Sky One was a pay-tv television channel owned by Sky that launched in 1982 as "Satellite Television", which then got the name (which alternated from Sky One & Sky 1) from 1989 onwards. It went defunct recently in 2021, to help open up both Sky Showcase and Sky Max.

I first discovered the channel, as well as Sky Two and Sky Three, back in 2009 when browsing on TVArk and grew a fondness for the "Top-Down" era idents used from 2005-2009, along with the then-going "Statue" era idents from 2008-2011.

I think the "Top-Down" era idents kinda drew me to this channel at a young age. You see, I was waaaay too young to be watching some of the stuff on that channel, but I do remember seeing idents as a sort of mid-appetising taster for what's to come in my more mature years. Looking back on the channel now, I really regret not checking it out sooner as it had some really class content. The Simpsons, 24, Hex, Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?, Futurama, all of these shows where a prominent part of what made Sky One such a golden pay-tv channel. Rest well, Sky One. And screw channel renamings to hell.