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{{Infobox television channel |
{{Infobox television channel |
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| name = Lifetime |
| name = Lifetime |
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| logo = Lifetime logo17.svg |
| logo = Lifetime logo17.svg |
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| logo_size = 200px |
| logo_size = 200px |
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| launch_date = {{Start date|2013|11|4|df=y}} |
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| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2013|11|4|df=y}} |
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| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br>{{small|(downscaled to [[16:9]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)}} |
| closed_date = {{End date and age|2021|03|01|df=Y}} |
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| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br>{{small|(downscaled to [[16:9]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)}} |
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| owner = A&E Networks UK ([[A&E Networks]]/[[Sky Group]]) |
| owner = A&E Networks UK ([[A&E Networks]]/[[Sky Group]]) |
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| country = [[United Kingdom]] |
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| area = United Kingdom<br>[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |
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⚫ | | replaced = [[The Biography Channel (British and Irish TV channel)|Bio]] |
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| area = United Kingdom<br>[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |
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⚫ | | sister_channels = [[Blaze (TV channel)|Blaze]]<br />[[Crime & Investigation Network (Europe)|Crime+Investigation]]<br>[[History (European TV channel)|Sky History]]<br>[[H2 (A&E Networks)|Sky History 2]] |
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| replaced = [[The Biography Channel ( |
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⚫ | | sister_channels = [[Blaze (TV channel)|Blaze]]<br />[[Crime & Investigation Network (Europe)|Crime+Investigation]]<br>[[History (European TV channel)|Sky History]]<br>[[H2 (A&E Networks)|Sky History 2]] |
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| availability_note = <br>(at time of closure) |
| availability_note = <br>(at time of closure) |
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| online_serv_1 = [[Sky Go]] |
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⚫ | | online_chan_1 = [http://go.sky.com/ Watch live] (UK and Ireland only) |
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| sat_chan_1 = Channel 187 (SD) |
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| online_serv_2 = [[VirginTV|Virgin TV Go]] |
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⚫ | | online_chan_2 = [http://anywhere.virginmedia.com/channels/live/lifetime/ Watch live] (UK only)<br>[https://www.virginmediatv.ie/en.html Watch live] (Ireland only) |
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| iptv_chan_1 = Channel 329 (SD) |
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| online_serv_3 = [[TalkTalkTV]] |
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⚫ | | online_chan_3 = [https://www.talktalktv.co.uk/#/ Watch live] (UK only) |
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| iptv_chan_2 = Channel 329 (SD)<br>Channel 384 (HD) |
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| online_serv_4 = [[BTTV]] |
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⚫ | | online_chan_4 = [https://www.player.bt.com/#/home Watch live] (UK only) |
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| iptv_chan_3 = Channel 329 (SD)<br>Channel 384 (HD) |
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| iptv_serv_4 = [[Eir (telecommunications)|eir Vision]] |
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| iptv_chan_4 = Channel 156 (SD) |
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| iptv_serv_5 = [[EE Limited|EE TV]] <small>(via [[TVPlayer]])</small> |
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| iptv_chan_5 = Channel 300 (SD) |
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| cable_serv_1 = [[Virgin Media]] <small>(UK)</small> |
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| cable_chan_1 = Channel 208 (HD) |
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| cable_serv_2 = [[Virgin Media Ireland|Virgin Media]] <small>(Ireland)</small> |
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| cable_chan_2 = Channel 218 (SD) |
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| online_serv_1 = [[Sky Go]] |
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⚫ | | online_chan_1 = [http://go.sky.com/ Watch live] (UK and Ireland only) |
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| online_serv_2 = [[Virgin TV|Virgin TV Go]] |
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⚫ | | online_chan_2 = [http://anywhere.virginmedia.com/channels/live/lifetime/ Watch live] (UK only)<br>[https://www.virginmediatv.ie/en.html Watch live] (Ireland only) |
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| online_serv_3 = [[TalkTalk TV]] |
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⚫ | | online_chan_3 = [https://www.talktalktv.co.uk/#/ Watch live] (UK only) |
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| online_serv_4 = [[BT TV]] |
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⚫ | | online_chan_4 = [https://www.player.bt.com/#/home Watch live] (UK only) |
