More4 | |
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More4 logo used from 2012.
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Launched | 10 October 2005 |
Owned by | Channel Four Television Corporation |
Picture format |
16:9 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Audience share | 0.94% 0.15% (+1) (September 2015 , BARB) |
Country | United Kingdom/Ireland |
Sister channel(s) |
Channel 4 4seven Film4 E4 4Music Box Upfront The Box Box Hits Kerrang! Kiss Magic |
Timeshift service | More4 +1 |
Website | www.channel4.com/more4 |
Availability
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Terrestrial | |
Freeview | Channel 14 Channel 86 (+1) |
Satellite | |
Freesat | Channel 124 Channel 125 (+1) |
Sky (UK) | Channel 138 (SD/HD) Channel 139 (+1) Channel 231 (SD) |
Sky (Ireland) | Channel 139 Channel 231 (HD) |
Astra 2E | 10729 V 22000 5/6 10714 H 22000 5/6 (+1) |
Cable | |
Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 147 Channel 195 (HD) Channel 196 (+1) |
Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 118 Channel 152 (+1) |
UPC Switzerland | Channel 165/183 |
WightFibre | Channel 14 |
IPTV | |
SwisscomTV (Switzerland) |
Channel arbitrary |
Streaming media | |
All 4 | Watch live |
TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
Virgin TV Anywhere |
Watch live (UK only) Watch live (+1, UK only) |
More4 is a digital television channel, owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The channel launched on 10 October 2005.
The channel is carried on Freeview, on satellite broadcasters Freesat and Sky and on UK cable network Virgin Media. In Switzerland the channel is available on UPC Switzerland and in Ireland on Virgin Media Ireland, Magnet Networks and Sky.
When the channel first launched in 2005, it encouraged viewers by showing the first run of critically acclaimed US dramas including The West Wing, showing season 6 and 7 back to back, from its sister digital station E4 to More4 and Without a Trace from Channel 4. The channel also carries (or has carried) other American imports such as The Daily Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and repeats of Channel 4 programmes including game show Deal or No Deal, reality TV show Brat Camp, investigative series Dispatches, and the controversial BodyShock. Daytime content includes classic films and reruns of shows such as Hill Street Blues and ER.