Editing History Channel (section)

=== Europe ===
{{Main|History (European TV channel)}}

==== UK and Ireland ====
The British version launched in November 1995, and arrived in Ireland on November 1, 1999. The UK channel is a joint venture with [[Sky UK]] and was renamed Sky History on May 27, 2020, incorporating content from [[Sky Documentaries]] and [[Sky Nature]].

==== Germany ====
The German version launched on November 14, 2004, and is operated by The History Channel Germany GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture between A+E Networks and [[NBCUniversal International Networks]].

==== Italy ====
The Italian version was launched on July 31, 2003, as a joint venture of A&E Networks and the local office division of [[Fox Networks Group]]; then it became a sole venture of A&E Networks in 2012.

==== Spain and Portugal ====
The History Channel is available in Spain and Portugal though cable, satellite, and IPTV platforms, as well as streaming media under the brand Canal de Historia. The History Channel Iberia is a joint venture between A+E Networks and [[AMC Networks International Southern Europe]].

==== Benelux ====
The Dutch version launched on May 1, 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2007/04/05/history-channel-comes-to-benelux/|title=History Channel comes to Benelux|date=April 5, 2007|publisher=Broadband TV News|first=Robert|last=Briel|access-date=February 1, 2012|archive-date=June 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625180640/http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2007/04/05/history-channel-comes-to-benelux/|url-status=live}}</ref> This version is distributed by A&E Networks Benelux. In January 2008, History HD was launched in the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2007/11/14/history-channel-hd-to-launch-in-holland/|title=History Channel HD to launch in Holland|date=November 14, 2007|publisher=Broadband TV News|first=Robert|last=Briel|access-date=February 1, 2012|archive-date=June 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625123751/http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2007/11/14/history-channel-hd-to-launch-in-holland/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is available on cable providers [[Telenet]] and [[Ziggo]]. It is also available on the IPTV service [[KPN]].

==== Poland ====
A Polish version was launched on April 9, 2008. It is available on cable providers Aster, Dialog, Toya, and [[UPC Poland]], and also through satellite television (with its HD version carried on the [[n (Poland)|n]] platform since June 1, 2012) and an SD version on Cyfra+ (''now'' [[Canal+ (Polish TV provider)|Canal+]]), the latter since November 2, 2009.

==== Scandinavia ====
A Scandinavian version was first launched in September 1997, broadcasting for three and later four hours a day on the analogue [[Viasat (Nordic television service)|Viasat]] platform. Initially time-sharing with TV1000 Cinema, it was later moved to the Swedish [[TV8 (Swedish TV channel)|TV8]] channel and continued broadcasting there until November 2004. When History channel announced their own 24-hour pan-European channel, Viasat launched its own history-oriented channel, [[Viasat History]], in the Nordic region, but with no original programming. On February 1, 2007, the History Channel returned to Sweden and also Denmark, Norway, Finland when the pan-European version was launched as a standalone channel on the [[Canal Digital]] satellite platform and later through cable operator Com hem. <!-- In 2008 History was also launched as An HD channel. -->The History Channel launched on February 1, 2007, on the Canal Digital DTH satellite package for viewers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The channel is being launched by The History Channel UK, A&E's joint venture with BSkyB. Although it broadcasts in English with local subtitles, the channel is scheduled separately from the UK version.