ITV Encore +1 was re-added to the channel lineup on 15 December 2014 on channel 208, the same day ITVBe +1 was added to the Sky and Freesat platforms. ITV Encore +1 temporarily closed on 1 October 2014 (ITV3 +1 took its old slot), to make space for ITVBe, which launched on channel 179. It was also the first ITV-branded subscription channel since ITV Sport Channel closed down in 2002.Ī one-hour timeshifted mirror of ITV Encore launched alongside the parent channel, broadcast on Sky channel 193 (a channel slot ITV had acquired from the Information TV group). The channel was ITV's first new channel launch in over eight years, and formed part of a wider four-year partnership with Sky - ITV's largest ever with a platform operator.

The first programme to be shown on the channel was an episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot which was also the final programme. ITV Encore launched at 7pm on 9 June 2014. The channel closed on, becoming an on-demand only service available on other platforms as well as Sky. The channel was exclusive to Sky's digital satellite platform, Sky Go, Now TV, and Sky Store. ITV Encore was a British drama pay television channel in the United Kingdom that was owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc.

ITV1 (known as ITV at the time of closure)

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