Box Television

Box Television (Bauer Media Group 50% owned / 50% Channel Four Television Corporation) had its origins in the the Box Channel which was launched in 1992 in the UK. It was then bought by Emap in 1996 who wanted to expand the offering and so launched five new channels that mirrored Emap's music magazine and radio brands. Kiss and Q were set up in 2000, and Kerrang!, Smash Hits and Magic followed in 2001. All were available via subscription packages on Sky and Virgin Media. A year later The Hits launched on Freeview and by 2005 were also on Sky and Virgin Media. This became the UK’s most watched music TV channel beating the previous market leader, MTV.

In 2007 Channel 4, keen to have presence in music TV, bought 50% of Box TV and then Emap sold its share of Box Television (along with its radio and magazine business) to Bauer Media, also in the same year. The Hits re-launched as 4Music in August 2008 establishing as the UK’s leading music TV channel. Q closed in July 2012 to be replaced by Heat.

In 2013, following Sky's review of their subscription packages, all the Box Television channels except 4Music began broadcasting FTA on satellite. They were then launched on Freesat. 4Music though is FTA on Freeview, as it has always been but is now FTV on Sky.

http://www.boxtv.co.uk/homepage

Channels operated by Box Television in the United Kingdom

 * 4Music
 * The Box
 * Kiss
 * Smash Hits
 * Heat
 * Magic
 * Kerrang!

Platforms on which Box TV channels are broadcast
Box Television broadcasts its services on the following channels/platforms:

[1] Uses ‘4’ branding from Channel 4 partnership [2] LCN 522 left free for possible future use by 4Music