Sky is a subscription Satellite/cable network originally pan-European until 1989 but now available legally only in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It forms the cornerstone of Sky Television (a British satellite service now known as British Sky Broadcasting) and belongs to
Rupert Murdoch.
The network includes the channels:
- Sky1 (the flagship channel showing most of the original programmes and their bigger US imports)
- Sky2 (basically a catch-up service for Sky1, showing the same shows at different times)
- Pick TV (formerly Sky3, the network's only free-to-air station, effectively an advert for a full Sky TV package)
- Sky Living and LivingIt(formerly just Living, airs ABC and CBS content)
- Sky Atlantic (which airs HBO/Showtime/etc content, as well as British originals for some reason)
- Sky Arts 1 and 2 (airing shows about contemporary and classical art respectively)
- Channels for News, Sports and Movies
Not to be confused with
Sky One, which is the name of a submarine-launched fighter aircraft in
Gerry Anderson's
UFO.
In the UK, Sky means:
As well as various US imports, either first-run or bought from other networks:
Sky has also become famous to fans of game shows
The Price Is Right and
Sale of the Century for airing low-budget versions in 1989 that, despite being short-lived, nonetheless have their fans.
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