Red Hot TV (UK)

Red Hot TV was a series of British television channel that showcased pornographic content on a pay-per-view basis.

Red Hot TV
Ownership
OwnerPortland TV
Sister channelsTelevision X
History
Launched19 June 2000
ClosedMarch 2017
Replaced byXrated

The channel began broadcasting on Sky in June 2000 as one of a group of channels called Red Hot TV. The channels were owned by Portland TV which also owned the pornographic subscription channel Television X. Portland TV was a division of Northern & Shell until it was sold in April 2016 in a management buy-out.[1]

In March 2017, the Red Hot channels were replaced with a new brand known as Xrated.

History

Red Hot TV launched on 19 June 2000 with two networks - Red Hot Euro and Red Hot Films.[2] This was joined with the addition of Red Hot Amateur in January 2001,[3] Red Hot All Girl in November 2001,[4] and Red Hot Wives in March 2002.[5]

By July 2003, the lineup of channels consisted of six channels - Red Hot Films, Red Hot 40+ Wives, Red Hot Amateur, Red Hot All Girl, Red Hot Wives and Red Hot UK Talent.[6]

On 1 April 2005, Red Hot Euro was shuttered, with Red Hot Only 18 moving into its slot. Red Hot Rears was launched in the vacated only 18 slot, while Red Hot UK Talent and Red Hot Films were renamed Red Hot Climax and Red Hot Movies, respectively.[7]

In August 2009 Red Hot TV attempted to get into the record books by organizing Britain's biggest gang bang, which they named "The Great British Gang Bang".[8]

At the start of 2012 eight channels were broadcast by Red Hot TV, including Red Hot Fetish and Red Hot Dirty Talk.[9]

See also

References
  1. William Turvill (1 April 2016). "Porn-no more for Richard Desmond as he sells adult entertainment network Portland TV for less than £1m". City A.M.
  2. "Adult channels". Digital Spy. 19 June 2000.
  3. "Red Hot Amateur". Digital Spy. 19 January 2001.
  4. "More Red Hot". Digital Spy. 2 October 2001.
  5. "RHW". Digital Spy. 14 March 2002.
  6. "New EPG Numbers for Adult Channels". Digital Spy. 7 July 2003.
  7. Shelley, Darren (1 April 2005). "Sky EPG changes for Red Hot channels". Digital Spy.
  8. "Great British Gang Bang". Red hot TV. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  9. Johnson, Beth; Aston, James; Glynn, Basil (2012). Television, Sex and Society: Analyzing Contemporary Representations. EBSCO ebook academic collection. A&C Black. p. 82. ISBN 9780826434982.
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