Bike (TV channel) explained

Bike
Launch Date:12 February 2013 (Italy)
10 December 2015 (United Kingdom)
Picture Format: 576i (SDTV)
Owner:Filmedia
Bike Media UK Ltd.
Country:Italy
Area:Italy
United Kingdom
Language:Italian
English

Bike was a specialist sport television channel broadcasting on Sky Italia in Italy and Sky and Virgin in the United Kingdom.[1]

Bike Channel ceased airing in September 2017.

History

The channel launched in Italy on 12 February 2013 on Sky Italia.[2] After its successful launch in Italy, the channel began broadcasting in the United Kingdom on 10 December 2015.

In December 2016 it was announced that the channel would sponsor the new cycling team for the 2017 season, with the channel broadcasting documentaries and "behind-the-scenes" content about the team.[3]

Programming

Magazine programmes and highlights

Live coverage

The announcement of the channel's UK launch included details of the races the station would cover live, which included the Tour de Suisse, the Tour de Romandie and Gent–Wevelgem.[4] Other races broadcast on the channel include Dwars door Vlaanderen,[5] the Vuelta a Burgos,[6] the Tour of Utah,[7] the Giro del Trentino,[8] Brabantse Pijl,[9] Scheldeprijs,[10] Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the Tour des Fjords and the Brussels Cycling Classic.[11] In July 2016 it was announced that BIKE would air live coverage of the 2016 Tour of Britain that September.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New free-to-air Bike channel cycles into satellite homes . a516digital. 10 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Bike Channel to launch on Sky Italia. Advanced Television. 7 February 2013.
  3. Web site: Bike Channel and Canyon join forces for British-registered Continental team . . 2 December 2016 . cyclingnews.com. 2 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Bike channel to launch in the UK . . 12 November 2015 . Sky plc. 26 September 2016.
  5. Web site: Dwars door Vlaanderen . . Bike (TV channel) . 26 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160531024232/http://www.bikechannel.co.uk/programmes/dwars-door-vlaanderen/ . 31 May 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: Vuelta a Burgos Preview . . 2 August 2016 . Bike (TV channel) . 26 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161008224506/http://www.bikechannel.co.uk/vuelta-a-burgos-preview/ . 8 October 2016 . dead .
  7. Web site: Tour of Utah on BIKE . . 1 August 2016 . Bike (TV channel) . 26 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161011043423/http://www.bikechannel.co.uk/tour-of-utah-preview/ . 11 October 2016 . dead .
  8. Web site: Giro del Trentino . . Bike (TV channel) . 26 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160623203856/http://www.bikechannel.co.uk/programmes/giro-del-trentino/ . 23 June 2016 . dead .
  9. Web site: Brabantse Pijl . . Bike (TV channel) . 26 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160427061828/http://www.bikechannel.co.uk/programmes/brabantse-pijl/ . 27 April 2016 . dead .
  10. Web site: Scheldeprijs . . Bike (TV channel) . 26 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161007050805/http://www.bikechannel.co.uk/the-coach/ . 7 October 2016 . dead .
  11. Web site: 2016 Media Pack . . Bike (TV channel) . 27 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927205922/http://www.bikechannel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/BIKE-Media-Pack.pdf . 27 September 2016 . dead .
  12. Web site: BIKE Channel secures Tour of Britain rights. www.a516digital.com. 27 July 2016.

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