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searchaux" style="display:none">Irish telecommunications company</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a wider corporate history and profile, see <a href="/wiki/Sky_Group" title="Sky Group">Sky Group</a>. For the British subsidiary, see <a href="/wiki/Sky_UK" title="Sky UK">Sky UK</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1242257876">.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-label{padding-right:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-below{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .ib-company-logo img{background-color:#f8f9fa}.mw-parser-output .ib-company-locality,.mw-parser-output .ib-company-country{display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-company vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Sky Ireland Ltd</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Sky_Group_logo_2020.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Sky_Group_logo_2020.svg/220px-Sky_Group_logo_2020.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Sky_Group_logo_2020.svg/330px-Sky_Group_logo_2020.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Sky_Group_logo_2020.svg/440px-Sky_Group_logo_2020.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="313" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Mass_media" title="Mass media">Mass media</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1990<span class="noprint">; 34 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1990</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent">JD Buckley (<a href="/wiki/CEO" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">CEO</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Services</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Pay_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pay TV">Pay TV</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Broadband" title="Broadband">Broadband</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Phone" class="mw-redirect" title="Phone">Phone</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sky_UK" title="Sky UK">Sky UK</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Now_(Sky)" class="mw-redirect" title="Now (Sky)">Now</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sky.com/ie">www<wbr />.sky<wbr />.com<wbr />/ie</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sky Ireland Limited</b> is a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Comcast" title="Comcast">Comcast</a>-owned <a href="/wiki/Sky_UK" title="Sky UK">Sky UK</a> and supplies television, internet and telephony services in <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-irishtimes.com_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishtimes.com-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Its corporate headquarters are in <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> which were opened by <a href="/wiki/Taoiseach" title="Taoiseach">Taoiseach</a> <a href="/wiki/Enda_Kenny" title="Enda Kenny">Enda Kenny</a> on 18 January 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-irishtimes.com_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishtimes.com-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sky Ireland employs around 900 staff in Dublin.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Sky Television started broadcasting in Ireland on 10 August 1992 and Sky Multichannels started on 7 March 1994.</li> <li>In 1998, <b>Sky Digital</b> launched its digital television services within Ireland.</li> <li>Sky Ireland provides opt-out feeds of key Sky television channels, which includes Sky Max, Sky Sports, Sky News and Sky Atlantic.</li> <li>Sky Media Ireland is the media sales arm of Sky Ireland. They sell advertising opportunities across all of Sky's wholly owned channels, including <a href="/wiki/Sky_Max" title="Sky Max">Sky Max</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sky_Witness" title="Sky Witness">Sky Witness</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sky_Atlantic" title="Sky Atlantic">Sky Atlantic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sky_News" title="Sky News">Sky News</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a>. In addition, they sell on behalf of media partners, including <a href="/wiki/Viacom_International_Media_Networks_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Viacom International Media Networks Europe">Viacom International Media Networks Europe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Networks_Northern_Europe" title="Discovery Networks Northern Europe">Discovery Networks Northern Europe</a>.</li> <li>Sky operated an Irish version of <a href="/wiki/Sky_News" title="Sky News">Sky News</a> called <a href="/wiki/Sky_News_Ireland" title="Sky News Ireland">Sky News Ireland</a> from 2004 to 2006.</li> <li>As of January 2013, the company has 500 workers that work from its contact centre with a possible increase of 1,000 by year end. BSkyB chief executive <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Darroch" title="Jeremy Darroch">Jeremy Darroch</a> announced on 18 January 2013 that Sky Ireland will invest a further €1 billion over the next five years in Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>As of September 2013, Sky Ireland now employs 800 people at its Dublin base. Sky Ireland have confirmed they expect to invest €1.25 billion with expansion into the Irish market with Irish specific productions and further expansion of its existing Irish telecommunications company.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In October 2013, Sky Ireland launched an on demand service to its Irish customers.</li> <li>In December 2013, Sky launched Ireland's biggest catch-up TV service.</li> <li>In 2017, <a href="/wiki/NOW_(Sky)" class="mw-redirect" title="NOW (Sky)">NOW</a> was launched in Ireland.</li> <li>In 2024, Sky launched its mobile network Sky Mobile in Ireland which uses the <a href="/wiki/Vodafone_Ireland" title="Vodafone Ireland">Vodafone</a> network.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sky_minidish.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Sky_minidish.JPG/250px-Sky_minidish.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="263" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Sky_minidish.JPG/375px-Sky_minidish.