BBC America is an American television cable network, which was launched in 1998. In April 2007, it was revealed that BBC America had purchased the programme to transmit in America, beginning broadcasts from episodes aired in England in September 2006. The network commissioned Hollyoaks: The Story So Far to help new viewers learn about the characters and current storylines before transmittion of purchased episodes began.
BBC America stopped transmitting Hollyoaks in November 2007, remaining available for online viewing until mid-2008.