Performance Channel
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| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Eicom |
| Sister channels | Performance MainStreet |
| History | |
| Launched | 1992 |
| Closed | 1 July 2008 |
| Links | |
| Website | performance-channel.com[dead link] |
Performance Channel was an arts and entertainment television channel that broadcast in the United Kingdom. The Performance Channel launched as an evening cable-only service in 1992. The channel started broadcasting on Sky Digital in 2003[1] and its broadcast hours expanded. The channel was dropped from cable networks shortly afterwards.
The channel broadcast concerts, performances, master classes and star profiles from noted composers and musicians. Music featured included jazz and easy listening, as well as opera and classical. The channel also featured dance performances as well as interviews with noted actors and performers.
Performance Channel tended to offer more high culture in its schedules, rather than its sister channel Performance MainStreet which concentrated more on rock and pop music programming.
