H2 (orHistory2) is a brand name owned byA&E Networks (ajoint venture between theHearst Communications and theWalt Disney Television division ofThe Walt Disney Company), used for a sister television channel ofHistory. The brand was debuted in September 2011 when History International in the United Stateswas relaunched as H2. The brand was expanded outside the U.S. since then. H2 in the United States was relaunched on February 29, 2016 asViceland, but the H2 brand is still used for sister channels to History in other markets.[1]
A&E Networks began rebranding the remaining versions of H2 asHistory2, starting with Latin American version on January 1, 2019.
The H2 brand was introduced in the United States, when History International was re-branded as such on September 26, 2011, with its programming was refocused to feature documentary content from its sister network History, prior to that network's shift towards more reality programming.[3] The American channel was subsequently replaced byViceland on February 29, 2016.[1]
In 2014, a Latin American version of H2 was launched under the ownership of A+E Networks Latin America (a joint venture between A+E Networks and Ole Communications) and distributed byOle Distribution.[5] On January 1, 2019, H2 was re-branded as History2.[6]
Croatia: The Croatian version of H2 was launched on 1 February 2018 onHrvatski Telekom's MaxTV.
Poland: The Polish version of H2 was launched on 28 October 2014. On 6 February 2019, the channel was rebranded as History2.
Serbia: On 12 April 2015, the Serbian version of H2 was launched to Orion TV customers. It was also made available to MTS TV customers in May of that year.
United Kingdom and Ireland: On 4 May 2013, the local version ofMilitary History was re-branded as H2.[7] It launched on TalkTalk on August 28, 2014, and a few months later on BT TV. An HD version launched on Virgin Media on 1 December 2015, and later on BT TV in October 2016. On February 6, 2019, this version was re-branded again as History2. On May 27, 2020, to coincide with the launches ofSky Documentaries andSky Nature,History and History2 rebranded to Sky History and Sky History2, respectively, in the UK and Ireland.[8]
In Southeast Asia, A+E Networks launched a regional version of H2 on 14 June 2013.[11] After 9 years of broadcasting, H2 Asia ceased broadcasting on 1 October 2022.
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