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About Us
History UK
Grant Way
Isleworth
Middlesex
TW7 5QD
Tel: 0207 705 3000
How to receive History
If you are interested in receiving History please contact one of the companies below:
Satellite
- Sky Digital
Broadcasts 24 hours daily.
History features in the Sky Family Pack.
For more information call 08705 800 878
Cable
- Virgin
Broadcasts 24 hours daily.
For more information call 0500 500 100 / For more information call 0800 052 2000
Feedback
Your feedback and queries are important to us. However please refer to the following FAQ for answers to frequently asked questions.
Please note that you are contacting History UK. If your query or feedback relates to an international branch of History, you can find the contact details for your service at http://historychannel.tv/.
For all other feedback and queries not covered in the FAQ, please contact us at by post at: History UK, Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 5QD.
Can I buy programmes on DVD?
As History purchases programmes only for broadcast purposes, we are unable to sell or provide DVD copies under the conditions of these licensing agreements.
Much of our programming is purchased from the US company A&E Television Network, and many of these programmes are available for purchase from their online store at http://store.aetv.com. There are limitations with this service though, as the company does not ship outside of the US and Canada, the DVDs will be in US Region 1 format and will be the original versions with US voice-over.
It is also worth searching for the programme title on the internet, as programmes produced by other production companies will sometimes be available through the company itself or on online stores such as Amazon.
How can I receive The History Channel?
History
Sky Channel 529/530
Virgin Channel 234/235
History HD
Sky Channel 545
Military History
Sky Channel 531
Sky Player
You can download and view a selection of History programmes on your PC via Sky Player. This service is mostly free to Sky subscribers, but charges a small fee per programme for selected titles. All our fantastic programmes are also available to non-subscribing customers but will be charged on a pay-per-view basis. For more information and to download Sky Player please go to the official website at https://skyplayer.sky.com.
Around The World
For international History websites please go to http://historychannel.tv/
I have a great idea for a programme!
The majority of our programming is purchased in completed form, and the programmes we do commission ourselves are produced in cooperation with established production companies.
If you are an individual with a great programme idea, your best opportunity will be to search for and contact independent production companies renown for making history related programmes. Alternately, you could approach British arts funding bodies to apply for development and production funding.
Can I do work experience with The History Channel?
We do accept applications for media-based work experience across History, Bio and Crime & Investigation Network. Please send a covering letter with some information about yourself and a CV to History UK, Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 5QD.
I would like to work at History
For current employment vacancies please refer to our Job Opportunities page.
How can I tell when a programme will next air?
When a programme is scheduled to air in the next six to eight weeks, you will be able to find out the time and date by searching for the programme title on the channel website. If you cannot find the programme on the website, it has not been rescheduled at this time.
I’m having trouble receiving History
In the majority of cases, audio and visual problems will be the result of localised transmission faults or the adjustment of your Sky or Virgin box. If you experience persist problems, we suggest you contact your service provider.
How do I unsubscribe from your email services?
To unsubscribe from our email newsletters, please click on the ‘unsubscribe’ link on the bottom of all of our emails, or contact us at the Feedback address.
I would like to access/reproduce audio/video/script/online content from History
Because of the conditions under which we licence programmes, we are unable to grant permission to release scripts or reproduce any audio or visual parts of our programmes.
Similarly, we cannot grant the right to reproduce any video or graphic materials from our website, as this would violate our own arrangement with content providers.
We welcome website content being used as an educational citation source, as long as quotations are correctly referenced. No content may be reproduced for commercial use. For further information, refer to our Terms and Conditions page.
The History Channel (UK) Privacy Policy
This privacy policy is applicable to any personal information which is given by you to THCUK ("User Information") via the web sites located at www.thehistorychannel.co.uk and www.thebiographychannel.co.uk and all its related channels ("the History Sites").
"You" shall mean you, the user of the site, "THCUK" shall mean The History Channel (UK) and its associated companies and the "History Sites" shall have the meaning as set out above.
When using the History Sites you will encounter areas such as games, competitions, shops or chat forums where you may be asked to enter User Information. Such User Information will only be used for the purposes stated at the collection point or in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
THCUK shall not sell or otherwise transfer the User Information to unaffiliated third parties without the approval of You. If applicable, You will have the opportunity to indicate whether You would like to "opt out" of receiving promotional and/or marketing information about other products, services and offerings from THCUK and/or any third parties.
