The Biography Channel (also known as Bio.) was a British general entertainment channel available in some European countries. The channel was launched on 1 October 2000 by a joint-venture between
A+E Networks
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and
British Sky Broadcasting
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in the United Kingdom. It later became available in Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium. The channel's programming, as the name suggests, is made up of the biographies of famous people, including bands, politicians and criminals. The channel ceased broadcasting at 6 am on 4 November 2013 and was replaced by
Lifetime.
Availability
In the United Kingdom the channel was available on
Sky
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,
Smallworld Cable
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and
Virgin Media
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. In Ireland it was available on
Sky
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and
UPC Ireland
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. In Belgium it was available on
Telenet
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.
Bio. HD
A
high definition version launched on
Sky
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on 5 November 2008, it was also available on Virgin Media Ireland from October 2009. Bio. HD operated on a separate schedule to the standard definition channel and timeshared with
CI HD. The channel closed on 3 July 2012 to allow CI HD to broadcast 24 hours a day.
See also
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FYI (U.S. TV channel)
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The Biography Channel (Canada)
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*
Bio (Australian TV channel)
Bio (stylised as bio., formerly The Biography Channel) was an Australian general entertainment channel available on Australia's Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television pay television services.
In 2014, the channel rebranded with a new on-air look ...
References
External links
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Biography Channel, The
Television channels and stations established in 2000
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2013
UK
Sky television channels
2000 establishments in the United Kingdom
2013 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
Defunct British television channels
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