Sky Documentaries

British television channel launched in 2020 by Sky

Television channel

Sky Documentaries

Logo used since 2020

Programming
Picture format| 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed.)
Ownership
Owner| Sky Group (Comcast)
Sister channels| List of Sky UK channels
History
Launched| 27 May 2020; 4 years ago (2020-05-27)[1]
Replaced| 13th Street
TCM Movies
Links
Website| www.sky.com/watch/channel/sky-documentaries
Availability
Streaming media
Sky Go| Watch live (UK and Ireland only)
Now| Watch live (UK and Ireland only)
Virgin TV Go| Watch live (UK only)
Virgin TV Anywhere| Watch live (Ireland only)

Sky Documentaries is a British pay television channel owned and operated by Sky, a division of Comcast, which launched on 27 May 2020.[2][3] Sky Documentaries broadcasts imported programming from HBO alongside new original programming.[2][4] The channel can also be watched via a live stream and box sets on Sky's streaming service, Now.

## Programming

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Sky Documentaries currently broadcast a variety of documentary series, both on the live TV feed and on demand:[5][1][6]

* After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News
* Allen v. Farrow
* Agnelli[7][8][9][10]
* Bitter Pill: Primodos
* Exterminate All the Brutes
* Epstein’s Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell
* Framing Britney Spears
* The Go-Go’s (also broadcast on Sky Arts in March 2021)[11]
* Hawking
* Hillary
* Janet Jackson
* The Kingmaker
* Lancaster
* Look Away
* McMillions
* McQueen: The Lost Movie
* The Plastic Nile[12]
* Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
* Stasi FC[13]
* Superswede (Ronnie Peterson)
* Tiger Woods: The Comeback
* Tina (Tina Turner)
* The Vow
* The Crime of the Century
* Bruno v Tyson[14][15]
* The United Way
* What's My Name: Muhammad Ali
* Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men

## Branding

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The logo consists of the Sky logo coloured red followed by the word "documentaries" on a red background. The logo was originally black, but was later changed to red.

As of May 2020, the channel is sponsored by UK car manufacturer Jaguar.[16]

## International versions

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On 1 July 2021, Sky Documentaries was launched in Italy, alongside Sky Nature, Sky Investigation (the local version of Sky Witness) and Sky Serie (the local version of Sky Max).

On 9 September 2021, Sky Documentaries was launched in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[17]

## See also

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* List of television stations in the United Kingdom

## References

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1. ^ a b "Launch of Sky Documentaries, Sky Nature and Sky HISTORY". Sky Group Newsroom. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
2. ^ a b "Sky to launch Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature". Sky Group Newsroom. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
3. ^ "Sky to launch Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature". Broadband TV News. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
4. ^ "Sky nears Disney deal, reveals plans for documentary and nature channels". TBI Vision. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
5. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (27 January 2020). "Sky Bows Documentary, Nature Channels As Disney Plus Carriage Deal Looms". Variety. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
6. ^ "Sky announces a raft of new original shows for Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature". Sky Group Newsroom. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
7. ^ "Agnelli". Sky.
8. ^ "Agnelli". Radio Times.
9. ^ Scullion, Murray (9 December 2020). "Sky Documentaries, on Amazon Prime". Classic Car Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2023 - via PressReader.
10. ^ "Watch Agnelli Online - Stream Full Episodes". @NOWTV.
11. ^ "The Go-Go's (documentary film) by Alison Ellwood on Sky Arts 20 March 2021 at 9pm".
12. ^ "Sky News announces release of eye-opening documentary The Plastic Nile". Sky Group Newsroom. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
13. ^ Segal, Victoria (26 November 2023). "What to watch and listen to this week: Faraway Downs, Slow Horses and more". The Times. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
14. ^ "Bruno v Tyson documentary: Mike Tyson admits he was nearly knocked out by Frank Bruno". Sky Sports.
15. ^ "Bruno v Tyson | Sky Documentaries | Sky.com". www.sky.com.
16. ^ McGonagle, Emmet (27 May 2020). "Jaguar named sponsor of new channel Sky Documentaries". Campaign Live. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
17. ^ "Sky Deutschland to launch Sky Nature and Sky Documentaries". broadbandtvnews.com. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

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