Sky Witness is a British
pay television
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owned and operated by
Sky
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, a division of
Comcast
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. The channel primarily broadcasts drama shows from the United States, aimed at the 18–45 age group. An Italian version of Sky Witness, named Sky Investigation, launched on 1 July 2021.
History
Sky Witness' history can be traced back to 1993 when
UK Living began broadcasting on 1 September 1993. The channel was purchased by BSkyB in 2010 and announced on 25 October 2010, that Living would be rebranded as Sky Living in early 2011 to improve their entertainment line-up.
On 8 June 2018, Sky announced that Sky Living would be closed and replaced on 6 August by a new channel Sky Witness, bringing an end to the ''Living'' brand after 25 years.
Following the acquisition of Sky by
Comcast
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, which already operated
Universal TV
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, much of the programming previously screened on Universal TV, particularly first-run acquired series, transferred to Sky Witness, allowing Universal to be closed and replaced by
Sky Comedy
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Programming
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FBI
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Bull
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The Good Doctor''
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Blue Bloods'' (moved from
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Chicago Med
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Universal TV
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Chicago P.D.
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Coroner
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Universal TV
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Law & Order
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Law & Order: Organized Crime''
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Law and Order: Special Victims Unit'' (moved from
Universal TV
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New Amsterdam
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Upcoming Programming
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East New York
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Sky Witness in Ireland
Sky Witness is also available in Ireland via
Sky Ireland
Sky Ireland Limited is a subsidiary of Comcast-owned Sky and supplies television, internet and telephony services in Ireland.
Its corporate headquarters are in Dublin which were opened by Taoiseach Enda Kenny on 18 January 2013.
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and
Virgin Media Ireland
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.
The Irish opt-out feed features localised advertising and sponsorship.
The same Sky Witness schedule, shown in both the UK and Ireland, also includes a selection of documentary programming from both the Irish Broadcasters, RTE and TV3/Virgin Media Television Ireland (the Irish broadcaster now owned by the cable TV company of the same name in Ireland, not to be confused with the earlier Flextech version of Virgin Media Television). Also there is some independently produced series, some commissioned directly by Sky, focusing on Ireland's various emergency services, medical, and certain Government of Ireland agencies, such as the Revenue Commissioners. The selection is similar to the genres focusing on other countries equivalent agencies, also shown on Sky Witness.
Sky Investigation
An Italian version of Sky Witness called Sky Investigation launched on 1 July 2021 with programming such as ''The Equalizer'', ''Unforgettable'', ''The Blacklist'', ''Coroner'', ''Law & Order'', ''Law & Order: SVU'', ''Bull'', ''Private Eyes'', ''Elementary'' and ''NCIS''.
References
External links
Sky Witnessat sky.com
Sky Investigation HD su Sky: 114 , SkySky Investigation
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