The Landscape Channel
British TV channel
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The Landscape Channel was a British television channel set up by Nick Austin, co-founder of the Beggars Banquet record label, to showcase ambient videos set to classical and modern instrumental music.[2]
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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Sister channels | Landscape HD |
| History | |
| Launched | November 1988[1] |
| Closed | 2019 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
It began airing as an overnight programming block on Sky Channel in 1988 and ran until 1989.[3] In November 1988, it started broadcasting on cable as a standalone channel, as a three-hour videotape service that was looped for a 24-hour cycle. It was financed through the mail-order sale of records featuring music heard in the service.[1] In 1990, Landscape provided Channel 4 with 200 hours of morning programming as The Art of Landscape.[4] This precipitated Landscape becoming a dedicated UK cable channel in 1991 on Windsor Television before expanding onto other UK cable networks, and also into Europe in 1993.[3]
On 1 January 2001, Landscape moved to Internet connected server distribution allowing cable television providers to broadcast from local servers refreshed via the Internet, rather than via traditional, more expensive, satellite distribution.[5] Due to a lack of funding, the channel's management was restructured between 2003 and 2007 although it continued to broadcast on the Dutch CAI Westland service.[3]
The channel returned to Sky as a programming block on Friendly TV on 20 October 2003[6] and the Information TV range of channels in August 2010.[7][8]
Both LandscapeTV.com and LandscapeHD.com defaulted to the former but both domains expired in mid-2014 and are now up for sale through Heart Internet.
Landscape HD
In 2005, The Landscape Channel began to offer high-definition programming on Landscape HD via their internet distribution service, which was upgraded in 2011 to offer 1080p video.[9]
