) Carlton Select's logo after the 1997 relaunch. | |
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carlton Television (subdivision of Carlton Communications plc) |
| History | |
| Launched | 14 February 1997 |
| Closed | 1 March 2000 |
| Former names | SelecTV (1995–97) |
| Availability (at time of closure) | |
| Terrestrial | |
| ONdigital | Channel 35 |
| Cable | |
| Cable | Channel 7 |
Carlton Select was a British digital television channel, owned by Carlton Television. It was originally launched in June 1995 as SelecTV before being purchased by Carlton in 1997 who relaunched it as Carlton Select.
On 14 February 1997, after SelecTV was rebranded, Carlton Select branded itself as "The UK's leading entertainment cable channel". Together with quiz shows, films and comedies, the channel brought viewers a wide-ranging choice of high quality programming.
The channel was also available via satellite in Africa, on the South African DStv service.
History
This channel was the result of a purchase by Pearson Television of production company, SelecTV for the value of £5.2m in 1996. SelecTV ran a cable-only channel of the same name since June 1995 and whose roots stretch as far back as the mid-80s. SelecTV was rebranded as Carlton Select on 14 February 1997.
The channel broadcast on weekdays from 17:00 to 01:00 and at weekends from 17:00 to 02:00. The other hours were devoted to Carlton Food Network, which timeshared each other.
The future of the channel was being considered internally as early as mid-1999,[1] and Carlton Select was eventually closed down on 1 March 2000.[2][3]
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