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Sky Box Office, the Glossary

Index Sky Box Office

Sky Box Office is Sky's pay-per-view (PPV) system operated in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 27 relations: Boxing, BoxNation, Comcast, Digibox, DVD-by-mail, European Union, Frank Bruno, High-definition television, ITV Box Office, Mike Tyson, Pay-per-view, Personal identification number, Premier League, PremPlus, Primetime (TV channel), Sky 3D, Sky Group, Sky UK, Standard-definition television, The Big Fight Live, TNT Sports Box Office, Ultra-high-definition television, 1080i, 16:9 aspect ratio, 3D film, 4K resolution, 576i.

  2. Movie channels in the United Kingdom
  3. Pay-per-view television channels in the United Kingdom

Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport and martial art.

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BoxNation

BoxNation was a British dedicated boxing subscription television channel, operated by Viaplay.

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Comcast

Comcast Corporation (simply known as Comcast, and formerly known as American Cable Systems and Comcast Holdings),Before the AT&T merger in 2001, the parent company was Comcast Holdings Corporation.

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Digibox

The Digibox is a device marketed by Sky UK in the UK and Ireland to enable home users to receive digital satellite television broadcasts (satellite receiver) from the Astra satellites at 28.2° east.

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DVD-by-mail

DVD-by-mail is a business model in which customers rent DVDs and similar discs containing films, television shows, video games and the like, ordering online for delivery to the customer by mail.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Frank Bruno

Franklin Roy Bruno (born 16 November 1961) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1996.

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High-definition television

High-definition television (HDTV) describes a television or video system which provides a substantially higher image resolution than the previous generation of technologies.

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ITV Box Office

ITV Box Office was a pay-per-view channel from ITV plc launched in February 2017, and ceased operations in January 2020. Sky Box Office and ITV Box Office are pay-per-view television channels in the United Kingdom.

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Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005, and is scheduled to compete once again in 2024.

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Pay-per-view

Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast.

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Personal identification number

A personal identification number (PIN), PIN code, or sometimes redundantly a PIN number, is a numeric (sometimes alpha-numeric) passcode used in the process of authenticating a user accessing a system.

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Premier League

The Premier League is the highest level of the English football league system.

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PremPlus

PremPlus (originally Premiership Plus) was Sky Sports' first and only pay-per-view channel which was dedicated to airing live and interactive football from the Premier League. Sky Box Office and PremPlus are pay-per-view television channels in the United Kingdom.

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Primetime (TV channel)

Primetime was a pay-per-view TV channel which broadcasts to the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sky Box Office and Primetime (TV channel) are pay-per-view television channels in the United Kingdom.

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Sky 3D

Sky 3D was a 3D television on-demand service and a former channel on the Sky platform, that launched on 3 April 2010 with the Manchester United vs Chelsea football match being broadcast to over a thousand pubs in the UK and Ireland in 3D. Sky Box Office and Sky 3D are Sky television channels.

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Sky Group

Sky Group Limited is a British media and telecommunications conglomerate, which is a subsidiary of the American conglomerate Comcast, and headquartered in Isleworth.

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Sky UK

Sky UK Limited, trading as Sky is a British broadcaster and telecommunications company that provides television, internet, fixed line and mobile telephone services to consumers and businesses in the United Kingdom.

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Standard-definition television

Standard-definition television (SDTV; also standard definition or SD) is a television system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either high or enhanced definition.

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The Big Fight Live

The Big Fight Live is a British boxing television programme, broadcast by ITV Sport regularly from 1984 to 1995 and again from 2005 to 2010.

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TNT Sports Box Office

TNT Sports Box Office (formerly BT Sport Box Office) is a pay-per-view channel from TNT Sports. Sky Box Office and TNT Sports Box Office are pay-per-view television channels in the United Kingdom.

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Ultra-high-definition television

Ultra-high-definition television (also known as Ultra HD television, Ultra HD, UHDTV, UHD and Super Hi-Vision) today includes 4K UHD and 8K UHD, which are two digital video formats with an aspect ratio of 16:9.

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1080i

1080i (also known as BT.709) is a combination of frame resolution and scan type.

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16:9 aspect ratio

16:9 is a widescreen aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9 units.

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3D film

3D films are motion pictures made to give an illusion of three-dimensional solidity, usually with the help of special glasses worn by viewers.

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4K resolution

4K resolution refers to a horizontal display resolution of approximately 4,000 pixels.

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576i

576i is a standard-definition digital video mode, originally used for digitizing analogue television in most countries of the world where the utility frequency for electric power distribution is 50 Hz.

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See also

Movie channels in the United Kingdom

Pay-per-view television channels in the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Box_Office

Also known as Sky Box Office (UK & Ireland), Sky Box Office (UK), Sky Box Office HD 1, Sky Box Office HD 2, Sky Cimema Box Office, Sky Cinema Box Office, Sky Movies Box Office, Sky Sports Box Office.