Sky Sports 2
Sky Sports 2 launched Sky its second sport-dedicated channel on 19 August 1994, three years after the original channel launched on the Marcopolo satellite on BSB. As a result, “Sky Sports” was renamed as “Sky Sports 1”.
Sky Sports 2 mainly broadcasts Cricket and Rugby Union.
Sky Sports is a group of sports television channels operated by the satellite pay-TV company Sky plc. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It has played a major role in the increased commercialisation of British sport since 1991, sometimes playing a large role in inducing organisational changes in the sports it broadcasts, most notably when it encouraged the Premier League to break away from The Football League in 1992.
Sky Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are available as a premium package on top of the basic Sky package. These channels are also available as premium on nearly every satellite, cable and IPTV broadcasting system in the UK and Ireland. Sky Sports News HQ and Sky Sports Mix are both provided as part of basic packages. The Sky Sports network is managed by Barney Francis.
The Sports Channel was part of the BSB channel line-up. launching in April 1990. The Sports Channel survived BSB’s merger with Sky Television to become one of the five channels operated by the consolidated British Sky Broadcasting.
In the BSB years, it shared the same frequency with its underpromoted sister channel, The Computer Channel, which broadcast in the mornings when The Sports Channel was off-air.
The channel is seen as a presuccessor of Sky Sports, with Sky owning any archive recordings made by the channel. An example of this was a 1996 retro screening of Liverpool and Everton’s 1991 FA Cup 4-4 draw between the sides. The commentary was taken from the original BSB Sports Channel alongside on-screen captions.
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