[1][2][3] Sjónvarp Símans broadcasts both Icelandic and foreign television shows.

Since its foundation in 1999 it has aired crime, drama, reality and comedy television series.

[5] Sjónvarp Símans used to be free to anyone living in Iceland but switched to a premium subscription channel in 2009.

Watching the linear broadcast is free but a subscription option called Sjónvarp Símans Premium offers more content then the linear broadcast, such as a library of old shows and series, shows what have not been aired in the linear broadcast, movies and more.

On 1 June 2016, the channel's name was changed from SkjárEinn to Sjónvarp Símans, to reflect the revolution the channel and Síminn itself had been through since the merger of Síminn and its sister companies.