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Sky_minidish.JPG 2x" data-file-width="466" data-file-height="490" /></a><figcaption>Sky <a href="/wiki/Minidish" title="Minidish">Minidish</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transmission">Transmission</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Transmission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When Sky Digital was launched in 1998 the new service used the <a href="/wiki/Astra_2A" title="Astra 2A">Astra 2A</a> satellite which was located at the 28.5°E orbital position, unlike the analogue service which was broadcast from <a href="/wiki/Astra_19.2%C2%B0E" title="Astra 19.2°E">19.2°E</a>. This was subsequently followed by more Astra satellites as well as <a href="/wiki/Eutelsat" title="Eutelsat">Eutelsat</a>'s Eurobird 1 (now <a href="/wiki/Eutelsat_28A" class="mw-redirect" title="Eutelsat 28A">Eutelsat 28A</a>) at 28.5°E), enabled the company to launch a new all-digital service, Sky, with the potential to carry hundreds of television and radio channels.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The old position was shared with broadcasters from several European countries, while the new position at 28.5°E came to be used almost exclusively for channels that broadcast to the United Kingdom and Ireland. </p><p>New Astra satellites joined the position in 2000 and 2001, and the number of channels available to customers increased accordingly. This trend continued with the launch of Eurobird 1 (now Eutelsat 28A) in 2001. Additionally, some channels occasionally received new numbering — However, in early 2006, the majority of channels received new numbering, with some receiving single digit changes, whilst others received new numbers entirely. </p><p>Sky is currently transmitted from the <a href="/wiki/Astra_(satellites)" class="mw-redirect" title="Astra (satellites)">Astra</a> satellites located at <a href="/wiki/Astra_28.2%C2%B0E" title="Astra 28.2°E">28.2° east</a> (<a href="/wiki/Astra_2A" title="Astra 2A">2A</a>/<a href="/wiki/Astra_2C" title="Astra 2C">2C</a>/<a href="/wiki/Astra_2E" title="Astra 2E">2E</a>/<a href="/wiki/Astra_2F" title="Astra 2F">2F</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Eutelsat" title="Eutelsat">Eutelsat</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Eutelsat_28A" class="mw-redirect" title="Eutelsat 28A">Eutelsat 28A</a> satellite at 28.5°E. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Standard_definition_broadcasts">Standard definition broadcasts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Standard definition broadcasts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sky's standard definition broadcasts are in <a href="/wiki/Digital_Video_Broadcasting" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital Video Broadcasting">DVB</a>-compliant <a href="/wiki/MPEG-2" title="MPEG-2">MPEG-2</a>, with the <a href="/wiki/Sky_Cinema" title="Sky Cinema">Sky Cinema</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sky_Box_Office" title="Sky Box Office">Sky Box Office</a> channels including optional <a href="/wiki/Dolby_Digital" title="Dolby Digital">Dolby Digital</a> soundtracks for recent films, although these are only accessible with a Sky+ box. Sky+ HD material is broadcast using <a href="/wiki/MPEG-4" title="MPEG-4">MPEG-4</a> and most of the HD material uses the <a href="/wiki/DVB-S2" title="DVB-S2">DVB-S2</a> standard. Interactive services and 7-day <a href="/wiki/EPG" class="mw-redirect" title="EPG">EPG</a> use the proprietary OpenTV system, with set-top boxes including <a href="/wiki/Modem" title="Modem">modems</a> for a return path. <a href="/wiki/Sky_News" title="Sky News">Sky News</a>, amongst other channels, provides a pseudo-<a href="/wiki/Video_on_demand" title="Video on demand">video on demand</a> interactive service by broadcasting looping video streams. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Digital_satellite_receivers">Digital satellite receivers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Digital satellite receivers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sky utilises the <a href="/wiki/VideoGuard" title="VideoGuard">VideoGuard</a> pay-TV scrambling system owned by <a href="/wiki/NDS_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="NDS Group">NDS</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Cisco_Systems" class="mw-redirect" title="Cisco Systems">Cisco Systems</a> company. There are tight controls over use of VideoGuard decoders; they are not available as stand-alone <a href="/wiki/Digital_Video_Broadcasting" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital Video Broadcasting">DVB</a> CAMs (<a href="/wiki/Conditional-access_module" title="Conditional-access module">conditional-access modules</a>). Sky has design authority over all digital satellite receivers capable of receiving their service. The receivers, though designed and built by different manufacturers, must conform to the same user interface look-and-feel as all the others. This extends to the <a href="/wiki/Personal_video_recorder" class="mw-redirect" title="Personal video recorder">Personal video recorder</a> (PVR) offering (branded <a href="/wiki/Sky%2B" title="Sky+">Sky+</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electronic_programme_guide">Electronic programme guide</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Electronic programme guide"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Technology">Technology</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Technology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sky maintains an <a href="/wiki/Electronic_programme_guide" class="mw-redirect" title="Electronic programme guide">electronic programme guide</a> (EPG) which provides information about upcoming programmes and a list of channels. Channels available on Sky are assigned a three digit <a href="/wiki/Logical_channel_number" class="mw-redirect" title="Logical channel number">logical channel number</a> which can be entered on a remote control to access the channel and determines in what order channels are listed. </p><p>The EPG in Ireland gives priority to Irish channels. All channels are grouped into categories depending on their content. What section of the EPG a channel gets allocated is determined by rules set up by Sky Ireland. </p><p>Sky Ireland has no veto over the presence of channels on their EPG. Any channel which can get carriage on a suitable beam of a satellite at 28° East is entitled to access to Sky's EPG for a fee. Third-party channels which opt for encryption receive discounts ranging from reduced price to free EPG entries, free carriage on a Sky leased transponder, or actual payment for being carried. However, even in this case, Sky does not carry any control over the channel's content or carriage issues such as picture quality. </p><p>In October 2007, Sky's parent company Sky plc (then BSkyB) announced that they would not accept new applications to launch channel on their EPG, citing "very significant memory constraints" on many of its older digiboxes.