Sky Deutschland

1990–1997	1997–1999	1996–1999	1999–2002
2002–2007	2007–2009	2009–2014	2014–present

Premiere (first era)

1990–1997

In 1991 Premiere began broadcasting in Gemany, sharing many characteristics with Canal+'s analogue channels in France and Spain, most notably its encryption method.

1997–1999

In 1997 Premiere begun digital broadcasts, opening 2 aditional digital only channels in the process.

DF1

1996–1999

On July 28, 1996, a proper Pay TV service with multiple thematic channels was created as DF1 by Kirch-Gruppe, one the owners of Premiere, altough both services were initally not related at all beyond that.

Premiere World

1999–2002

Following Krich-Gruppe full acquisition of Premiere, on October 1, 1999, DF1 and Premiere merged to create a more robust offer of the digital service as Premiere World, including the creation of multiple packages and various Premiere branded channels, in addition to the creation of a german Disney Channel.

Premiere (second era)

2002–2007

2007–2009

Sky Deutschland

2009–2014

2014–present

2014–2016 variant

2016–2020 variant

Variant since 2020

In 2014, Sky Deutschland adopted the logo of the parent company, Sky plc (formerly BSkyB).