History (European TV channel)

History (known as Sky History in the UK and Ireland) is a European

general entertainment television channel which broadcasts programs History
related to reality programming, historical events and persons.

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.[1][2]

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 Country United Kingdom
distributors across Europe, the Middle East and South Africa. In some Germany
countries, advertisements and announcements between programs are
Italy
localized.
Netherlands
On 6 November 2018, in the wake of the Disney-Fox merger, the Spain
European Commission required The Walt Disney Company to sell
A&E's European channels, including History.[3] Broadcast Arab world,
area Balkans, Benelux,
History has separate versions for Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Central Europe &
Spain and Portugal: Eastern Europe,
France, Iberian
History Germany: Operated by A&E Networks Germany.
Peninsula, Iceland,
History Italy: Formerly a joint venture of A&E Networks and
Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Fox International Channels Italy, it became a sole venture
of A&E Networks in 2012. Scandinavia, South
History Netherlands, airing in the Netherlands and Africa, United
Flanders. Operated by A&E Networks Benelux. Kingdom
Canal Historia (also known as História): The History Slogan Made Every Day
Channel Iberia joint venture of A&E Networks and AMC (History Europe)
Networks International Southern Europe. History Is Alive (Sky
History Poland - launched on April 9, 2008. History)
Headquarters Brentford, West
Contents London (UK and
Pan-Europe)
Sky History UK and Ireland
Munich (Germany,
History Scandinavia Austria &
History Netherlands and Flanders Switzerland)
History Germany Rome (Italy)
History Channel Iberia (Spain and Portugal) Amsterdam
Spanish locally produced programming (Netherlands &
Portuguese local-history programming Flanders)
References
External links Madrid (Spain &
Portugal)
Programming
Sky History UK and Ireland
Picture 1080i HDTV
History Channel UK began on 11 November 1995 as a weekday format (downscaled to 16:9
three-hour block (4 to 7 pm), consisting of Biography (restyled for a 576i for the SDTV
British audience), History Alive and Our Century. The channel was feed)
A&E's first international venture.[4]
Timeshift History +1
Sky Sports 2 began broadcasting all day in 1997, requiring other service
networks to move to another channel. The History Channel shared Ownership
transponder 24 with Sky Soap and the Sci-Fi Channel.[5] The launch
Owner A+E Networks UK
of Sky Digital allowed the channel to significantly increase its
(A&E Networks/Sky
broadcast hours.
Group)
On 26 October 2006, History Channel HD launched in the United Sister Blaze
Kingdom and Ireland. The HD version was launching across Europe channels Crime &
from October 2007,[6] beginning in the Nordic region on 13
December 2007, offering a schedule separate from the standard- Investigation
definition version.[7] In January 2008, History Channel HD launched H2
in the Netherlands.[8] In November 2008 the History Channel was re- Lifetime
branded as History,[9][10] and the high-definition channel became
History
History HD.
Launched 11 November 1995
The company behind the channel was known as The History Channel
Former The History
(UK) Limited until July 2009, when it was renamed AETN UK to
names Channel (1995–
reflect the company's several channels.[11] On 22 September 2011,
2008)
AETN UK was re-branded A&E Networks UK.[12] The channel
launched on British Telecom on 15 August 2013, and on TalkTalk on History (2008–
28 August 2014. 2020, UK & Ireland)
Links
On 27 May 2020, History,
History +1 and History 2 Website www.history.com (ht
were renamed Sky History, tp://www.history.co
Sky History logo from 27 May 2020 Sky History +1, and Sky m/)
onwards History 2 respectively, canalhistoria.es (htt
alongside the launch of Sky
p://canalhistoria.e
Documentaries and Sky
[13] s/)
Nature. The networks will retain strong ties with AETN, and the
network's logos will retain the network's insignia, being co-marketed
with Sky.[14][15] The network also took a new channel position formerly held by E!.[16]

History Scandinavia
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).

History Netherlands and Flanders

History Channel launched in the Netherlands and Flanders on 1 May 2007.[17][18]

RTL Nederland (now Ad Alliance) became responsible for advertising sales on 1 January 2016.[19] On 15
January 2021 Belgian provider Telenet moved the channel from their premium packages to the basic
subscription. One day later, their subsidiary SBS Belgium announced they would handle Belgian advertising
sales for the channel starting 1 February 2021.[20]

History Germany
In German-speaking countries, History is operated by History Channel Germany, which was 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.[21] Since 1 June 2017 the
channel is fully owned by A&E Networks Germany.[22]

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
Southern Europe in a joint venture with A&E Networks[23] (owner of History).
The channel has Spanish and Portuguese feeds with dubbed English programs and
locally produced programming.

