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Challenge (TV channel)
British television channel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Challenge is a British free-to-air television channel owned by Sky Group's Sky UK subsidiary, themselves owned by American conglomerate Comcast. The channel is dedicated to game shows from the UK, including acquired classic and contemporary shows.
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Country | United Kingdom Ireland |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 16:9 1080p HDTV (downscaled to 576i on terrestrial TV) |
Timeshift service | Challenge +1 (2004–2020) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Living TV Group (1993–2010) Sky Group (Comcast) (2010–present) |
Sister channels | List of Sky UK channels |
History | |
Launched | 1 September 1993; 30 years ago (1993-09-01) 1 February 2011; 13 years ago (2011-02-01) (Freeview) |
Replaced | Channel One (Freeview) |
Former names | The Family Channel (1993–1997) Challenge TV (1997–2002) Challenge? (2002–2003) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Freeview | Channel 48 |
Saorview | Channel 8 |
Streaming media | |
Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
Samsung TV Plus | Samsung TV Plus |
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Challenge is currently available in HD on FAST platforms, such as Samsung TV Plus, along with sister channel Sky Mix.[1] An Irish feed has been available since November 2013 on cable and satellite.[2] It later launched on DTT (Saorview) on 1 February 2023 [3]; joining sister channel Sky News on the service.