YourTV
YourTV was a television channel owned by Fox Networks Group, a unit of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International. It began broadcasting on 1 October 2015 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[1]
YourTV | |
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Launched | 1 October 2015 |
Closed | 27 September 2019 |
Owned by | Fox Networks Group (Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International) |
Picture format | 576i 16:9 SDTV |
Audience share | 0.22% (June 2019 , BARB) |
Country | |
Sister channel(s) |
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Timeshift service | YourTV +1 (shut down around 2016-17) |
Website | yourtv-uk |
Availability (at time of closure) | |
Terrestrial | |
Freeview | Channel 72 |
Satellite | |
Freesat | Channel 156 |
Sky | Channel 168 |
Astra 2F 28.2°E | 11344 V 27500 5/6 |
Cable | |
Virgin Media | Channel 218 |
History
On 3 September 2015, Fox International Channels announced they were going to launch a new, free-to-air channel in the UK.[2] YourTV promised "sensational real-life stories, irresistible experiences and thrilling tales".
The channel launched on 1 October 2015 on Freeview, YouView, Freesat and Sky. It launched on Virgin Media on channel 218 on 21 July 2018. YourTV +1 was also launched on 1 October 2015 on Freeview channel 78 but only broadcast for a couple of hours. It moved to 73 a while later before being removed. YourTV continued its programming as a regular channel. However, in 2019, Disney decided to consolidate YourTV's programming into the main Fox channel's schedule, [3] with the channel closing down at 12pm on 27 September 2019 with its Sky slot being taken by Sky Two.
Former programming
The last shows to be shown on YourTV were Sea Patrol and Body of Proof (with the first episode of Body of Proof season two being the very last programme scheduled between 11am - 12pm)
- Baking Good, Baking Bad
- Behind Mansion Walls
- Body of Proof
- Bones
- Castle
- Corrupt Crimes
- Cruise Ship Diaries
- Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns
- Don't Tell the Bride
- Law & Order
- Murder She Solved
- Murderous Affairs
- On the Case
- Past Hunters
- Rescue: Special Ops
- Sea Patrol
- Shark
- Killer Couples
- The Mentalist
- The Real NCIS
- The Republic of Doyle
- Valentine Warner's Wild Table
See also
- ABC1 (UK and Irish TV channel) - another former Freeview channel (also closed by Disney)
References
- "YourTV launches on Freeview, YouView, Sky and Freesat". a516digital. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- "FOX International Channels to launch its first UK Free To Air Entertainment Channel". Fox International Channels. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- https://www.rxtvlog.com/2019/09/your-tv-to-cease-broadcasting.html