UK Horizons
 UK Horizons logo from 1997-2001 | |
| Programming | |
|---|---|
| Timeshift service | UK Horizons +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Flextech) |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 November 1997 |
| Closed | 8 March 2004 |
| Replaced by | UKTV Documentary, UKTV People |
| Links | |
| Website | www.ukhorizons.co.uk (no longer active) |
| Availability (at time of closure) | |
| Terrestrial | |
| ONdigital | Channel 43 |
UK Horizons was a television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom, as part of the UKTV network of channels, showing mainly BBC documentaries. Most programmes were abridged for commercial timing purposes. It took its name from the BBC series Horizon, which formed a staple of its output in the early years.[1]
History
[edit]It was launched on 1 November 1997 along with UK Arena and UK Style. It also produced extended versions of top BBC brands such as Top Gear and Tomorrow's World. The launch editor was Bryher Scudamore and the deputy editor Eddie Tulasiewicz.[2]
The channel was rebranded with a new look on 8 May 2001, with a one-hour timeshift service - UK Horizons +1 Hour, later shortened simply to UK Horizons +1, launching on the same day on Sky Digital. On 5 November, the channel's broadcast hours were changed to 9:00am-3:00am (10:00am-4:00am for +1 Hour).[3]
On 15 February 2002, UK Horizons +1 launched on Telewest, broadcasting between 6:00pm-6:00am, timesharing with UK Style + which also launched on Telewest on the same day.[4] and on 29 May, had launched on NTL as well.[5] In July 2002, UKTV announced an offshoot network to the channel - UK History, which would launch in October 2002.[6]
On 3 February 2004, UKTV announced that the channel would close down and split into two new networks - UKTV Documentary and UKTV People.[7][8] The changeover took place on 8 March 2004, with UKTV Documentary taking over the UK Horizons and UK Horizons +1 networks on Sky and Telewest and UKTV People launching as a standalone network. On NTL, UKTV People took over UK Horizons +1's slot.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "UK Horizons 1997 - 2004". TVARK. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
- ^ "Trade Talk - Leading light". Broadcastnow. 13 June 2002.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "UK Horizons (New hours)". 6 November 2001. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Telewest adds more channels to lineup". Digital Spy. 15 February 2002. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "New channels launch on NTL:home digital". Digital Spy. 29 May 2002. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "UK History will be run by UK Horizons". Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "UK Horizons to close". Digital Spy. 3 February 2004. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
- ^ "UKTV launches set to raise hackles". The Guardian. 4 February 2004. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Are the only channels NTL got from launch E4 (And +1) and ITV3?". 13 December 2004. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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