refimprove date April 2011 Infobox TV channel name BBC Choice logofile BBC Choice.jpg logosize 200px logoalt A former ident launch 23 September 1998 closed date 9 February 2003 owner BBC replaced by names BBC Three , CBBC Channel availability note At time of closure terr serv 1 Freeview United Kingdom ... chan 2 Channel 111 BBC Choice was a BBC TV station which launched on 23 September 1998 and closed ... format, and was the first new channel from the BBC since BBC Two launched in 1964. ref cite news first Carol last Midgley title Viewers in dark as BBC goes digital work The Times location London page 11 date 24 September 1998 quote The BBC introduced its first new television channel for 34 years yesterday... ref It was the BBC s second non terrestrial channel launch following on from the BBC News channel in 1997 . BBC Choice initially broadcast from 5pm nightly this later switched to 7pm. The 7pm starts carried over into its successor BBC Three. BBC Choice also aired Children s television ... transferred to CBBC Channel and CBeebies in February 2002. History Launch When BBC Choice launched .... The main format of the channel was a mix of BBC One and Two programming as well as original programming such as Backstage , which took viewers on a tour of the BBC every episode. The channel was presented as an alternative to the normal BBC One and BBC Two schedules. This was reflected in its original ... after Choice s launch, the BBC s children s programming took up most of the channel s daytime hours ... space not used when BBC Choice was off air. In the early years of BBC Choice, the strand would ... channels launched, with the CBBC Channel taking up BBC Choice s daytime broadcast bandwidth ..., the BBC radically changed its digital channel formats. The initial format had seen BBC Choice target a similar mixed audience to BBC One and Two with a general entertainment skew, with BBC Knowledge ... focusing on developing a stronger relationship with the young adult audience, an audience the BBC ... more details
refimprove date September 2010 File BBC Introducing.PNG 300px thumb BBC Introducing logo BBC Introducing is the brand for new music programmes across the BBC radio stations, showcasing unsigned, self signed ... brings programming from across the BBC under a unified brand with each show retaining its own identity. Introducing has also been extended to the BBC s stages at major festivals such as Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury . Introducing shows can now be found on most BBC Radio stations from national to local. In 2010 BBC Introducing was awarded the best new platform to discover music at the BT Digital Music Awards. ref http www.btdma.com winners.aspx dead link date August 2011 ref In May 2011, BBC ... 2011 08 12 ref History The initial idea was to use the In New Music We Trust brand from BBC ... as a signpost for features within programming. By 2007 many BBC local radio stations had launched a weekly local music show to share and champion local bands. As shows such as The Box Office on BBC Three Counties Radio , BBC Oxford Introducing The Download on BBC Radio Oxford , The Friday Session on BBC Hereford and Worcester , Raw Talent on BBC Radio Humberside and The Weekender on BBC Radio ... music on the BBC. ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk music introducing shows regional shows title Music Introducing Radio Shows and Podcasts publisher BBC date accessdate 2011 08 12 ref In September 2010 all BBC local radio shows that had not re named themselves as part of the Introducing were ... 29 introducing.shtml title Press Office BBC Local Radio rebrands BBC Introducing shows publisher BBC date 2010 09 29 accessdate 2011 08 12 ref Glastonbury Showcase BBC Introducing has hosted a stage ... network With most BBC Local Radio stations now featuring an Introducing show, the music team at BBC ... and recommend artists for national attention. For big events, such as the BBC Introducing stage at the Glastonbury ... bbc introducing tomorrows stars today title BBC Introducing tomorrow s stars today Telegraph Blogs ... more details
Infobox radio station name BBC 2002 image area Greater Manchester branding city of licence slogan Your games, your radio. airdate frequency 97.7 FM broadcast band FM share share as of share source format News and Sports coverage language English language English power erp class callsign meaning owner BBC Local Radio , br BBC North West website http www.bbc.co.uk manchester 2002 radio index.shtml BBC 2002 Commonwealth Games Radio BBC 2002 was a radio station exclusively serving Greater Manchester throughout the duration of the 2002 Commonwealth Games . The station was produced by BBC North West , the region in which it inhabits, and included a crowded schedule of live sporting events from the games alongside some local news. However, sport and the culture surrounding the games were the primary focus of the radio station. The radio station was accompanied by its own micro site, entitled BBC 2002, that looked into all aspects of the preparation for and smooth running of the games. ref cite web title BBC Manchester Commonwealth Games 2002 url http www.bbc.co.uk manchester 2002 index.shtml publisher BBC accessdate 11 November 2011 ref ref cite web last Walker first Hayden title BBC North West Promotions url http www2.tv ark.org.uk bbc northwest promos.html publisher TVARK The Online Television Museum accessdate 11 November 2011 Contains a promotion for the new service broadcast on local television in the region. ref See also BBC North West BBC Local Radio BBC Sport References reflist External links http www.bbc.co.uk manchester 2002 index.shtml BBC 2002 BBC Radio Category Radio stations in England BBC radio stub ... more details
