Challenge is a British digital TV channel owned by Virgin Media Television. It was originally called The Family Channel but was later re-branded as Challenge TV. In 2002 the channel was again re-named but as just Challenge. The channel shows gameshows and quiz programmes taken from a variety of sources. Most are repeats of programmes acquired from terrestrial channel archives, but a few are original productions commissioned by Challenge itself.
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Challenge is a British digital TV channel owned by Virgin Media Television. It was originally called The Family Channel but was later re-branded as Challenge TV. In 2002 the channel was again re-named but as just Challenge. The channel shows gameshows and quiz programmes taken from a variety of sources. Most are repeats of programmes acquired from terrestrial channel archives, but a few are original productions commissioned by Challenge itself.
The channel also has interactive features for digital cable and satellite viewers watching certain shows, enabling them to play along at home. The service also offers a large selection of games and competitions.
As of the 3 June 2008, Challenge switched to widescreen broadcasting, along with all other Virgin Media Television channels. This was coupled with a revamped logo.
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- See also: Bravo 2
- See also: Challenge Jackpot
- 8 out of 10 cats (Series 3) (Starts 13th October 2008)
- Les Dennis's Home Video Heroes (Series 2) (Starts 13th October 2008)
- Wipeout (Bob Monkhouse editions) (Starts 17th November 2008)
On 2 March 2006, Challenge's parent company Flextech Television (now Virgin Media Television) launched a new channel called Player. Previously Challenge had aired a late-night block under the Player name (featuring gambling programmes such as Celebrity Poker Club, Casino Casino and the World Poker Tour), which was a great success. Fact: date=February 2007 The new full-time Player channel used the same ident as Challenge's Player strand but in a different colour (from red to yellow). In September that same year, the channel was rebranded as Bravo 2 and has become a sister channel of Bravo rather than Challenge.
Challenge Jackpot
Another spinoff channel called 'Challenge Jackpot' launched exclusively on Virgin Media's TV service on 1 July 2008. The channel shows interactive quizzes which viewers can play along with. It is simulcast overnight on Virgin 1 and Bravo 2 for those who can't receive Challenge Jackpot.
