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Channel One in the UK
On this page, we have information about Channel One, the digital TV station owned by Sky.
Latest: Channel One Ceased Broadcasting on the 1st of February 2011 - News story
Channel One launched on the 3rd of September 2010, and was a relaunch of the digital TV channel Virgin 1. The channel had to change its name after Virgin Media announced the sale of the channel to Sky in June 2010. The channel stopped broadcasting in February 2011 as part of a channel shakeup performed by owners BSkyB.
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Digital TV services that offered Channel One:
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Channel One was on Sky Channel 121. There was also a "Plus 1" service on Channel 122 More details on our Sky Digital Explored page. To get Sky, sign up online at www.sky.com. |
| Virgin Media | Channel One was on Virgin Channel 122. There was also a "Plus 1" service on Channel 123 Virgin Media uses special fibre-optic cables. You need to be in a cable area, get a special set-top box, and sign up to a monthly subscription. More on our Virgin Media page. To see if you're in a cable area, go to www.virginmedia.com |
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| BT Vision | Channel 1 was on Freeview Channel 20. BT Vision gets live TV via a TV aerial and gets movies plus extra TV and Sport content via your Broadband connection. BT Vision comes with a powerful hard-disk recorder and is available to BT's broadband customers. More on our BT Vision Review page or at btvision.bt.com |
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| Freeview | Channel One was on Freeview Channel 20. Freeview is delivered to set-top boxes via a TV aerial. Boxes cost from £20, and no subscription is required. More on our Freeview Explained page |
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| Top Up TV Anytime | Channel One was on Freeview Channel 20. Top Up TV Anytime uses a TV aerial to get live TV channels, and the special set-top box records extra TV programmes overnight, that you can watch over the next seven days. This is a subscription service. More on our Top Up TV Anytime page |
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| TalkTalk TV | TalkTalk TV is available in parts of the UK, and uses your existing phone line to deliver digital TV to your home. This is a subscription service. More details at talktalk.co.uk/tv, or on our TalkTalk TV page |
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