.tv (TV channel)

.tv (formerly The Computer Channel, pronounced as Dot TV and referred to on-screen as .tv - the technology channel) was a British television channel dedicated to technology. .tv was owned and operated by British Sky Broadcasting. The channel first broadcast on 1 September 1996 and broadcast between 18:00 and 20:00, timesharing with Granada Good Life when it launched a month later. The broadcasting hours were increased to midday-midnight when the channel started broadcasting on British Sky Broadcasting's digital satellite platform, Sky Digital in 1998. In 1999 the channel interviewed then Microsoft CEO Bill Gates.

This article is about the BSkyB television channel. For the earlier BSB television channel also called The Computer Channel, see The Computer Channel (BSB). For the country code top-level domain for Tuvalu, see .tv.
.tv
CountryUnited Kingdom
Ownership
OwnerBritish Sky Broadcasting
History
Launched1 September 1996
Closed2 September 2001
Former namesThe Computer Channel

Towards the end of its run, .tv implemented several new shows heavily sponsored by online technology store dabs.com, promoting products which were available at that site. .tv was closed on 2 September 2001 because of low audience ratings. Most of the programmes were produced by Hewland International.

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