Sky One

Origins

The channel grew out of Britain's first satellite TV channel, named Satellite Television Limited, launched independently in the summer of 1982 and distributed on a small number of British and European cable television systems. In 1984 the channel was bought by Rupert Murdoch's company and renamed Sky Channel. Most of the programming in these early years consisted of cheap syndicated American programming, mostly taken from 16mm film copies, which was interrupted by frequent commercials in a variety of languages.

Related Topics:
Satellite TV - 1982 - Cable television - 1984 - Rupert Murdoch - Syndicated - American - 16mm film

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See also: British Sky Broadcasting#Origins

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