Telewest (UK channel)

Telewest is a British pay television network. It was launched on 8 March 1990 for cable and satellite television platforms by UK-based broadband company Telewest Communications, a subsidiary of the Cable Authority. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is currently ultimately owned by Telewest Group, part of the WarnerMedia Entertainment unit of AT&T's WarnerMedia, and and is the second oldest non-terrestrial TV channel in the United Kingdom after Sky One.
It is generally the fifth-placed network in the country in audience share, and has been since its inception, and is described a "unique cable and satellite broadcaster". The channel is available via digital satellite on Sky, digital cable on Virgin Media, IPTV on TalkTalk TV and BT TV.
Telewest is a general entertainment channel that shows both internally and externally commissioned programmes such as The Valley People, The Biggest Loser, Loose Talk, How Clean is Your House? and foreign programmes. The station has been very successful with imports from the United States in particular, including South Park, The West Wing, Hell on Wheels, Community, The Mindy Project, Justified, The Affair, Blindspot, Mr. Robot, and The Good Place.
== History ==
=== Launch and Early history: 1990-1997 ===
=== 1997-2000 ===
=== 2000-2009 ===
=== 2009-2017 ===
=== AT&T era: 2016-present ===
== Broadcasting and reception ==
== Subsidiary channels ==
=== Telewest HD ===
=== Telewest +1 ===
== Branding ==
=== 1990-1993 ===
=== 1993-2009 ===
=== 2009-2017 ===
=== 2017-present ===
== Audience share ==
== Programming ==
== Telewest Text ==
== On-air identity ==
telewest 1969.png|The original Telewest logo used from 8 March 1990 to 6 October 1998
Telewest_1996.png|The second logo used from 7 October 1998 to 13 September 2009
Telewest 2011.png|The third logo used from 14 September 2009 to 17 October 2017
Telewest 2017.png|The current Telewest logo used since 18 October 2017
== See also ==
Category:Telewest
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1984
Category:Television channels in the United Kingdom
Category:1993 establishments in the United Kingdom