THCUK reserves the right to perform statistical analyses of user behaviour and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the site and to inform advertisers of such information as well as the number of users that have been exposed to or clicked on their advertising banners. THCUK will provide only aggregated data from these analyses to third parties. THCUK is not responsible for any actions or policies of any third parties who request personal information and users should check the applicable privacy policy of such party.
You should be aware that information and data may be automatically collected through the use of "cookies". "Cookies" are small text files a web site can use to recognise repeat users and allow THCUK to observe behaviour and compile aggregate data in order to improve the History Sites and to target its advertising. Cookies do not attach to Your system and do not damage Your files. If You do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows You to deny or accept the cookie feature.
You may notify THCUK of any updates, amendments and corrections to previously collected User Information by using the Feedback link on the History Sites. Further, upon Your request, THCUK will use commercially reasonable efforts to delete Your User Information from its database; however, it may be impossible to delete Your entry without some residual information because of backups and records of deletions.
THCUK reserves the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or update this privacy policy and any changes shall be notified to all users.
If you are interested in receiving The History Channel please contact one of the companies below:
Partnership Marketing Manager – Maternity Cover, Sept 2009
6 month contract, minimum
Summary of Role
Reports to the Marketing Director
AETN UK is a joint venture between BSkyB and AETN in the US and comprises the following subscription cable/satellite channels, currently available on Sky and Virgin:
• HISTORY™ and HISTORY HD
• Crime and Investigation Network (CI) and CI HD
• Military History (SKY only)
• Bio and Bio HD
Some content is also available through BT Vision and Top Up TV
AETN UK runs an ambitious and successful series of campaigns, projects and sponsorships with third party organisations, including major national newspapers, museums and heritage organisations, which influence our target audience.
We are seeking a Partnership Marketing Manager to cover maternity leave for a minimum contract of 6 months (with possibility of extension for a further period). The post holder will be responsible for driving forward the partnership marketing strategy in line with the marketing strategy for all channels.
Key responsibilities
• Use the partnership marketing strategy to develop initiatives for working with third party brands and organisations which can influence our target audiences
• Identify and nurture relationships with important third parties to ensure AETN UK has access to marketing opportunities within organisations with which it has a good brand fit
• Identify, plan, and implement all reciprocal and paid-for third party marketing activity through sponsorship, bespoke projects, events and media partnerships
Click here to apply.
Access to and use of the website located at www.thehistorychannel.co.uk (the “Site”) is provided by The History Channel UK (“History”) subject to the following terms:
1. By using the Site you agree to be legally bound by these terms, which shall take effect immediately on your first use of the Site. If you do not agree to be legally bound by all the following terms please do not access and/or use the Site.
2. History may change these terms at any time by posting changes on the Site. Please review these terms regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes made by History. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted means you agree to be legally bound by these terms as updated and/or amended.
Use of the Site
3. You may not copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, transmit, make available to the public, or otherwise use the Site content in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. You also agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any of the Site content except for your own personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of the Site content requires the prior written permission of History.
4. You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes, and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of the Site. Prohibited behaviour includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any person, transmitting obscene or offensive content or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within the Site.
Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
5. The Site content, including the information, names, images, pictures, logos and icons regarding or relating to History, its products and services (or to third party products and services), is provided on an ‘as available’ basis without any representations or any kind of warranty made (whether express or implied by law) to the extent permitted by law, including the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.
6. Under no circumstances will History be liable for any of the following losses or damage (whether such losses where foreseen, foreseeable, known or otherwise): (a) loss of data; (b) loss of revenue or anticipated profits; (c) loss of business; (d) loss of opportunity; (e) loss of goodwill or injury to reputation; (f) losses suffered by third parties; or (g) any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of the Site regardless of the form of action.
7. History does not warrant that functions contained in the Site content will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs.
Intellectual Property
8. The names, images and logos identifying History or third parties and their products and services are subject to copyright, design rights and trade marks of History and/or third parties. Nothing contained in these terms shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise any licence or right to use any trademark, patent, design right or copyright of History or any other third party.
Contributions to the Site
9. Where you are invited to submit any contribution to the Site (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) you agree, by submitting your contribution, to grant History a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licenseable right and licence to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play, make available to the public, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to your contribution worldwide and/or to incorporate your contribution in other works in any media now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in your contribution, and in accordance with privacy restrictions set out in History's Privacy Policy. If you do not want to grant to History the rights set out above, please do not submit your contribution to the Site.
