The channel launched on 1 October 2008 as
Paul Raymond TV, replacing the free-to-air network
Playboy One. In contrast to its predecessor, Paul Raymond TV was an encrypted station which broadcast hard core
pornographic videos that were also available on the Paul Raymond website, paulraymond.com. Encrypted content was broadcast from 10:00pm to 5:30am, with ten-minute free views appearing at the beginning of every hour. The pre-watershed slot aired an
adult chat programme and content from Elite TV was broadcast during the first post-watershed hour starting at 9:00pm. In August 2009, the channel was renamed
Top Shelf TV, with no changes in its programming. On 2 September 2009, Top Shelf TV was added to
Virgin Media channel 478, replacing
Spice Extreme. On 4 March 2011, the channel was rebranded again, this time as
My Ex-Girlfriends. On 30 November 2017, as part of a re-shuffle of the adult channels on
Sky UK, the channel was renamed once again, becoming Babes and Brazzers, a UK version of
MindGeek's existing television brands Babes TV and
Brazzers TV. On 30 September 2020, following the sale of
Portland TV's assets to MG Global Entertainment, the channel moved to 903 on the Sky
EPG, with all the adult networks becoming part of one bundle on Sky. ==See also==