Sky Showcase

{{short description|British entertainment television channel}}

{{About|the Sky channel in the UK and Ireland|other uses|Showcase (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox television channel

| name = Sky Showcase

| logo = Sky Showcase 2021.svg

| logo_size = 250px

| logo_caption = Logo used since 2021

| logo_alt =

| launch_date = {{start date and age|1 September 2021}}

| owner = Sky Group (Comcast)

| picture_format = 1080i HDTV
{{small|(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)}}

| area = United Kingdom
Ireland
Isle of Man
Channel Islands

| closed_date =

| replaced = Sky One

| sister_channels = List of Sky UK channels

| timeshift_service = Sky Showcase +1

| website = {{URL|https://www.sky.com/watch/channel/sky-showcase}}

| online_serv_1 = Sky Go

| online_chan_1 = [http://go.sky.com/ Watch live] {{nowrap|(UK and Ireland only)}}

| online_serv_2 = Now

| online_chan_2 = [http://www.nowtv.com/ Watch live] {{nowrap|(UK and Ireland only)}}

| online_serv_3 = Virgin TV Go

| online_chan_3 = [https://virgintvgo.virginmedia.com/en/epg/1548 Watch live] (UK only)

| online_serv_4 = Virgin TV Anywhere

| online_chan_4 = [https://www.virginmediatv.ie/en/epg/IESVC1248 Watch live] (Ireland only)

}}

Sky Showcase is a British pay television channel which launched on 1 September 2021. It is owned and operated by Sky Group, a division of American media company Comcast.{{Cite web|url=https://tv-live.co.uk/tv-presentation/sky/sky-showcase/|title=Sky Showcase}}

Sky Showcase was announced on 28 July 2021, along with Sky Max, as a replacement for flagship brand Sky One; with its programming transferred to Max and Sky Comedy. Both Showcase and Max would launch on the same day.{{Cite web|url=https://rxtvinfo.com/2021/sky-one-axed-in-sky-channel-revamp|title=Sky One axed in Sky channel revamp|date=28 July 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/article/sky-makes-changes-to-entertainment-portfolio-unveiling-sky-showcase-and-sky-max|title=Sky makes changes to entertainment portfolio unveiling Sky Showcase and Sky Max|website=www.skygroup.sky}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/sky-showcase-sky-one-rebrand-1235028208/|title=Sky Marks End of an Era as 'Sky One' Channel Is Retired in a Major Rebrand|first=K. J.|last=Yossman|date=27 July 2021|work=Variety}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/goodbye-sky-one-the-experiment-that-became-part-of-an-empire-1.4637005|title=Goodbye Sky One, the 'experiment' that became part of an empire|first=Laura|last=Slattery|newspaper=The Irish Times|accessdate=5 August 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/comcast-sky-overhauls-channels-retires-sky-one-launches-sky-showcase-1234800769/|title=Sky Overhauls UK Channel Portfolio; Retires Sky One & Launches Sky Showcase|first=Jake|last=Kanter|date=27 July 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood}} The channel broadcasts a selection of programmes and simulcasts from across Sky UK's portfolio of channels, including highlights from Sky Cinema, Sky News, and Sky Sports. Starting in January 2024, Sky Showcase began showing select programming from Sky Atlantic.{{cite web | url=https://home.virginmedia.com/virgin-tv-edit/tv/sky-showcase-new-shows-2024 | title=Sky Showcase guide to new shows in 2024 }}