Sky Showcase
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Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland Isle of Man Channel Islands |
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Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Timeshift service | Sky Showcase +1 |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sky Group (Comcast) |
Sister channels | Blaze Challenge Crime & Investigation Pick Sky Arts Sky Atlantic Sky Cinema Sky Comedy Sky Crime Sky Documentaries Sky History Sky History 2 Sky Max Sky Nature Sky News Sky Replay Sky Sports Sky Sports Box Office Sky Sports F1 Sky Sports News Sky Sports Racing Sky Witness |
History | |
Launched | 1 September 2021 |
Replaced | Sky One |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Sky Go | Watch live |
Now TV | Watch live |
Virgin TV Anywhere (UK) | Watch live (UK only) |
Virgin TV Anywhere (Ireland) | Watch live (Ireland only) |
Sky Showcase is a British pay television channel which launched on 1 September 2021 along with Sky Max. It is owned and operated by Sky Group, a division of American media company Comcast.[1]
The channel was announced on 28 July 2021 to replace Sky One.[2] It broadcasts a selection of programmes from across Sky's portfolio of channels - Sky Witness, Sky Documentaries, Sky Crime, Sky Nature, Sky Arts, Sky Max, Sky Comedy, Sky History, Sky Kids, SyFy and E! - as well as selected highlights from Sky Cinema and Sky Sports. The channel is being seen by Sky as their flagship channel and as a replacement for Sky One, whose programming transferred to another new channel - Sky Max - and to Sky Comedy.[3][4][5]
Programming
Sky Showcase only
- All Hail King Julien
- The Croods: Family Tree
- Madagascar: A Little Wild
- The Mighty Ones
- DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders
- The Simpsons
- Trolls: TrollsTopia
Sky Arts simulcasts
Simulcasts with Sky Arts
Sky Comedy simulcasts
Simulcasts with Sky Comedy
Sky Crime simulcasts
Simulcasts with Sky Crime
Sky Documentaries simulcasts
Simulcasts with Sky Documentaries
- Hawking and The Bambers: Murder at the Farm
Sky Max simulcasts
Simulcasts with Sky Max
- A League of Their Own
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow
- The Flash
- Football's Funniest Moments
- The Force: Manchester
- Hawaii Five-0
- Hour of Power
- NCIS: Los Angeles
- Prodigal Son
- SWAT
- Supergirl
- Wolfe
Sky Nature simulcasts
Simulcasts with Sky Nature
- Big Cats: An Amazing Animal Family
- Impossible Animals
- Monkey Life
- Shark with Steve Backshall
Sky News simulcasts
Simulcasts with Sky News
- The Early Rundown
- Kay Burley
- Sky News at 9
Sky Sports simulcasts
Simulcasts with Sky Sports
- Soccer AM
- FA Women's Super League
Sky Witness simulcasts
Simulcasts with Sky Witness
References
- ^ "Sky Showcase".
- ^ "Sky One axed in Sky channel revamp". 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Sky makes changes to entertainment portfolio unveiling Sky Showcase and Sky Max". www.skygroup.sky.
- ^ Yossman, K. J. (27 July 2021). "Sky Marks End of an Era as 'Sky One' Channel Is Retired in a Major Rebrand". Variety.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (27 July 2021). "Sky Overhauls UK Channel Portfolio; Retires Sky One & Launches Sky Showcase". Deadline Hollywood.