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| online_serv_5 = [[TVPlayer]] |
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| online_chan_5 = [https://tvplayer.com/watch/lifetimehd Watch live] (UK only) |
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'''Lifetime''' was a British entertainment [[television channel]] that launched on 4 November 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2013/09/29/november-uk-launch-for-aes-lifetime/ |title=November UK launch for A+E's Lifetime |publisher=Broadband TV News |date=29 September 2013 |access-date=8 October 2013}}</ref> that was owned by A&E Networks UK, a joint venture between [[A&E Networks]] and [[Sky Group]]. The channel replaced [[The Biography Channel ( |
'''Lifetime''' was a British entertainment [[television channel]] that launched on 4 November 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2013/09/29/november-uk-launch-for-aes-lifetime/ |title=November UK launch for A+E's Lifetime |publisher=Broadband TV News |date=29 September 2013 |access-date=8 October 2013}}</ref> that was owned by A&E Networks UK, a joint venture between [[A&E Networks]] and [[Sky Group]]. The channel replaced [[The Biography Channel (British and Irish TV channel)|Bio]]. |
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On 6 November 2018, the [[European Commission]] required [[The Walt Disney Company]] to sell A&E's European channels, including Lifetime.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|title=Disney's Fox Deal Gets European Union Clearance Subject to Divestments|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disneys-fox-deal-gets-european-union-clearance-conditions-1148195|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=6 November 2018}}</ref> |
On 6 November 2018, the [[European Commission]] required [[The Walt Disney Company]] to sell A&E's European channels, including Lifetime.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|title=Disney's Fox Deal Gets European Union Clearance Subject to Divestments|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disneys-fox-deal-gets-european-union-clearance-conditions-1148195|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=6 November 2018}}</ref> |
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Programmes |
Programmes aired in the past on the channel included American Lifetime originals such as ''[[The Client List (TV series)|The Client List]]'', ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]'', ''[[Witches of East End (TV series)|Witches of East End]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Munn |first=Patrick |url=http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2013/09/lifetime-acquires-uk-rights-to-witches-of-east-end/ |title=Lifetime Acquires UK Rights To 'Witches of East End' |publisher=TVWise |date=20 September 2013 |access-date=8 October 2013}}</ref> and an original series called ''The Proposers''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeffery |first=Morgan |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a495599/lifetime-to-launch-in-the-uk-to-air-damages-liz--dick.html |title=Lifetime to launch in the UK, to air 'Damages', 'Liz & Dick' |publisher=Digital Spy |date=4 July 2013 |access-date=8 October 2013}}</ref> |
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It launched on TalkTalk on 28 August 2014 along with its sister channels |
It launched on TalkTalk on 28 August 2014 along with its sister channels. |
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The network was unsuccessful in establishing itself in the market, as Lifetime's American original programming generally already aired on other networks, and remained so even after the launch of the domestic Lifetime; it was forced to carry out-of-format programming from American sister network [[A&E (TV network)|A&E]] and [[History (European TV channel)|History]] to maintain a full schedule, and it had limited original programming output, including ''[[Dance Mums with Jennifer Ellison|Dance Mums]]'', a local spin-off of ''[[Dance Moms]]'' that only lasted two series. The network's last prime programming, daily runs and premieres of the American series ''[[Judge Judy]]'', left its schedule in 2019, and within months, it began to decline as a going concern. |
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On 24 January 2019, the HD version closed on Sky. On 7 March 2019, the +1 version closed on all platforms.<ref>https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/What-s-on/Lifetime-HD-closes-today-24-January-2019/ba-p/2954320 {{subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Entertainment/Lifetime-1-is-closing-on-7-March/m-p/2970190/highlight/false#M85624 | title=Lifetime+1 is closing on 7 March | date=25 February 2019 | publisher=Sky | access-date=27 August 2019 }}</ref> |
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On 24 January 2019, the HD version closed on Sky. On 7 March 2019, the +1 version closed on all platforms.