História logo used in História is available in Spain on Movistar+, cable networks (Telecable, R,
Spain and Portugal Euskaltel), IPTV providers (Vodafone, Orange TV) and streaming media
(TotalChannel).[24] Historia HD became available in Spain on 3 November
2015.[25] In Portugal, História is available through cable providers (NOS,
Cabovisão) and IPTV (MEO, Vodafone).[26]

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
1. "History Channel UK Appoints Chello Zone As Distribution Representative" (http://www.4rfv.co.
uk/industrynews.asp?id=71292). 4rfv.co.uk. 6 February 2008.
 2. "Global Content Services Powerhouse" (https://www.tvt.media/). TVT Media.
3. Roxborough, Scott (6 November 2018). "Disney's Fox Deal Gets European Union Clearance
Subject to Divestments" (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disneys-fox-deal-gets-europ
ean-union-clearance-conditions-1148195). The Hollywood Reporter.
4. "A & E Television Networks History" (http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/a-e-tel
evision-networks-history/). International Directory of Company Histories. 32. St. James Press.
2000. Retrieved 4 December 2013 – via Funding Universe.com.
5. "Report from the Sat-UK mailing list: Report #98" (http://groups.google.se/group/fido7.ru.sat.cha
inik/browse_thread/thread/19222ccdc3abe31b/42dc8ce44e9ad79c).
6. Jarco Kriek (17 October 2007). "A&E Television Network breidt uit in Europa" (http://www.totaalt
v.nl/nieuws/358/A&E_Television_Network_breidt_uit_in_Europa.html). Totaal TV.
7. "THE HISTORY CHANNEL HD TO LAUNCH IN SCANDINAVIA" (https://web.archive.org/web/
20120219030452/http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=17891982) (Press release).
AETN International. 8 October 2007. Archived from the original (http://www.aetninternational.co
m/news.jsp?id=17891982) on 19 February 2012.
8. Robert Briel (14 November 2007). "History Channel HD to launch in Holland" (http://www.broad
bandtvnews.com/2007/11/14/history-channel-hd-to-launch-in-holland/). Broadband TV News.
9. Wilkes, Neil (19 November 2008). "History Channel rebranded 'History' " (http://www.digitalspy.
co.uk/broadcasting/news/a136120/history-channel-rebranded-history.html). Digital Spy.
10. Jan-Hein Visser (19 December 2008). "History Channel heet nu History" (http://www.totaaltv.nl/
nieuws/1567/History_Channel_heet_nu_HISTORY%E2%84%A2.html). Totaal TV.
11. "The History Channel UK Changes Name to AETN UK" (https://web.archive.org/web/2011070
7092514/http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=35949548). AETN International. 2 July
2009. Archived from the original (http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=35949548) on
7 July 2011.
12. "AETN UK rebrands as A+E Networks UK" (http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/09/22/aetn
-uk-rebrands-as-ae-networks-uk/). Broadband TV News. 22 September 2011.
13. "Launch of Sky Documentaries, Sky Nature and Sky HISTORY" (https://www.skygroup.sky/en-
gb/article/launch-of-sky-documentaries-sky-nature-and-sky-history). Sky Group Newsroom. 16
April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
14. "A+E's History channel to be rebranded Sky History" (https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2020/02/
20/aes-history-channel-to-be-rebranded-sky-history/). Digital TV Europe. 20 February 2020.
15. "Sky History" (https://www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/article/sky-and-a-e-networks-uk-strengthen-joint-
venture-with-launch-of-sky-history). Sky Group. 20 February 2020.
16. "Sky_Factual_Channels_Press_Pack_08.1.pdf" (https://static.skyassets.com/contentstack/asse
ts/bltdc2476c7b6b194dd/blt0abd3f8bac8bceba/5eb41c367e251a2d4a46f796/Sky_Factual_Ch
annels_Press_Pack_08.1.pdf) (PDF). Sky Group Newsroom. Sky. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
17. Robert Briel (5 April 2007). "History Channel komt naar de Benelux" (https://nederland.broadba
ndtvnews.com/2007/04/05/history-channel-komt-naar-de-benelux/). Broadband TV News.
18. Robert Briel (5 April 2007). "UPC digital met vier nieuwe kanalen" (https://nederland.broadban
dtvnews.com/2007/04/05/upc-digital-met-vier-nieuwe-kanalen/). Broadband TV News.
19. Robert Briel (3 December 2015). "RTL Netherlands to handle A+E ad sales" (http://www.broad
bandtvnews.com/2015/12/03/rtl-netherlands-to-handle-ae-ad-sales/). BroadbandTVNews.com.
20. "SBS breidt zijn zenderportfolio uit met The HISTORY Channel" (https://www.sbsbelgium.be/ni
euws/sbs-breidt-zijn-zenderportfolio-uit-met-history-channel) (in Dutch). SBS Belgium. 19
January 2021.
21. "The History Channel ab Januar in neuem Gewand" (http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/news/new
s_694813.html). Digital Fernsehen. 19 December 2008.
22. "A+E Buys Out NBCUniversal From Its German Channels" (https://variety.com/2017/tv/global/a
e-buys-nbcuniversal-out-of-german-channels-history-roots-1202450259/). Variety.com. 1 June
2017.
23. "The History Channel Iberia" (http://www.thehistorychanneliberia.com/). Retrieved
10 November 2015.
24. "Historia: Dónde vernos" (http://canalhistoria.es/donde-vernos/). Retrieved 10 November 2015.
25. "Historia: Historia HD" (http://canalhistoria.es/blog/historia-hd/). Retrieved 10 November 2015.
26. "Canal História: Dónde vernos" (https://web.archive.org/web/20130820044004/http://canalhisto
ria.pt/donde-vernos/). Archived from the original (http://canalhistoria.pt/donde-vernos/) on 20
August 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

External links
Official Site (http://www.history.com)

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