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2012, Sky Ireland launched a new EPG for Sky+ HD boxes. The update boasts a new modernised look and improved functionality. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sky_Ireland_EPG">Sky Ireland EPG</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Sky Ireland EPG"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Sky <a href="/wiki/Electronic_program_guide" title="Electronic program guide">EPG</a> lists all channels carried on the Sky platform. Many channels are free, others are available only with a subscription. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sky_Ireland_Channels">Sky Ireland Channels</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Sky Ireland Channels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Channels on this list are owned by Sky and broadcast advertising specifically for the Irish market. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_channels">Television channels</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Television channels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sky, and its sister companies, operate a number of channels in the UK and Ireland with some being joint ventures with other companies: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Active">Active</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Active"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Entertainment">Entertainment</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Entertainment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Showcase" title="Sky Showcase">Sky Showcase</a> (SD and HD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Max" title="Sky Max">Sky Max</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Atlantic" title="Sky Atlantic">Sky Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Comedy" title="Sky Comedy">Sky Comedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Witness" title="Sky Witness">Sky Witness</a> (SD and HD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Replay" title="Sky Replay">Sky Replay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sci-Fi" title="Sky Sci-Fi">Sky Sci-Fi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Mix" title="Sky Mix">Sky Mix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(British_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (British TV channel)">Comedy Central</a> (joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global">Paramount Global</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_Extra" title="Comedy Central Extra">Comedy Central Extra</a> (joint venture with Paramount Global)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Challenge_(TV_channel)" title="Challenge (TV channel)">Challenge</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lifestyle">Lifestyle</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Lifestyle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blaze_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Blaze (British and Irish TV channel)">Blaze</a><sup id="cite_ref-aenetworks.tv_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aenetworks.tv-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (joint venture with A+E Networks UK)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Factual">Factual</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Factual"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Arts" title="Sky Arts">Sky Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Crime" title="Sky Crime">Sky Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Documentaries" title="Sky Documentaries">Sky Documentaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_(European_TV_channel)" title="History (European TV channel)">Sky History</a> (joint venture with A+E Networks UK)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/H2_(A%26E_Networks)" title="H2 (A&E Networks)">Sky History 2</a> (joint venture with A+E Networks UK)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Nature" title="Sky Nature">Sky Nature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_%26_Investigation_(European_TV_channel)" title="Crime & Investigation (European TV channel)">Crime & Investigation</a> (joint venture with A+E Networks UK)<sup id="cite_ref-aenetworks.tv_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aenetworks.tv-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="News">News</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: News"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_News" title="Sky News">Sky News</a> (SD and HD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_News_Arabia" title="Sky News Arabia">Sky News Arabia</a> (joint venture with Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation (ADMIC))</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sports">Sports</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_Main_Event" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Sports Main Event">Sky Sports Main Event</a> (SD and HD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_Premier_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Sports Premier League">Sky Sports Premier League</a> (SD and HD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Sports Football">Sky Sports Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_Cricket" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Sports