Box Upfront

Box Upfront
Launched 3 July 2012
Owned by The Box Plus Network
(Bauer Media Group/Channel Four Television Corporation)
Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV)
Audience share 0.02% (April 2017 (2017-04), BARB)
Country United Kingdom
Formerly called Heat (2012–16)
Replaced Q
Sister channel(s) 4seven
Channel 4
Film4
E4
More4
4Music
The Box
Box Hits
Kerrang!
Kiss
Magic
Website boxplus.com
Availability
Satellite
Sky (UK only) Channel 358
TopTV
(South Africa)		 Channel 503
Astra 2F 12304 H 27500 5/6
Cable
Virgin Media (UK) Channel 330
Virgin Media Ireland Channel 714
Streaming media
The Box Plus Network Watch live (UK only)
Virgin TV Anywhere Watch live (UK only)
Watch live (Ireland only)
Former Heat logo

Box Upfront (formerly Heat) is a British music video television channel owned by The Box Plus Network, a joint venture between Bauer Media Group and Channel Four Television Corporation. It launched on 3 July 2012, and was originally based on the magazine of the same name. The channel replaced Q.[1]

The channel features daily celebrity gossip show Heat's Huge News, as well as a 60-minute programme rounding up weeks stories, titled Heat's Huge Week of News, which is produced by ITN.[2] In addition, ITN Productions co-produces celebrity documentary series Real Stories with Box Television. Heat also features The Heat-Ometer, its pick of the 20 biggest music videos narrated by Heat editor, Lucie Cave.[3]

Box Upfront currently broadcasts current and future mainstream pop music videos 24/7.

On 2 April 2013, all Box Television channels went free-to-air on satellite, apart from 4Music which went free-to-view.[4] As a result, the channels were removed from the Sky EPG in Ireland. However, Heat launched on Freesat on 29 April 2013, alongside Magic, following the addition of four other Box Television channels on 15 April.[5]

On 25 May 2016, the channel was rebranded as Box Upfront.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bauer axes Q TV after nearly 12 years to make way for Heat TV". Brand Republic. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "ITN PRODUCTIONS WINS CELEBRITY NEWS DEAL FOR HEAT TV". ITN. 28 June 2012. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Heat TV to launch on 3 July". The Guardian. 23 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Bauer's Box channels appear free-to-air on satellite". a516digital. 2 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Magic and Heat TV stations added to Freesat". a516digital. 29 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Box Plus Network announces the biggest refresh in its 24-year history". The Box Plus Network. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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