Challenge
Formerly Called	The Family Channel (until February 1997) Challenge TV (until May 2002) Challenge? (until June 2003)
Launched:	1993
Audience Share (Aug 2004[1] (http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/monthreports.cfm?report=monthgmulti)):	0.6%
Owned By:	Flextech
Web Address:	www.challenge.co.uk
Availability
Terrestrial Analogue:	Not Available
Terrestrial Digital:	Not Available
Satellite:	Sky Digital Channel 121
Cable:	NTL Channel 307/80 Telewest Digital Channel 152 Telewest Analogue Channel 30 (Evening only)

Challenge is a British digital TV channel owned by Flextech. Originally starting out as 'The Family Channel' its entire output consists of various game shows taken from a variety of sources, including some they made themselves. Challenge also has interactive features for certain shows of some digital platforms. This enables viewers to "play-along" at home. Shows on Challenge include Takeshi's Castle, Knightmare, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Fort Boyard.

Alternative meaning

The term Challenge seems often employed as euphemism for covering up a simple political or managerial decision.

For example, the imaginary sentence "To cope with the MBTP (Medium Business Term Plan), increase the timeliness (process quality) and productivity by working smarter (dumb now?) is our challenge!" seems to hide at first sight the information that a simple decision was taken not to hire more staff.

Links

• Challenge (http://www.challenge.co.uk)
• Keshi Heads - and Takeshi's Castle fan site with great information (http://www.geocities.com/keshiheads04)