History (European TV channel)
History (known as Sky History in the UK and Ireland) is a European documentary television channel which broadcasts programs related to historical events and persons. There are also reality television, ufology and paranormal programs.
| Country | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Balkans Benelux Central Europe & Eastern Europe CIS France Iberian Peninsula Iceland Ireland Israel Scandinavia South Africa |
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| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Dutch English French German Italian Portuguese Russian Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | History +1 (as Sky History +1 in the UK) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | A+E Networks UK (A&E Networks/Sky Group) |
| Sister channels | List of Sky UK channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 November 1995 |
| Former names | The History Channel (1995–2008) History (2000–2020, UK & Ireland) |
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| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Sky (United Kingdom) | Channel 123 (Sky History HD) Channel 223 (Sky History +1) Channel 825 (Sky History) |
| DStv (Sub-Saharan Africa) | Channel 186 (HD) |
| Zuku TV (Kenya) | Channel 412 |
| AzamTV (Africa) | Channel 191 |
It is a joint venture between A&E Networks UK and Sky Group with localized channels across Europe. TVT Media is responsible for signal distribution in Europe, with local subsidiaries of A&E Networks as distribution representatives on the continent.
Programming across the channels is primarily in English and where available subtitled or dubbed into regional languages. The channel is available through a number of satellite, cable, terrestrial and IPTV distributors across Europe, the Middle East and South Africa. In some countries, advertisements and announcements between programs are localized.
On 6 November 2018, in the wake of the Disney-Fox merger, the European Commission required The Walt Disney Company to sell A&E's European channels, including History.
History has separate versions for Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal:
- History Germany: Operated by A&E Networks Germany.
- History Italy: Formerly a joint venture of A&E Networks and Fox International Channels Italy, it became a sole venture of A&E Networks in 2012.
- History Netherlands, airing in the Netherlands and Flanders. Operated by A&E Networks Benelux.
- Canal Historia (also known as História): Operated by AMC Networks International Southern Europe.
- History Poland - launched on 9 April 2008.