Sky Showcase
 Logo used since 2021 | |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland Isle of Man Channel Islands |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | Sky Showcase +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sky Group (Comcast) |
| Sister channels | List of Sky UK channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 September 2021 |
| Replaced | Sky One |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| Now | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| Virgin TV Go | Watch live (UK only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (Ireland only) |
Sky Showcase is a British pay television channel which launched on 1 September 2021. It is owned and operated by Sky Group, a division of American media company Comcast.[1]
Sky Showcase was announced on 28 July 2021, along with Sky Max, as a replacement for flagship brand Sky One; with its programming transferred to Max and Sky Comedy. Both Showcase and Max would launch on the same day.[2][3][4][5][6] The channel broadcasts a selection of programmes and simulcasts from across Sky UK's portfolio of channels, including highlights from Sky Cinema, Sky News, and Sky Sports. Starting in January 2024, Sky Showcase began showing select programming from Sky Atlantic.[7]
A German-language channel was launched in Germany and Austria on 4 August 2022.[citation needed]
Programming
Sky Showcase exclusives
- All Hail King Julien[a]
- Cleopatra in Space[a]
- The Croods: Family Tree[a]
- Dawn of the Croods
- DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders[a]
- Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh[a]
- Lego Dreamzzz: Trials of the Dream Chasers
- The Mighty Ones[a]
- Moominvalley[b]
- The Simpsons[a] (2022–24)
- Trolls: TrollsTopia[a]
- Turbo Fast
Sky Arts simulcasts
- Landmark
Sky Atlantic simulcasts
Sky Comedy simulcasts
Sky Crime simulcasts
Sky Documentaries simulcasts
- The Bambers: Murder at the Farm
- Hawking: Can You Hear Me?
- The Jinx Part 2
Sky Kids simulcasts
Sky Max simulcasts
- Agatha Raisin
- Based on a True Story
- Bel-Air
- The Blacklist
- Brassic
- COBRA
- A Discovery of Witches
- Fantasy Island
- The Flash
- The Flight Attendant
- Frayed
- Hold the Front Page
- Last King of the Cross
- The Lazarus Project
- A League of Their Own
- Legends of Tomorrow
- The Lost Symbol
- Magnum P.I.
- The Midwich Cuckoos
- NCIS: Los Angeles
- NCIS: New Orleans
- Peacemaker
- Poker Face
- Resident Alien
- The Rising
- SEAL Team
- Supergirl
- S.W.A.T.
- Ted
- Temple
- A Town Called Malice
- The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
- Warrior
- Wolfe
Sky Nature simulcasts
- Big Cats: An Amazing Animal Family
- Impossible Animals
- Monkey Life
- Shark with Steve Backshall
Sky News simulcasts
- Breakfast
- Breakfast with Kay Burley
- Breakfast with Anna Jones
- Sky News at 9
- Sunday Morning w/ Trevor Phillips
Sky Sci-Fi simulcasts
Sky Sports simulcasts
- Formula One
- Live Boxing
- Men and Women's Betfred Super League (2023 Rivals Round)[8]
- The Open Championship
- The Premier League Live
- The Super Bowl
- Women's Super League
Sky Witness simulcasts
Notes
References
- ^ "Sky Showcase".
- ^ "Sky One axed in Sky channel revamp". 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Sky makes changes to entertainment portfolio unveiling Sky Showcase and Sky Max". www.skygroup.sky.
- ^ Yossman, K. J. (27 July 2021). "Sky Marks End of an Era as 'Sky One' Channel Is Retired in a Major Rebrand". Variety.
- ^ Slattery, Laura. "Goodbye Sky One, the 'experiment' that became part of an empire". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (27 July 2021). "Sky Overhauls UK Channel Portfolio; Retires Sky One & Launches Sky Showcase". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Sky Showcase guide to new shows in 2024".
- ^ RugbyLeagueonTV.com [@rugbyleagueontv] (3 April 2023). "Sky's Double Header on Easter Sunday, 3.30pm Women: Leeds v York, 6pm Leeds v Huddersfield, Will feature on Sky Showcase (Sky 106 & Virgin 109), as well broadcasting on Sky Sports Action, from 3pm to 8pm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
