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timeshift channel is a television channel carrying a time-delayed rebroadcast of its "parent" channel's programming. This channel runs alongside their parent: the term "timeshift" does not refer to a network broadcasting at a later time to reflect a local time zone, unless the parent is also available. Often the timeshift channel's branding and advertising will be the same as that of the parent, with the channel number and respective timing being the only distinction between the two, but some, such as
Channel 4 +1 in the United Kingdom and
TV One + 1 in New Zealand, will overlay a different
digital on-screen graphic to distinguish the two channels. A few channels, like
Film4 +1 in the
United Kingdom, do not carry a digital on-screen graphic on its regular channel or its timeshift channel.