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					Originally Posted by vincerooney  why on earth is it called sky then? have they literally paid to license the "sky" name for their channel? | 
	
 Yes, although technically the channel is a joint venture with Sky but Sky don't manage and operate the channel themselves 
Same with Sky Crime in Italy which replaced Crime+Investigation
https://www.hearstnetworks.com/brands/italy/sky-crime
For now they remain separate channels in the UK