the broadcast rights for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. Sky are awarded the broadcast rights for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League for the 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 season, and for the 2018, 2019 and 2020 UEFA Super Cup. November: Sky launches Sky Q Platinum. 2018 April: Mediaset Premium's cinema channels start broadcasting on Sky. June: Mediaset Premium's TV series channels start broadcasting on Sky. July: Channel logos became identical to the Sky UK ones. Sky launches Sky Q Black. December: Sky's subscribers reach to 5,2 million. 2019 February: Discovery Travel & Living and Animal Planet close. July: Mediaset Premium's TV series channel Premium Joi close. September: Sky launches Sky Q Fiber. October: Disney XD, Disney in English, Fox Animation, Fox Comedy and Nat Geo People close. 2020 May: Bike Channel, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Teennick, MTV Rocks and MTV Hits close. July: Fox Life, Lei, Dove TV and Man-ga close. September: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sky's subscribers fall to 4,6 million. The logos became identical to the Sky UK ones. December: GINX Esports TV close. 2021 July: Fox Crime and Roma TV close and Sky Documentaries, Sky Investigation, Sky Nature and Sky Serie are launched. 2022 January: Premium Action, Premium Stories, Premium Crime, Premium Cinema, Paramount Network and Spike close. July: Fox close. October: National Geographic, National Geographic Wild and Baby TV close and Lazio Style Channel is upgraded to HD. Sky HD and 4K HDR Sky HD is the brand name of the HDTV service launched by Sky Italia on 20 April 2006 in Italy – during the 2006 FIFA World Cup – to enable high definition channels on Sky Italia to be viewed. The service requires the user to have a Sky Box HD (distributed by Sky Italia), and a HDTV with HDCP enabled. A HD PVR decoder called My Sky HD was launched on 26 May 2008 (on 20 December 2008 was sold a particular edition designed by Fendi in favour of the international organisation Child Priority). On 29 November 2017, Sky launched Sky Q Platinum, a set-top box enabled to view programmes in 4K HDR and to use the multiscreen wireless service. On 2 July 2018, Sky launched Sky Q Black, a set-top box identical to the Sky Q Platinum which enables the 4K HDR service but not the multiscreen wireless. Here are the channels available in HD: Logos Channel Packs Sky