Spike +1 launches

Two years after first broadcasting to the UK, Spike has launched a time-shift channel.

The +1 channel has officially launched today on satellite, and is currently available on Sky, allowing viewers to catch-up if they’ve missed the start of programmes including Battlebots, Impact Wrestling or Police Interceptors.

Having launched on Sky channel 191 on Thursday lunchtime, by the evening Spike+1 had moved to its current position of channel 219, swapping with 5USA+1.

For non-Sky UK users with satellite, the channel can be manually tuned in via satellite, Spike+1 is not currently available on other platforms.

Part of Channel 5 / Viacom’s family of channels, the addition of Spike+1 now means there is a time-shift service for all of the company’s main channels, with the exception of My5.