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lifetime HD closes today 24 January 2019|url=https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/What-s-on/Lifetime-HD-closes-today-24-January-2019/ba-p/2954320|date=22 January 2019|publisher=[[Sky UK|Sky]]|access-date=26 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126164401/https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/What-s-on/Lifetime-HD-closes-today-24-January-2019/ba-p/2954320|archive-date=January 26, 2019|url-status=dead}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Entertainment/Lifetime-1-is-closing-on-7-March/m-p/2970190/highlight/false#M85624 | title=Lifetime+1 is closing on 7 March | date=25 February 2019 | publisher=Sky | access-date=27 August 2019 }}</ref> The network shut down in its entirety at 12:00am and removed at 6:00 on 1 March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=RXTV-newsdesk|date=2021-02-18|title=Lifetime finally shuts down|url=https://rxtvinfo.com/2021/lifetime-finally-shuts-down|access-date=2021-08-24|website=RXTV info|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Exclusive: Lifetime channel to close in UK and Ireland|url=https://www.mediamole.co.uk/entertainment/broadcasting/news/exclusive-lifetime-channel-to-close-in-uk-and-ireland_434970.html|access-date=2021-08-24|website=Media Mole|date=12 February 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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The network then engaged in an extended [[channel drift]] that saw it lose rights to programming to other broadcasters and not take the rebrandings of Lifetime in the United States for its own, with the launch of the [[Discovery+]] streaming service containing AETV Networks content likely being the final factor in winding down the network. Lifetime closed down at midnight on 1 March 2021.<ref>https://rxtvinfo.com/2021/lifetime-finally-shuts-down</ref><ref>https://www.mediamole.co.uk/entertainment/broadcasting/news/exclusive-lifetime-channel-to-close-in-uk-and-ireland_434970.html</ref> |
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==Closure== |
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A+E Networks announced on the 11th February 2021 that Lifetime would be closing on all platforms at the end of the month.<ref>{{Cite web|last=RXTV-newsdesk|date=2021-02-18|title=Lifetime finally shuts down|url=https://rxtvinfo.com/2021/lifetime-finally-shuts-down|access-date=2021-08-24|website=RXTV info|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Exclusive: Lifetime channel to close in UK and Ireland|url=https://www.mediamole.co.uk/entertainment/broadcasting/news/exclusive-lifetime-channel-to-close-in-uk-and-ireland_434970.html|access-date=2021-08-24|website=Media Mole|date=12 February 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref> A+E made an agreement with [[Discovery, Inc.]] that the channels original content would move to [[Discovery +]]. The last programme that aired was an episode of ''Sex Lies and Murder''. The channel then aired two Crime and Investigation trailers and a trailer for [[Bringing Up Bates]]. It then closed at 12:00 am and removed at 6:00 am on the 1st March 2021. |
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==Former programming== |
==Former programming== |
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* ''[[Pitch Slapped]]'' |
* ''[[Pitch Slapped]]'' |
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* ''[[Project Runway]]'' |
* ''[[Project Runway]]'' |
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* ''[[Project Runway: Fashion Startup]]'' |
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* ''The Proposers'' |
* ''The Proposers'' |
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* ''[[The Rap Game]]'' |
* ''[[The Rap Game]]'' |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | A&E Networks UK (A&E Networks/Sky Group) |
Sister channels | Blaze Crime+Investigation Sky History Sky History 2 |
History | |
Launched | 4 November 2013; 10 years ago (2013-11-04) |
Replaced | Bio |
Closed | 1 March 2021; 3 years ago (2021-03-01) |
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Website | www |
Availability (at time of closure) | |
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Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
Virgin TV Go | Watch live (UK only) Watch live (Ireland only) |
TalkTalk TV | Watch live (UK only) |
BT TV | Watch live (UK only) |
Lifetime was a British entertainment television channel that launched on 4 November 2013,[1] that was owned by A&E Networks UK, a joint venture between A&E Networks and Sky Group. The channel replaced Bio.
On 6 November 2018, the European Commission required The Walt Disney Company to sell A&E's European channels, including Lifetime.[2]
Programmes aired in the past on the channel included American Lifetime originals such as The Client List, Damages, Witches of East End,[3] and an original series called The Proposers.[4]
It launched on TalkTalk on 28 August 2014 along with its sister channels.
The network was unsuccessful in establishing itself in the market, as Lifetime's American original programming generally already aired on other networks, and remained so even after the launch of the domestic Lifetime; it was forced to carry out-of-format programming from American sister network A&E and History to maintain a full schedule, and it had limited original programming output, including Dance Mums, a local spin-off of Dance Moms that only lasted two series. The network's last prime programming, daily runs and premieres of the American series Judge Judy, left its schedule in 2019, and within months, it began to decline as a going concern.
On 24 January 2019, the HD version closed on Sky. On 7 March 2019, the +1 version closed on all platforms.[5][6] The network shut down in its entirety at 12:00am and removed at 6:00 on 1 March 2021.[7][8]
A+E Networks announced on the 11th February 2021 that Lifetime would be closing on all platforms at the end of the month.[9][10] A+E made an agreement with Discovery, Inc. that the channels original content would move to Discovery +. The last programme that aired was an episode of Sex Lies and Murder. The channel then aired two Crime and Investigation trailers and a trailer for Bringing Up Bates. It then closed at 12:00 am and removed at 6:00 am on the 1st March 2021.
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