Timeshift Channel - United Kingdom

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom most timeshift channels have a time delay of one hour, and are thus described as a +1 channel – for instance ITV2 has a timeshift channel known as ITV2 +1. More recently, some channels have launched timeshift channels with a delay of two hours – +2 channels. The most notable of these was FX, though the timeshifted channel was presented as simply FX +, rather than FX +2. The channel later changed to a one hour timeshift and was later re-named Fox +1. UKTV Style had a +2 hour channel but was called UKTV Style 2, it closed in late 2008. Between June 25, 2007 and April 21, 2008 Discovery Channel had a 90 minute timeshift channel dubbed Discovery Channel +1.5. Most timeshift channels are available only via pay TV, although E4 +1, ITV1 +1, ITV2 +1, Channel 4 +1, Dave Ja Vu and Channel 5 +1 are available via the UK digital terrestrial service, Freeview. More4 +1 was also available until the launch of Film4. Cartoon Network +1 shut down on March 6, 2006 in the UK. There are currently 50 timeshift channels in the UK on Sky and 31 on Virgin Media.