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British general entertainment channel
Television channel
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
and
British Sky Broadcasting
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
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In the United Kingdom the channel was available on
Sky
,
Smallworld Cable
and
Virgin Media
. In Ireland it was available on
Sky
and
UPC Ireland
. In Belgium it was available on
Telenet
.
Bio. HD
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A
high definition
version launched on
Sky
on 5 November 2008,
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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
.
[2]
The channel closed on 3 July 2012 to allow CI HD to broadcast 24 hours a day.
[3]
See also
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References
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External links
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U.S. networks
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International
networks
(joint venture
partner)
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- A+E Turkey (
Digiturk
)
- A+E Networks Italy
- AETN
18
Media Pvt. Ltd.
| A+E UK (
Sky
)
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A+E Germany
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A+E Latin America
(Ole Communications)
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A+E Asia
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Foxtel
(AU licensee)
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Corus
(Canada licensee)
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History Channel Iberia
(with
AMC Southern Europe
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