   challenge is a british digital television channel owned by sky plc. the channel mostly transmits game shows from the uk and around the world, with some original productions. ==history==  ===the family channel uk=== the station was originally called the family channel. from its launch on 1 september 1993 to 2 february 1997, the channel aired shows from a mixture of genres, mainly sitcoms, game shows, dramas and entertainment. the family channel came about when tvs was sold on 1 february 1993 to the american company international family entertainment inc. which included the ownership of mtm enterprises. ife subsequently launched a uk version of the family channel based in the maidstone studios and using some elements of the tvs programme archive. flextech were a partner in the venture, taking a 39% stake in the business.uk media group flextech. (invests in uk family channel) (brief article) â broadcasting & cable | highbeam research robertson wins tvs. the times, saturday, 23 january 1993 the family channel did produce some uk original programming (see below), but heavily relied upon content from mtm enterprises/tvs archive and imports from the usa. it was claimed that the channel produced more original series worldwide than any o
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