History
The channel was formed as a joint venture between theUKTV
The channel's success led to the launch of the2008 rebrand
In 2008,2012 programming investment
In February 2012, it was announced that UKTV was to invest millions into producing its own original shows. According to the trade magazine, Broadcast, Gold "has secured a budget running into "double-digit millions" to create a raft of new comedy shows over the next two years". The article went on to say "the channel is looking to develop a mix of panel shows, sketch shows, sitcoms and comedy dramas". This move meant that Gold would follow its sister,Freeview
The channel was removed from Freeview in 2013, along with Home as part of the closure ofSubsidiary channels
Gold +1
Alongside the main channel, a time shift channel is also operated: Gold +1. Corresponding to the name on the main channel, shows all programming from the channel one hour later. It originally launched onUK Gold Classics/UK Gold 2
UK Gold Classics originally launched on 2 October 1998 to coincide with the launch of Sky Digital. It was UKTV's first digital-exclusive network. The channel initially focused on older programs while the main UK Gold began focusing more on newer programmes. The channel also only broadcast within the evening, airing from 6.00 pm to 2.00 am every day. UK Gold Classics only lasted six months, with the channel closing on 28 March 1999, and from 2 April 1999, the channel was relaunched as UK Gold 2, becoming a secondary timeshift service that broadcast UK Gold's daytime schedule in the evening. On 29 October 2003, UKTV announced that UK Gold 2 would be relaunched as UK G2 on 12 November, being reinvented as a younger-oriented edgier youth network aimed towards a 16-34-year-old demographic.Gold HD
A HD version of Gold was launched on 2 October 2017 exclusively toOn-air identity
For the first few years, idents on UK Gold featured an animated golden retriever mascot named "Goldie" posing with the UK Gold logo. Goldie was never name-checked as such on air, possibly owing to the death of the '' Blue Peter'' dog Goldie some weeks before launch, although the late-night music video slot ''Dog House'' was originally listed as ''Goldie's Video Bites'' in initial pre-launch listings. The Goldie idents were kept until 1993, when they were replaced with a form-up of the first logo against a blue background. A re-branding in 1994 saw UK Gold adopt idents based on the forging of gold bars, with the station's logo appearing to have been stamped into gold. Variations on this theme were used until 1997, when the channel received a revamp as part of the formation of the UKTV network. The new network'sProgramming
The output of the channel is mainly British comedy programmes including repeats ofCurrent
* ''Currently made for GOLD (UKTV Originals)
* ''5 Minute Mayhem'' * ''30 Years of The Comic Strip Presents'' * ''Billy Connolly Does...'' * '' Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga'' * ''Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments'' * ''Previous
Programming of classic general entertainment and movies now unused or superseded on 7 October 2008. Some programmes that were shown on UKTV G2 moved to other channels sometime later when it was renamedOther ventures
An analogue teletext service known as GoldText used to be available on the channel, but has since closed down.See also
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External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gold Television channels and stations established in 1992 1992 establishments in the United Kingdom UKTV channels Classic television networks Comedy television networks