Sky 3
| Pick | |
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| Launched | 31 October 2005 |
| Owned by | Sky plc |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3) |
| Audience share | 0.85% 0.03% (+1) (April 2017, BARB) |
| Country | United Kingdom, Ireland |
| Formerly called | Sky Three (2005–08) Sky 3 (2008–11) Pick TV (2011–13) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Challenge, Real Lives, Sky One, Sky Two, Sky Arts, Sky Atlantic, Sky Cinema, Sky Living, Sky News, Sky Sports, Sky Sports Box Office, Sky Sports F1, Sky Sports News |
| Timeshift service | Pick +1 |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 11 |
| Satellite | |
| Freesat | Channel 144 Channel 145 (+1) |
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Sky (UK) |
Channel 152 Channel 164 (+1) (GB) Channel 283 (+1) (NI) |
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Sky (Ireland) |
Channel 152 Channel 283 (+1) |
| Astra 2F | 12207 V 27500 5/6 12207 V 27500 5/6 (+1) |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 123 |
| Virgin Media (Ireland) | Channel 133 |
| WightFibre | Channel 11 Channel 21 (+1) |
Pick is a British television channel, available via Freeview, Freesat,Sky and Virgin Media.
The channel was originally launched in 2005 as Sky Three. It was essentially a "shop window" service for Sky's main entertainment channel Sky One and its other subscription services, which served to "offer digital terrestrial viewers the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of popular programmes from Sky". From its launch on 1 November 2005 until 24 June 2010, the channel carried Sky Travel's commercial presentations selling holiday deals for a number of providers.
Early highlights from the channel's schedule included Futurama, Cold Case, Tru Calling, Relic Hunter, Road Wars, the Inside strand of documentaries, Brainiac: Science Abuse, Airline, and 35mm from Sky Movies (which looks at upcoming films in the cinema and on Sky's premium movies service Sky Movies) and Dream Team. The channel has also shown the free-to-air premieres of some of Sky One's more prestigious shows such as series 3 and 4 of 24, Rescue Me, The 10th Kingdom, Hex and the latest remake of Battlestar Galactica. The channel also showed seasons 3 and 4 of Prison Break in 2010.
In recent years, the number of well known Sky One shows being shown on Pick TV has declined. The channel is well known for airing repeats of Road Wars and Airline whilst other shows such as Coach Trip and It's Me or the Dog are also shown regularly, the closure of Sky Real Lives responsible for the increase in lifestyle programming. The number of American shows airing on the channel has declined rapidly, with Prison Break the last major US Sky One drama to be shown on the channel in 2010. Since its rebrand to Pick TV, recent Sky One shows such as UK Border Force, Pineapple Dance Studios and documentary series hosted by Ross Kemp such as gangs and in search of Pirates were aired.
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