British entertainment television channel (1982–2021)
This article is about the retired British TV channel. For the Italian version, see Sky Uno. For the Germany & Austria version, see Sky One (Germany). For the New Zealand TV channel formerly called Sky 1, see Sky 5. For the fictional aircraft, see UFO (British TV series).
Television channel
Sky One
Final logo, used from 2020 to 2021
Country
United Kingdom
Broadcast area
United Kingdom
Ireland
Programming
Picture format
HDTV 1080i (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SD feed)
Timeshift service
Sky One +1
Ownership
Owner
Sky Group (Comcast)
Sister channels
List of Sky UK channels
History
Launched
26 April 1982 (1982-04-26) (39 years, 4 months and 6 days)
Closed
1 September 2021 (2021-09-01)
Replaced by
Sky Showcase (channel) Sky Max (programming)
Former names
Satellite Television (1982–1984)
Sky Channel (1984–1989)
Sky 1 (1996–1997, 2011–2017)
Sky1 (2008–2011)
Availability (at time of closure)
Streaming media
Sky Go
Watch live
Now
Watch live
Virgin TV Anywhere (UK)
Watch live (UK only)
Virgin TV Anywhere (Ireland)
Watch live (Ireland only)
Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non-terrestrial channel.[1] From 31 July 1989, it became Sky One and broadcast exclusively in the United Kingdom and Ireland as British Sky Broadcasting's flagship channel. It existed until 1 September 2021, when it closed down as part of a restructuring with its EPG position taken by Sky Showcase and much of its content library moved to Sky Max.[2][3][4]
Sky One included some very popular original programmes—such as An Idiot Abroad, Brainiac: Science Abuse, The Russell Howard Hour, Battlestar Galactica—and many imported from North America, including 24 (seasons 3–9, and its spinoff Live Another Day), The X-Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Bones (seasons 1–6, first half), Caprica, Fringe, Modern Family, Glee (seasons 3–6), House (seasons 5–8), Lie to Me, Lost (seasons 3–6), Prison Break (seasons 3–4), The Simpsons, Stargate (SG-1, Atlantis and Universe), Touch, About a Boy, The Middle, Manifest, You, Me and the Apocalypse and The Blacklist. Other American imports included CBS military/action dramas, science-fiction and Arrowverse superhero shows and The Blacklist (seasons 4–8).
^"It Was 20 Years Ago Today..." www.satmagazine.com.
^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.
^Slattery, Laura. "Goodbye Sky One, the 'experiment' that became part of an empire". The Irish Times.
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