10. Further to clause 9, by submitting your contribution to the Site, you:
10.1 warrant that your contribution;
10.1.1 is your own original work and that you have the right to make it available to History for all the purposes specified above;
10.1.2 is not defamatory; and
10.1.3 does not infringe any law; and
10.2 indemnify History against all legal fees, damages and other expenses that may be incurred by History as a result of your breach of the above warranty; and
10.3 waive any moral rights in your contribution for the purposes of its submission to and publication on the Site and the purposes specified above.
The Community Rules
11. You agree to use the Message Boards in accordance with the following Community Rules:
11.1 Member Names will be failed if they:
11.1.1 Contain website or email addresses
11.1.2 Contain contact information i.e. phone numbers, postcodes etc
11.1.3 Appear to impersonate someone else
11.1.4 Contain swear words or are otherwise objectionable
11.2 History reserves the right to fail messages which:
11.2.1 Are considered likely to disrupt, provoke, attack or offend others
11.2.2 Are racist, sexist, homophobic, sexually explicit, abusive or otherwise objectionable
11.2.3 Contain swear words or other language likely to offend
11.2.4 Break the law or condone or encourage unlawful activity. This includes breach of copyright, defamation and contempt of court.
11.2.5 Advertise products or services for profit or gain
11.2.6 Are seen to impersonate someone else
11.2.7 Include contact details such as phone numbers, postal or email addresses
11.2.8 Are written in anything other than English - Welsh and Gaelic may be used where marked
11.2.9 Contain links to other websites which break our Editorial Guidelines
11.2.10 Describe or encourage activities which could endanger the safety or well-being of others
11.2.11 Are considered to be ‘spam’, that is posts containing the same, or similar, message posted multiple times
11.2.12 Are considered to be off-topic for the particular message board
History welcomes feedback, both positive and negative, about its programmes and services but please make sure your comments are in line with the above Community Rules. Repeatedly posting personal or offensive comments about individual members of the public or people who work for History may be considered harassment. We reserve the right to remove such messages and take action against those responsible.
If you use multiple logins for the purpose of disrupting the community or annoying other users you may have action taken against your accounts.
Deliberate misuse of the complaints facility is not permitted. If you persist in doing this action may be taken against your account.
11.3 Safety: We advise that you never reveal any personal information about yourself or anyone else (for example: telephone number, home address or email address), and please do not include postal addresses of any kind. If you have a helpful address to share, inform the host of the relevant Community area using the 'Contact Us' link, and they will promote it if they see fit.
11.4 About the law:
11.4.1 You may not submit any defamatory or illegal material of any nature in the Site Communities. This includes text, graphics, video, programs or audio.
11.4.2 Contributing material with the intention of committing or promoting an illegal act is strictly prohibited.
11.4.3 You agree to only submit materials which are your own original work. You must not violate, plagiarise, or infringe the rights of third parties including copyright, trade mark, trade secrets, privacy, publicity, personal or proprietary rights.
11.4.4 The views expressed in the Site Community areas are those of members of the public and are not necessarily those of History.
11.5 If You are under 16:
11.5.1 Please get a parent’s or guardian’s permission before taking part in any the Site discussion.
11.5.2 Never reveal any personal information about yourself or anyone else (for example, telephone number, home address or email address).
11.1 If you breach these Terms and Conditions:
If you fail to abide by these Community Rules when taking part in a the Site Community service, you will be sent an e-mail which informs you why your contribution has been failed or edited. This mail will also include a warning that continuing to break the rules may result in action being taken against your account or accounts.
This action may include your relevant account or accounts being placed into pre-moderation or a temporary or permanent suspension of your ability to participate in any or all of the Site Community areas.
If you post or send offensive or inappropriate content anywhere on or to the Site Communities or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on the Site, and History considers such behaviour to be serious and/or repeated, History may use whatever information that is available to it about you to stop any further such infringements. This may include informing relevant third parties such as your employer, school or email provider about the infringement(s).
History reserves the right to delete any contribution, or take action against any account, at any time, for any reason.
General
12. If there is any conflict between these terms and specific terms appearing elsewhere on the Site then the latter shall prevail.
13. If any of these terms are determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction in which that term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from these terms and the remaining terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.
14. These terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.