company now offers several channels.[9] On 22 September 2011, AETN UK was rebranded as A+E Networks UK.[10]
Since the launch of History, the company has extended its line-up with:
In the German-speaking countries History is operated and run by The History Channel Germany GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture between A+E Networks and NBC Universal Global Networks Germany. The channel launched as The History Channel on 15 November 2004 and changed its name into History on 11 January 2009.[11]
History is available on the cable networks of Kabel Deutschland, Kabel BW/Unitymedia, Primacom and KabelKiosk in all German states. It is also available on cable in Austria and Switzerland.
On satellite, the channel was available on Arena. It was not available on Premiere, until that platform was renamed Sky on 4 July 2009. At the same time History HD, a high-definition version of the channel, was launched.
The channel also hosts the "History-Award", which has been given annually since 2005.
History is operated and distributed under the name of Canal de História or in short História by Chello Multicanal in Spain and Portugal through its agreement with A+E Networks, owner of History.
History HD broacasting in Greece also on OTE TV.
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History, formerly known as The History Channel, is an American-based international satellite and cable TV channel that broadcasts a variety of reality shows and documentary programs including those of fictional and non-fictional historical content, together with speculation about the future.
History was launched on January 1, 1995 (as The History Channel). The channel is owned by A&E Television Networks, a joint venture of Hearst Corporation, Disney-ABC Television Group (The Walt Disney Company) and NBCUniversal (Comcast/General Electric), and operates, in various forms, in Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, Ireland, Israel, Spain, Poland, Italy, Turkey, the Netherlands, Belgium, Romania, Serbia, South Africa and Latin America. The network was also available in South Asia under a deal between STAR TV and AETN International until November 21, 2008. The channel has consistently produced prime time ratings in the U.S. comparable to or higher than the A&E Network itself.[citation needed]