Challenge is currently available on terrestrial television and FAST platforms, such as Samsung TV Plus, along with sister channel Sky Mix.

[2] It later launched on DTT (Saorview) on 1 February 2023;[3] joining sister channel Sky News on the service.

Prior to its launch, IFE sold a 39% stake in the channel to the UK-based Flextech (later to be known as Virgin Media Television, and the Living TV Group) in June 1993.

In April 1996, IFE sold its remaining 61% share to Flextech,[5][6] giving them full ownership of the venture and production studio in Maidstone.

[9][10] On 3 February 1997, The Family Channel rebranded as Challenge TV, devoting the majority of its lineup to game shows.

[11] One year later, on 30 June 2003, the question mark was dropped from the channel's name, subsequently rebranding it as simply Challenge.

[28][better source needed] On 12 November 2020, Challenge broadcast football for the first time, when it showed the Northern Ireland v Slovakia UEFA Euro 2020 playoff final match.

Challenge has previously broadcast general interest programming (including the BBC blooper show Auntie's Bloomers from 2009 to 2011[32]), and was the former UK rights holder for U.S professional wrestling company TNA.