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'''Sky One''' iswas a British [[pay television]] channel operated and owned by [[Sky Group]] (a division of [[Comcast]]). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as [[Sky Television (1984–1990)|Satellite Television]], it was Europe's first [[satellite television|satellite]] and non-[[terrestrial television|terrestrial]] channel.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=It Was 20 Years Ago Today...|url=http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=1053209847|access-date=|website=www.satmagazine.com}}</ref> From 31 July 1989, it became Sky One and broadcast exclusively in the United Kingdom and Ireland as [[Sky UK|British Sky Broadcasting]]'s flagship channel. It existed until 1 September 2021, when it closed down as part of a restructuring with its [[Electronic program guide|EPG]] position taken by [[Sky Showcase]] and much of its content library moved to [[Sky Max]].<ref name = Variety>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/sky-showcase-sky-one-rebrand-1235028208/|title=Sky Marks End of an Era as 'Sky One' Channel Is Retired in a Major Rebrand|first=K. J.|last=Yossman|date=27 July 2021|work=Variety}}</ref><ref name = Deadline>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/comcast-sky-overhauls-channels-retires-sky-one-launches-sky-showcase-1234800769/|title=Sky Overhauls UK Channel Portfolio; Retires Sky One & Launches Sky Showcase|first=Jake|last=Kanter|date=27 July 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Slattery|first=Laura|title=Goodbye Sky One, the 'experiment' that became part of an empire|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/goodbye-sky-one-the-experiment-that-became-part-of-an-empire-1.4637005|access-date=|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref>

The channel was also struggling to acquire new American series, as FTA broadcasters had becamebecome familiar with Sky's tricks to buy the majority of US programming, with [[Channel 4]] picking up the likes of ''[[The Sopranos]]'' and ''[[Without a Trace]]'' on an exclusive basis (although both programmes have since aired on [[Sky Atlantic]]) and [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Five]] picking up the likes of ''[[The Shield]]'' and the [[CSI (franchise)|''CSI'']] franchise, which was at the peak of its popularity during this period.