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{{wp|Sky One}} was a British pay television channel owned and operated by {{wp|Sky Group|Sky}}, a subsidiary of {{wp|Comcast}},<ref>[https://www.ft.com/content/b402969a-cbd5-11e8-b276-b9069bde0956 ''Comcast completes Sky deal'' - Financial Times] (retrieved 20 May 2020)</ref> that first began broadcasting on 26 April 1982 and served (along with sister channel {{wp|Sky Atlantic}}) as the flagship channel for {{wp|Sky UK}} and {{wp|Sky Ireland}}. The channel ceased broadcast on 31 August 2021 and was replaced with two new channels; {{wp|Sky Showcase}} and {{wp|Sky Max}}. | {{wp|Sky One}} was a British pay television channel owned and operated by {{wp|Sky Group|Sky}}, a subsidiary of {{wp|Comcast}},<ref>[https://www.ft.com/content/b402969a-cbd5-11e8-b276-b9069bde0956 ''Comcast completes Sky deal'' - Financial Times] (retrieved 20 May 2020)</ref> that first began broadcasting on 26 April 1982 and served (along with sister channel {{wp|Sky Atlantic}}) as the flagship channel for {{wp|Sky UK}} and {{wp|Sky Ireland}}. The channel ceased broadcast on 31 August 2021 and was replaced with two new channels; {{wp|Sky Showcase}} and {{wp|Sky Max}}. | ||
[[S01|Season one]] of the anime first began airing on Sky One on 29 March 1999, on weekday mornings at 9am. Sky One was the first-run and main broadcaster for the Pokémon anime for the first seven seasons. | [[S01|Season one]] of the anime first began airing on Sky One<ref>[https://www.awn.com/news/pokemon-sold-europe ''POKEMON sold to Europe'' - Animation World Network (April 2, 1999)]</ref> on 29 March 1999, on weekday mornings at 9am. Sky One was the first-run and main broadcaster for the Pokémon anime for the first seven seasons. | ||
In May 2004, Sky One's first-run pay rights to the first three seasons expired, with [[4Kids Entertainment]] signing a third-window deal with [[Cartoon Network]] to also air the seasons on the Toonami channel in addition to Sky One. Sky One retained the rights to first-run [[S07|season seven]].<ref name="3rdwindow">[https://www.c21media.net/news/3rd-window-uk-deal-for-pokemon/ ''3rd window UK deal for Pokemon'' - C21 Media] (retrieved 18 September 2021)</ref> | In May 2004, Sky One's first-run pay rights to the first three seasons expired, with [[4Kids Entertainment]] signing a third-window deal with [[Cartoon Network]] to also air the seasons on the Toonami channel in addition to Sky One. Sky One retained the rights to first-run [[S07|season seven]].<ref name="3rdwindow">[https://www.c21media.net/news/3rd-window-uk-deal-for-pokemon/ ''3rd window UK deal for Pokemon'' - C21 Media] (retrieved 18 September 2021)</ref> | ||