What is U&Alibi?
[[File:U&Alibi (2024).svg|thumb|Logo]] '''U&Alibi''' is a [[British]] [[pay]] [[television]] [[Television channel|channel]] that launched on 1 November 1997 as UK Arena, then changed to UK Drama in 2000, UKTV Drama in 2004 and Alibi on 7 October 2008 before changing to U&Alibi on 7 November 2024. == History == [[File:Alibi.svg|left|thumb|103x103px|Older logo]] The channel started on 1 November 1997 as UK Arena as a part time service that started at 3:00 PM. UK Arena failed and then became UK Drama on 31 March 2000 and changed its start time to 7:00 PM. UK Drama changed its name to UKTV Drama on 8 March 2004. It became 24/7 on 30 May 2005. On 2 May 2006, UKTV Drama +1 started. [[File:Alibi-logo-2015.png|thumb|Old logo ]] UKTV Drama and UKTV Drama +1 became Alibi and Alibi +1 and the channel changed to be showing crime dramas on 7 October 2008. The channel became U&Alibi on 7 November 2024 with [[Gold (British TV channel)|Gold]] changing to U&Gold on the same day. {{DEFAULTSORT:UandAlibi}} [[Category:British television channels]]