Programming | |
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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[1] |
Replaced | Fox |
Links | |
Website |
www |
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 Nature is a British pay television channel owned and operated by Sky, a division of Comcast, which launched on 27 May 2020. [2] [3] Sky Nature broadcasts original Sky content, content from Canadian channel Love Nature, [4] and Sky's collection of David Attenborough programming. [2] [5]
The launch of the channel was used to help bring High dynamic range (HDR) content to Sky Q. [6]
When Love Nature was removed from Virgin Media in December 2020, most of its former content moved to Sky Nature.
Sky Nature launched an Irish feed on 8 April 2021. [7] [8] The channel is registered with the broadcasting regulator in Luxembourg [9] however, the Luxembourg regulator will make use of the classification system set by Ireland's BAI Code of Program Standards. The channel is currently only available in standard definition.
On 1 July 2021 Fox closed and Sky Nature moved into its place on channel 124 on BBC FOX
Sky Nature currently broadcast a variety of nature series, both on the live TV feed and on demand: [10]
The logo consists of the Sky logo coloured green followed by the word " nature" on a green background. The logo originally consisted of a bunch of leaves forming the background where the "nature" text is. It was later changed green.
On 1 July 2021 Sky Nature was launched in Italy, alongside Sky Documentaries, Sky Investigation (the local version of Sky Witness) and Sky Serie.