Sky Europe
Background
On 5 February 1989, with the launch of Sky Television, Sky Channel which broadcast throughout Europe since it's Satellite Television days in 1982, restructured itself to focus exclusively on the United Kingdom and Ireland. In it's place, Eurosport launched and was tailored for the market.
As the transponder space Eurosport was located on still had a contract to air entertainment programmes, the channel offered a short-lived strand/sub-channel Sky Europe which broadcast throughout 1989, mainly late at night.
ID (5 February - Late 1989)
Visuals: Same as the 1989 Sky Television logo, but it is brighter and the word "EUROPE", with each letter in a red/orange square, appears below.
Technique: CGI done by Pacific Data Images on an SGI 4D/25.
Audio: The 1989 Sky Channel/Sky One ident music.
Availability: This was only used in territories outside the United Kingdom after Sky Channel operations were replaced with Eurosport in these territories.
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