Sky Showcase

Last updated
Sky Showcase
Sky Showcase 2021.svg
Logo used since 2021
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Ireland
Isle of Man
Channel Islands
Programming
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Timeshift serviceSky Showcase +1
Ownership
Owner Sky Group (Comcast)
Sister channels List of Sky UK channels
History
Launched1 September 2021;2 years ago (1 September 2021)
Replaced Sky One
Links
Website www.sky.com/watch/channel/sky-showcase
Availability
Streaming media
Sky Go Watch live (UK and Ireland only)
Now Watch live (UK and Ireland only)
Virgin TV Go Watch live (UK only)
Virgin TV Anywhere Watch live (Ireland only)

Sky Showcase is a British pay television channel which launched on 1 September 2021. It is owned and operated by Sky Group, a division of American media company Comcast. [1]

Contents

Sky Showcase was announced on 28 July 2021, along with Sky Max, as a replacement for flagship brand Sky One; with its programming transferred to Max and Sky Comedy. Both Showcase and Max would launch on the same day. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The channel broadcasts a selection of programmes and simulcasts from across Sky UK's portfolio of channels, including highlights from Sky Cinema, Sky News, and Sky Sports. Starting in January 2024, Sky Showcase began showing select programming from Sky Atlantic. [7]

A German-language channel was launched in Germany and Austria on 4 August 2022.[ citation needed ]

Programming

Sky Showcase exclusives

Sky Arts simulcasts

Sky Atlantic simulcasts

Sky Comedy simulcasts

Sky Crime simulcasts

Sky Documentaries simulcasts

Sky Kids simulcasts

Sky Max simulcasts

Sky Nature simulcasts

Sky News simulcasts

Sky Sci-Fi simulcasts

Sky Sports simulcasts

Sky Witness simulcasts

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Moved from Sky One
  2. Moved from Sky One. Co-production with Yle TV2

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References

  1. "Sky Showcase".
  2. "Sky One axed in Sky channel revamp". 28 July 2021.
  3. "Sky makes changes to entertainment portfolio unveiling Sky Showcase and Sky Max". www.skygroup.sky.
  4. Yossman, K. J. (27 July 2021). "Sky Marks End of an Era as 'Sky One' Channel Is Retired in a Major Rebrand". Variety.
  5. Slattery, Laura. "Goodbye Sky One, the 'experiment' that became part of an empire". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. Kanter, Jake (27 July 2021). "Sky Overhauls UK Channel Portfolio; Retires Sky One & Launches Sky Showcase". Deadline Hollywood.
  7. "Sky Showcase guide to new shows in 2024".
  8. RugbyLeagueonTV.com [@rugbyleagueontv] (3 April 2023). "Sky's Double Header on Easter Sunday, 3.30pm Women: Leeds v York, 6pm Leeds v Huddersfield, Will feature on Sky Showcase (Sky 106 & Virgin 109), as well broadcasting on Sky Sports Action, from 3pm to 8pm" (Tweet) via Twitter.