Cricket">Sky Sports Cricket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_Golf" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Sports Golf">Sky Sports Golf</a> (SD and HD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_F1" title="Sky Sports F1">Sky Sports F1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_Action" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Sports Action">Sky Sports Action</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Sports Arena">Sky Sports Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_Darts" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Sports Darts">Sky Sports Darts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_Mix" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Sports Mix">Sky Sports Mix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_News" title="Sky Sports News">Sky Sports News</a> (SD and HD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Sports NFL">Sky Sports NFL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_Racing" title="Sky Sports Racing">Sky Sports Racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_Tennis" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Sports Tennis">Sky Sports Tennis</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Movies">Movies</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Movies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sky_Cinema" title="Sky Cinema">Sky Cinema</a></div> <ul><li>Sky Cinema Premiere</li> <li>Sky Cinema Select</li> <li>Sky Cinema Hits</li> <li>Sky Cinema Greats</li> <li>Sky Cinema Animation</li> <li>Sky Cinema Family</li> <li>Sky Cinema Action</li> <li>Sky Cinema Comedy</li> <li>Sky Cinema Thriller</li> <li>Sky Cinema Drama</li> <li>Sky Cinema Sci-Fi Horror</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Kids">Kids</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Kids"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Kids_(TV_channel)" title="Sky Kids (TV channel)">Sky Kids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (British and Irish TV channel)">Nickelodeon</a> (joint venture with Paramount Global)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Nicktoons (British and Irish TV channel)">Nicktoons</a> (joint venture with Paramount Global)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (British and Irish TV channel)">Nick Jr.</a> (joint venture with Paramount Global)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._Too" class="mw-redirect" title="Nick Jr. Too">Nick Jr. Too</a> (joint venture with Paramount Global)</li></ul> <p>Some other channels available on the Sky platform also carry Irish advertising, such as the channels provided by Channel 4. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Restrictions">Restrictions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Restrictions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sky subscribers in Ireland have a different choice of channels compared subscribers in the UK, Germany, Austria and Italy. The standard Irish channels <a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89_One" title="RTÉ One">RTÉ One</a>, RTÉ One +1, <a href="/wiki/RT%C3%892" title="RTÉ2">RTÉ2</a>, RTÉ2 +1, <a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89jr" title="RTÉjr">RTÉjr</a>, <a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89_News_(TV_channel)" title="RTÉ News (TV channel)">RTÉ News</a>, <a href="/wiki/TG4" title="TG4">TG4</a>, <a href="/wiki/C%C3%BAla4" title="Cúla4">Cúla4</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media_One" title="Virgin Media One">Virgin Media One</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media_Two" title="Virgin Media Two">Virgin Media Two</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media_Three" title="Virgin Media Three">Virgin Media Three</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media_Four" title="Virgin Media Four">Virgin Media Four</a> and <a href="/wiki/Houses_of_the_Oireachtas_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Houses of the Oireachtas Channel">Oireachtas TV</a> are available to all Irish subscribers. These channels are described in some Sky publications as "bonus channels".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>These channels are free-to-air channels but <a href="/wiki/Television_encryption" title="Television encryption">encrypted</a> to avoid being shown outside of Ireland and Northern Ireland (where applicable). The channels are included with the Sky Signature package and are also available unencrypted on <a href="/wiki/Saorview" title="Saorview">Saorview</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saorsat" title="Saorsat">Saorsat</a>, excluding Virgin Media channels, which are only available on Saorview.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The BBC provide a number of their channels on the Irish version of Sky's EPG. BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC Two Northern Ireland, BBC Three, BBC Four, CBBC and Cbeebies along with their HD variants are available on the EPG. Other BBC channels including BBC News, BBC Parliament and the BBC regions can be tuned in manually to all Sky boxes. </p><p>Channel 4 provide all of their entertainment channels except <a href="/wiki/4Seven" class="mw-redirect" title="4Seven">4Seven</a> and <a href="/wiki/More4" title="More4">More 4+1</a> on Sky Ireland's EPG. Channel 4's The Box Plus Network's <a href="/wiki/4Music" title="4Music">4Music</a> is available but their other channels (<a href="/wiki/The_Box_(British_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Box (British TV channel)">The Box</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerrang!_TV" title="Kerrang! TV">Kerrang!</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magic_(TV_channel)" title="Magic (TV channel)">Magic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kiss_TV" title="Kiss TV">Kiss</a> are also not on the EPG in Ireland. As these are all <a href="/wiki/Free-to-air" title="Free-to-air">free-to-air</a> channels, they can be manually tuned. