Sky Digital
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Sky Digital was a major British satellite television service operated by BSkyB, known for pioneering digital pay-TV and offering a wide range of channels and interactive services in the UK and Ireland.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sky Digital canonical | 6 |
| BSkyB | 2 |
| Sky Digibox | 1 |
| Sky Digital (UK) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
digital satellite television service
ⓘ
pay television platform ⓘ |
| brandingChange | later marketed simply as Sky ⓘ |
| brandOwner | Sky ⓘ |
| broadcastStandard | DVB-S ⓘ |
| competitor |
Freesat
ⓘ
ITV Digital ⓘ ONdigital ⓘ Virgin Media (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
Virgin Media
|
| country |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distributionMedium | satellite ⓘ |
| encryptionSystem | NDS VideoGuard ⓘ |
| feature |
interactive red button services
ⓘ
multi-channel digital audio and video ⓘ personal video recorder functionality ⓘ |
| hardware |
Sky Digital
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sky Digibox
Sky+ HD set-top box ⓘ Sky+ HD ⓘ
surface form:
Sky+ set-top box
|
| industry |
satellite communications
ⓘ
television broadcasting ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1998-10-01 ⓘ |
| market |
Irish pay-TV market
ⓘ
United Kingdom pay-TV market ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interactive television services
ⓘ
offering a wide range of thematic channels ⓘ pioneering digital pay television in the UK ⓘ |
| offeredService |
Sky Box Office
ⓘ
Sky Cinema ⓘ
surface form:
Sky Movies
Sky News ⓘ Sky Sports ⓘ electronic programme guide ⓘ interactive services ⓘ pay-per-view events ⓘ |
| operator |
Sky Digital
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
BSkyB
Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ
surface form:
British Sky Broadcasting
|
| parentCompany |
Sky UK Limited
ⓘ
surface form:
Sky plc
|
| predecessor | Sky analogue satellite service ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| regulator | Ofcom ⓘ |
| replaced | analogue Sky satellite service in the UK ⓘ |
| satellitePosition | Astra 28.2°E ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
ⓘ
surface form:
Channel Islands
Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
Republic of Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| serviceType |
direct broadcast satellite television
ⓘ
subscription television ⓘ |
| technology | digital television ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
BBC Choice
this entity surface form:
BSkyB
this entity surface form:
Sky Digibox
this entity surface form:
BSkyB
this entity surface form:
Sky Digital (UK)