U&Eden
Logo used since 2024 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | UK and Ireland |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | U&Eden +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC Studios |
| Parent | UKTV |
| Sister channels | U&Alibi U&Dave U&Drama U&Gold U&W U&Yesterday |
| History | |
| Launched | 8 March 2004 |
| Replaced | UK Horizons |
| Former names | UKTV Documentary (2004–2009) Eden (2009–2024) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 57 |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
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U&Eden is a British free-to-air channel broadcasting factual entertainment and drama programming in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of the UKTV network of channels. The channel originally launched on 8 March 2004 and relaunched in its current format on 27 January 2009. Eden was a pay television channel until 2024.
On 29 November 2023, UKTV announced its intention to launch 'U' – a new masterbrand that will unite its family channels and its streaming. Eden rebranded to U&Eden on 16 October 2024.
Launched on 16 July 2024, UKTV's streaming service UKTV Play became U; and its family of free-to-air channel adopted the 'U&...' branding: U&Dave, U&Drama, U&W, and U&Yesterday.
On 16 August 2024, Ofcom gave UKTV a new broadcasting licence for U&Eden to become a free-to-air channel. U&Eden launched on Freeview on 16 October, replacing U&Yesterday+1.
Gold and Alibi rebranded to U&Gold and U&Alibi on 7 November 2024.