Infobox BBC Nation or Region name BBC South image Image BBC Region South logo.svg 250px BBC South headquarters ... part , Wiltshire , Dorset , Isle of Wight , Surrey & West Sussex nation BBC English Regions regions ... BBC Radio Berkshire br BBC Radio Oxford br BBC Radio Solent br BBC Sussex & BBC Surrey managed jointly with BBC South East radiotransmitters keypeople Jason Horton br Head of Regional br & Local ... BBC South is the BBC English Regions BBC English Region serving West Sussex , Hampshire , Dorset ... BBC South s television output broadcast on BBC One consists of its flagship regional news service BBC South Today , the opt out service BBC South Today BBC Oxford News BBC Oxford News for viewers ... out during Sunday Politics . A late night football magazine show Late Kick Off is co produced with BBC West , BBC South West and the independent production company Pergall Media. Radio The region is the controlling centre for local radio stations BBC Radio Solent , BBC Oxford and BBC Radio Berkshire . Radio Solent, BBC Oxford and Radio Berkshire broadcast between 5am and 1am with local programming ... stations in the BBC South East region every evening. The stations also simulcast overnight programming from BBC Radio 5 Live each night after closedown. Online & Interactive BBC South also produces regional news & local radio pages for Ceefax , BBC Red Button and BBC Local websites for each county. History The BBC s television news operation in Southampton began on 5 January 1961 with the launch ... was later renamed as South Today . In 1967, Bruce Parker joined BBC South and went on to become ... by the Oxford transmitting station Oxford transmitter were transferred from the large former BBC South East region, served by news programme Newsroom South East , and transferred to an opt out of the BBC ... of BBC South East . Studios Image BBC Southampton geograph.org.uk 1718161.jpg thumb 300px BBC South s studio centre at Broadcasting House on Havelock Road, Southampton BBC South s regional broadcasting ... more details
Infobox TV channel name BBC 2W logofile BBC2W logo.svg logosize 118px logoalt BBC 2W logo launch 5 November ... BBC Two replaced by BBC Two Wales BBC 2W was a digital television channel run by the BBC British Broadcasting Corporation in Wales until January 2009. It replaced the standard BBC Two broadcast on digital ... 1 hi wales 1626717.stm title BBC Wales launches new channel work BBC News Online publisher ... in Welsh language Welsh . The digital only service was replaced with a single BBC Two for Wales on 2 January 2009. The channel name on the Electronic Programme Guide was BBC 2W although outside its broadcast hours the channel was referred to onscreen as BBC Two Wales , using the BBC Two logo. Deleted image removed Image BBC 2W News & Sport.jpg thumb left The original news programme on the channel was 2W News & Sport . ffdc 1 BBC 2W News & Sport.jpg log 2010 March 21 The channel was said ... including many repeats during its opt out hours Citation needed date February 2007 &ndash unlike BBC ... that BBC Two Wales be left broadcasting in analogue. The channel did provide a choice to all other viewers. Viewers on satellite could select a different BBC Two region but not BBC Two Wales , and viewers on Freeview United Kingdom Freeview and cable could switch back to analogue to watch BBC ... of Wales Today , also shown on BBC One . The bulletin, entitled Wales Today on 2W carried the same titles as that on BBC One and was broadcast from the same studio with the same main presenters. On Screen Presentation Image BBC 2W ident.jpg thumb right One of the channel s idents introduced in 2003, depicting the BBC 2W logo box on a beer tap . BBC 2W s original ident in 2001 was a bright green ... http thetvroom.com bbcuk bbc 2 17 20.html Idents 6 Regional The TV Room ref In 2003, a new set of idents debuted featuring a number of live action sequences where a green BBC 2W logo box is integrated ... ending up in the bottom right hand corner location like the usual BBC Two idents. ref http thetvroom.com ... more details
BBC Persian is the Persian language radio station and TV operated by the BBC which conveys the latest political, social, economical and sport news relevant to Iran , Afghanistan , and Tajikistan , and the world. Its headquarters are in London , United Kingdom . Sadeq Saba is head of BBC Persian. Internet BBC Persian has had a web presence since May 2001 ref cite web title About BBC Persian website url http www.bbc.co.uk persian institutional 2008 10 081016 aboutus.shtml ref . Television Main BBC Persian Television In 2008, the BBC announced the launch of the BBC Persian Television , which is based in BBC Broadcasting House as BBC s Press Office website states quote BBC World Service is to launch a television news and information service in the Persian language for Iran. BBC Persian television was launched in January 2009 and is based in London. It complements the BBC s existing Persian language radio and online services. It is initially broadcast for eight hours a day, seven days a week, from 17.00 to 01.00 hours peak viewing time in Iran. It is freely available to anyone with a satellite dish in the region. