History (formerly known as History Channel UK) is a European television channel which broadcasts programs related to historical events and persons. It is owned by a joint venture of A&E Networks, owner of the American History, and British Sky Broadcasting (the UK's largest pay-TV provider). AMC Networks International DMC is responsible for signal distribution in Europe, with subsidiaries of AMC Networks International distribution representatives on the continent. Its programming, primarily in English, is 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.
History has versions for Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Flanders, Spain and Portugal:
- History Germany: A joint venture of A&E Networks and NBC Universal Global 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. RTL Nederland became responsible for advertising sales on 1 January 2016.
- Canal de História (also known as História): The History Channel Iberia joint venture of A&E Networks and AMC Networks International Iberia
Video History (European TV channel)
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History Channel UK began on 11 November 1995 as a weekday three-hour block (4 to 7 pm), consisting of Biography (restyled for a British audience), History Alive and Our Century. The channel was A&E's first international venture.
Sky Sports 2 began broadcasting all day in 1997, requiring other networks to move to another channel. The History Channel shared transponder 24 with Sky Soap and the Sci-Fi Channel.
The History Channel began in Scandinavia in September 1997, broadcasting for three hours daily on the analogue Viasat platform. Initially time-sharing with TV1000 Cinema, it was later moved to the Swedish TV8 channel until November 2004 (when Viasat launched Viasat History).
The launch of Sky Digital allowed the channel to significantly increase its broadcast hours. It was launched across Europe in October 2007.
On 26 October 2006, 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, offering a schedule separate from the standard-definition version. In January 2008, History Channel HD launched in the Netherlands. In November 2008 the History Channel was re-branded as History, and the high-definition channel became History HD.
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 company's several channels. On 22 September 2011, AETN UK was re-branded A&E Networks UK. The channel launched on British Telecom on 15 August 2013, and on TalkTalk on 28 August 2014.
Maps History (European TV channel)
A&E Networks UK operations
Since the introduction of History, the company has extended its line-up:
- Bio., from October 2000 to 4 November 2013
- CI on 10 July 2006
- Crime & Investigation Network Africa on 26 February 2007
- History HD on 26 October 2006
- History Africa on 1 December 2003
- Military History, from 28 July 2008 to 4 May 2013
- H2 on 4 May 2013 (replacing Military History)
- Lifetime on 4 November 2013 (replacing Bio.)
- Lifetime Africa on 22 July 2014
History Germany
In German-speaking countries, History is operated by History Channel Germany, a joint venture of A&E Networks and NBC Universal Global Networks Germany. The channel began as the History Channel on 15 November 2004, and changed its name to History on 11 January 2009.
History is available on the Kabel Deutschland, Kabel BW-Unitymedia, Primacom and KabelKiosk cable networks in all German states, and is also available on cable in Austria and Switzerland. Although the channel was available on satellite on Arena, it was not available on Premiere until the latter was renamed Sky on 4 July 2009. At that time, History HD (a high-definition version of the channel) was introduced. The channel hosts the annual History Award, which has been given since 2005.
History Channel Iberia (Spain and Portugal)
Since 1996, History has been distributed under the name Canal de Historia--and, more recently, História--in Spain and Portugal by AMC Networks International Iberia in a joint venture with A&E Networks (owner of History). The channel has Spanish and Portuguese feeds with dubbed English programs and locally-produced programming.
História is available in Spain on Movistar+, cable networks (Telecable, R, Euskaltel), IPTV providers (Vodafone, Orange TV) and streaming media (TotalChannel). Historia HD became available in Spain on 3 November 2015. In Portugal, História is available through cable providers (NOS, Cabovisão) and IPTV (MEO, Vodafone).
Spanish locally-produced programming
- Arqueólogo por un día (2015), where a local celebrity spends a day working with archaeologists on an excavation
- La última cena (2014-2015)
Portuguese local-history programming
- Combatentes do Ultramar (2003), dedicated to the Portuguese Colonial War
- A ultima ceia (2014-2015)
References
External links
- Official Site
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