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Welsh_language" title="Welsh language">Welsh-language</a> station <a href="/wiki/S4C" title="S4C">S4C</a> was carried by Sky Ireland for many years where its <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> broadcasts were popular despite the language barrier; it was removed from the <a href="/wiki/Electronic_program_guide" title="Electronic program guide">EPG</a> on August 9th 2018 due to rights issues.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="ITV (TV channel)">ITV</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Channel_5_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Channel 5 (UK)">Channel 5</a> family of channels have to be added manually to Sky boxes in Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sky_Ireland_Broadband">Sky Ireland Broadband</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Sky Ireland Broadband"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2013 BSkyB launched its broadband and telephone product in Ireland, and have made significant headway into the Irish market as one of the few providers offering 'triple play' (phone, broadband and digital TV) to the public. As Sky's broadband and phone services use the existing telephone network (<a href="/wiki/Local_Loop_Unbundling" class="mw-redirect" title="Local Loop Unbundling">LLU</a> and non-LLU) and is widely available as a result. Sky Ireland has offered fibre broadband, using the network of former incumbent, <a href="/wiki/Eircom" class="mw-redirect" title="Eircom">eir</a>, with speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s since 26 December 2014. </p><p>As of September 2019, Sky has a 13% market share of broadband subscriptions.<sup id="cite_ref-ComReg_Q3_2019_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ComReg_Q3_2019-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Group" title="Sky Group">Sky Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_UK" title="Sky UK">Sky UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Deutschland" title="Sky Deutschland">Sky Deutschland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Italia" title="Sky Italia">Sky Italia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Espa%C3%B1a" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky España">Sky España</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saorview" title="Saorview">Saorview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89_One" title="RTÉ One">RTÉ One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RT%C3%892" title="RTÉ2">RTÉ2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89_News_(TV_channel)" title="RTÉ News (TV channel)">RTÉ News</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_News_Ireland" title="Sky News Ireland">Sky News Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TG4" title="TG4">TG4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eir_Sport_1" title="Eir Sport 1">eir Sport 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eir_Sport_2" title="Eir Sport 2">eir Sport 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_channels_available_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="List of television channels available in the Republic of Ireland">List of television channels available in Ireland</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Ireland&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Travel" title="Sky Travel">Sky Travel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Real_Lives" title="Sky Real Lives">Sky Real Lives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bravo_(British_TV_channel)" title="Bravo (British TV channel)">Bravo</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bravo_2" title="Bravo 2">2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackpot247" title="Jackpot247">Challenge Jackpot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channel_One_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Channel One (British and Irish TV channel)">Channel One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Living" title="Sky Living">Sky Living</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Living_Loves" title="Sky Living Loves">Loves</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_3D" title="Sky 3D">Sky 3D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Lives_(TV_channel)" title="Real Lives (TV channel)">Real Lives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merit_(TV_channel)" title="Merit (TV channel)">Merit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5.5em">Joint ventures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_Racing" title="Sky Sports Racing">Sky Sports Racing</a></li> <li>A&E Networks UK <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_(European_TV_channel)" title="History (European TV channel)">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H2_(A%26E_Networks)" title="H2 (A&E Networks)">H2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blaze_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Blaze (British and Irish TV channel)">Blaze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_%26_Investigation_(European_TV_channel)" title="Crime & Investigation (European TV channel)">Crime & Investigation</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginx_TV" title="Ginx TV">Ginx TV</a></li> <li>Paramount UK Partnership <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(British_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (British TV channel)">Comedy Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_Extra" title="Comedy Central Extra">Extra</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_News_Arabia" title="Sky News Arabia">Sky News Arabia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5.5em">Defunct JVs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>A&E Networks UK <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lifetime_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Lifetime (British and Irish TV channel)">Lifetime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biography_Channel_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="The Biography Channel (British and Irish TV channel)">Bio</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5.5em">Defunct magazines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Sky_Magazine" title="Sky Magazine">Sky Magazine</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Sky_Kids_(magazine)" title="Sky Kids (magazine)">Sky