YourTV was a television channel owned by
Fox Networks Group, a unit of
Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International
Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution (DMED), formerly Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International (DTCI), is one of The Walt Disney Company's five major business segments consisting of Disney's streaming services and overseas media bus ...
. It began broadcasting on 1 October 2015 in the
United Kingdom and
Ireland.
History
On 3 September 2015,
Fox International Channels announced they were going to launch a new,
free-to-air channel in the UK. YourTV promised "sensational real-life stories, irresistible experiences and thrilling tales".
The channel launched on 1 October 2015 on
Freeview Freeview may refer to:
*Freeview (Australia), the marketing name for the digital terrestrial television platform in Australia
*Freeview (New Zealand), a digital satellite and digital terrestrial television platform in New Zealand
*Freeview (UK), a ...
,
YouView,
Freesat and
Sky
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. It launched on
Virgin Media on channel 218 on 21 July 2018. YourTV +1 was also launched on 1 October 2015 on Freeview channel 78 but only broadcast for a couple of hours. It moved to 73 a while later before being removed. YourTV continued its programming as a regular channel. However, in 2019, Disney decided to consolidate YourTV's programming into the main Fox channel's schedule,
[https://www.rxtvlog.com/2019/09/your-tv-to-cease-broadcasting.html] with the channel closing down at 12pm on 27 September 2019 with its Sky slot being taken by
Sky Two.
Final programming
The last shows to be shown on YourTV were
Sea Patrol and
Body of Proof (with the first episode of Body of Proof season two being the very last programme scheduled between 11am - 12pm)
* ''Baking Good, Baking Bad''
* ''
Behind Mansion Walls
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* ''
Body of Proof''
* ''
Bones''
* ''
Castle
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* ''Corrupt Crimes''
* ''Cruise Ship Diaries''
* ''
Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns''
* ''
Don't Tell the Bride''
* ''
Law & Order
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''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
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* ''Murder She Solved''
* ''Murderous Affairs''
* ''On the Case''
* ''Past Hunters''
* ''
Rescue: Special Ops''
* ''
Sea Patrol''
* ''
Shark''
* ''
Killer Couples
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Killer may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
* Killer (''Home and Away''), a character from ''Home and Away''
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* ''
The Mentalist''
* ''The Real NCIS''
* ''The Republic of Doyle''
* ''Valentine Warner's Wild Table''
See also
*
ABC1 (UK and Irish TV channel) - another former Freeview channel (also closed by Disney)
References
English-language television stations in the United Kingdom
Disney television networks
Television channels and stations established in 2015
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2019
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