History (formerly known as
The History Channel UK) is a pan-European
television channel broadcasting programs related to historical events and persons, owned by a joint-venture between
A+E Networks, owner of the American
History, and
British Sky Broadcasting, the UK's largest pay-TV provider. AMC Networks International DMC is responsible for the signal distribution across mainland Europe and the subsidiaries of
AMC Networks International are the distribution representatives across Europe. Its programming is mainly in
English and locally
subtitled or
dubbed. It is available through numerous satellite, cable, terrestrial and IPTV distributors across Europe, the Middle East and South Africa. In some countries the advertisement and the announcements between programs are localized.