Kids</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5.5em">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amstrad" title="Amstrad">Amstrad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diagonal_View" title="Diagonal View">Diagonal View</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freesat_from_Sky" title="Freesat from Sky">Freesat from Sky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/On_Demand_(Sky)" title="On Demand (Sky)">On Demand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_Active" title="Sky Sports Active">Sky Sports Active</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digibox" title="Digibox">Digibox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minidish" title="Minidish">Minidish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky%2B" title="Sky+">Sky+</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky%2B_HD" title="Sky+ HD">HD</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Q" title="Sky Q">Sky Q</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Betting_%26_Gaming" title="Sky Betting & Gaming">Sky Betting & Gaming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Broadband" title="Sky Broadband">Sky Broadband</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Active" title="Sky Active">Sky Active</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Go" title="Sky Go">Sky Go</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_News_Radio" title="Sky News Radio">Sky News Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Store" title="Sky Store">Sky Store</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Text" title="Sky Text">Sky Text</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Vision" title="Sky Vision">Sky Vision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Now_(streaming_service)" title="Now (streaming service)">Now</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cloud_(company)" title="The Cloud (company)">The Cloud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Open...." class="mw-redirect" title="Open....">Open....</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Multichannels" title="Sky Multichannels">Sky Multichannels</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="wraplinks"><a href="/wiki/Sky_Deutschland" title="Sky Deutschland">Germany and Austria</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5.5em">Channels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_One_(German_TV_channel)" title="Sky One (German TV channel)">Sky One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Atlantic_(German_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Atlantic (German TV channel)">Sky Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Cinema_(German_TV_channel)" title="Sky Cinema (German TV channel)">Sky Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Krimi" title="Sky Krimi">Sky Krimi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Crime_(German_TV_channel)" title="Sky Crime (German TV channel)">Sky Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sport_(Germany)" title="Sky Sport (Germany)">Sky Sport</a> <ul><li>Sky Sport News</li> <li>Sky Sport Bundesliga</li> <li>Sky Sport F1</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5.5em">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_3D_(German_TV_channel)" title="Sky 3D (German TV channel)">Sky 3D</a></li> <li>Sky Arts</li> <li>Sky Select</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Comedy_(German_TV_channel)" title="Sky Comedy (German TV channel)">Sky Comedy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5.5em">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Store" title="Sky Store">Sky Store</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sky_Italia" title="Sky Italia">Italy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5.5em">Channels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Uno" title="Sky Uno">Sky Uno</a></li> <li>Sky Arte</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Atlantic_(Italian_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Atlantic (Italian TV channel)">Sky Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Cinema_(Italian_TV_channel)" title="Sky Cinema (Italian TV channel)">Sky Cinema</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Cinema_Due" title="Sky Cinema Due">Due</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Meteo_24" title="Sky Meteo 24">Sky Meteo 24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Primafila" title="Sky Primafila">Sky Primafila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sport_(Italy)" title="Sky Sport (Italy)">Sky Sport</a> <ul><li>Sky Sport F1</li> <li>Sky Sport MotoGP</li> <li>Sky Sport 24</li> <li>Sky Calcio</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_TG24" title="Sky TG24">Sky TG24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cielo_(TV_channel)" title="Cielo (TV channel)">Cielo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV8_(Italian_TV_channel)" title="TV8 (Italian TV channel)">TV8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Documentaries_(Italian_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Documentaries (Italian TV channel)">Sky Documentaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Investigation" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Investigation">Sky Investigation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Nature_(Italian_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Nature (Italian TV channel)">Sky Nature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Serie" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Serie">Sky Serie</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5.5em">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Uno" title="Sky Uno">Sky Vivo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Show" title="Sky Show">Sky Show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_3D_(Italian_TV_channel)" title="Sky 3D (Italian TV channel)">Sky 3D</a></li> <li>Sky Music</li> <li>Sky Radio</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Sky_Group" title="Timeline of Sky Group">Timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criticisms_of_Sky_UK" title="Criticisms of Sky UK">Criticisms</a></li> <li><a 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