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Play UK

Play UK was a music and comedy television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom as part of the UKTV network of channels. Play UK broadcast 24/7 on digital platforms, but on the Sky Analogue platform on the Astra 19.2°E satellite system, it broadcast during UK Horizons's overnight downtime of 1 am and 7 am, when UK Horizons was not broadcasting.

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Owner
UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Flextech)
Closed
30 September 2002; 23 years ago (2002-09-30)
Former names
UK Play (October 1998–November 2000)
Launched
10 October 1998; 27 years ago (1998-10-10)
Replaced by
UK History
Sister channels
UK Gold UK Drama (known as UK Arena until 2000) UK Style UK Gold 2 (known as UK Gold Classics until 1999) UK Horizons UK Food

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Play UK

Nodes66
Edges65
Triples59
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030303
Components1

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Play UK

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related to history · 19
Play UK → American, BBC Radio, BBC Worldwide, BBC's, BBC-branded, Flextech, Freeview, It, Like, Most, November, October, Radio, The, UK Play, UKTV, UKTV-produced, Viacom's, Viva
related to Music programming · 18
Play UK → BBC Two, David Walliams, DecksThe Phone Zone, DiscoThe Sound, Iain Lee, Joe's Pop ShopMark, Lard's Pop Upstairs DownstairsMental, Matt Lucas, PlayThe UK Top, Pop Will Shoot ItselfRock, Profile, The, The Joy, The Music Quiz, The Sound, TOTP2, UKTV, Zone
related to Closure · 16
Play UK → EPG, Freeview, ITV Digital, June, November, On, Other, September, Shooting Stars, Some, The, The Fast Show, The Office, UK Gold, UK History, UKG2
Closed · 1
Play UK → 30 September 2002; 23 years ago (2002-09-30)
Former names · 1
Play UK → UK Play (October 1998–November 2000)
Launched · 1
Play UK → 10 October 1998; 27 years ago (1998-10-10)
Owner · 1
Play UK → UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Flextech)
Replaced by · 1
Play UK → UK History
Sister channels · 1
Play UK → UK Gold UK Drama (known as UK Arena until 2000) UK Style UK Gold 2 (known as UK Gold Classics until 1999) UK Horizons UK Food

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uk play uktv music 2002 channels comedy bbc 2000 1998 channel broadcast broadcasting programming 1999 history television part closure programmes

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Play UKClosed30 September 2002; 23 years ago (2002-09-30)1.00infobox
Play UKFormer namesUK Play (October 1998–November 2000)1.00infobox
Play UKLaunched10 October 1998; 27 years ago (1998-10-10)1.00infobox
Play UKOwnerUKTV (BBC Worldwide/Flextech)1.00infobox
Play UKReplaced byUK History1.00infobox
Play UKSister channelsUK Gold UK Drama (known as UK Arena until 2000) UK Style UK Gold 2 (known as UK Gold Classics until 1999) UK Horizons UK Food1.00infobox
Play UKrelated to ClosureOn0.60section
Play UKrelated to ClosureJune0.60section
Play UKrelated to ClosureITV Digital0.60section
Play UKrelated to ClosureThe0.60section
Play UKrelated to ClosureSeptember0.60section
Play UKrelated to ClosureEPG0.60section

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