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi middle east 7828363.stm BBC launches Persian TV channel , 2009 01 14. ref BBC proposals for the service were drawn up by senior BBC management. These were approved by the then BBC Governors the body that oversaw the BBC and ensures the BBC s independence from the UK Government. They were then submitted to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office FCO for their consent as the BBC is obliged to do under the agreement with the FCO. The operating cost of 15m a year will be funded by the UK Government . ref http www.fco.gov.uk en about the fco what we do funding programmes public diplomacy world service www.fco.gov.uk Relationship between BBC and FCO ... reflist External links bbc.co.uk persian fa icon BBC Radio DEFAULTSORT Bbc Persian Category BBC World Service Category Persian language radio stations Category Iran United Kingdom relations BBC ... more details
Infobox Radio Station name BBC Surrey image city Guildford area Surrey branding slogan airdate 14 November 1991 as BBC Radio Surrey frequency 104.0 & 104.6 Frequency modulation FM br 1368 Amplitude modulation AM share 5.0 share as of March 2011 with BBC Sussex share source ref http www.rajar.co.uk listening ... power erp class callsign meaning owner BBC Local Radio , br BBC South , br BBC South East website http www.bbc.co.uk surrey programmes BBC Surrey BBC Surrey is the BBC Local Radio service covering ... the name BBC Radio Surrey , later becoming part of BBC Southern Counties Radio , before adopting its present name on 30 March 2009. Overview BBC Surrey s studios are based on the campus of the University ... other programmes broadcast on both BBC Sussex and BBC Surrey are also broadcast from the Guildford studios ... of the station s output is shared with BBC Sussex . BBC Surrey became available on BBC iPlayer ... Allen Saturday & Sunday late nights simulcast with BBC Sussex & BBC Radio Solent , & with BBC Radio Berkshire & BBC Radio Oxford on Saturday Sylvie Blackmore Sunday lunchtimes simulcast with BBC Sussex Dave Cash disc jockey Dave Cash Saturday evenings simulcast with BBC Sussex , BBC Radio Kent , BBC Radio Solent , BBC Radio Berkshire & BBC Radio Oxford Mark Carter Sunday afternoons simulcast with BBC Sussex Jenny Day Saturday lunchtimes simulcast with BBC Sussex Roger Day weekday evenings simulcast with BBC Sussex , BBC Radio Kent , BBC Radio Solent , BBC Radio Berkshire & BBC Radio Oxford Allison Ferns Monday Thursday afternoons simulcast with BBC Sussex col 2 Sarah Gorrell Drivetime simulcast with BBC Sussex Phil Jackson BBC Introducing The South , Sunday evenings simulcast with BBC Sussex & BBC Radio Solent Emily Jeffery Sunday breakfast simulcast with BBC Sussex Paul Miller radio ... late nights simulcast with BBC Sussex , BBC Radio Solent , BBC Radio Kent , BBC Radio Berkshire & BBC Radio Oxford & The Paul Miller Soul Show Sunday afternoons simulcast with BBC Sussex & BBC Radio Solent ... more details
The BBC Shop is a multi channel retailer in the United Kingdom dedicated to the sale of official merchandise from the BBC , sold online, by telephone, or at a series of retail outlets. ref cite web title What is BBC Shop url http www.bbcshop.com scat usefulinfo aboutbbcshop work BBC Shop accessdate 28 May 2011 ref The selection of merchandise offered is wide and varied, ranging from poster s depicting scenes from popular television program mes to DVD s of select documentaries. The BBC Shop is an official subsidiary of the BBC. Locations Contrary to popular belief, the BBC Shop is not located in the same building as the BBC World Headquarters. Famous travel writer DMM Who date May 2011 recounts in his monthly column Citation needed date May 2011 I walked up to the front desk at the BBC headquarters and asked the receptionist, Hello. Can you tell me where the BBC Shop is? The receptionist looked stunned, so I clarified my request a bit. You know, a place where I can buy souvenirs and DVDs? A shop? A shop? A BBC Shop? The receptionist asked. She sounded like she had never heard of the BBC Shop before. Later that day, I passed by several BBC Shops just blocks away. References reflist External links Official website http www.bbcshop.com BBC Shop official website Use dmy dates date May 2011 Category BBC offices, studios and buildings BBC stub UK retail company stub ... more details
Infobox Radio Station name BBC Sussex image File Bbc sussex logo.gif city Brighton area Sussex branding slogan airdate 14 February 1968 as BBC Radio Brighton frequency 104.5, 104.8 & 95.0 95.3 Frequency ... Coast share 5.0 with BBC Surrey share as of March 2011 share source ref http www.rajar.co.uk listening ... erp class callsign meaning owner BBC Local Radio , br BBC South East website http www.bbc.co.uk sussex programmes BBC Sussex BBC Sussex is the BBC Local Radio service for the England English county of Sussex . It began on 14 February 1968 as BBC Radio Brighton , later becoming BBC Radio Sussex and then part of BBC Southern Counties Radio , before adopting its present name on 30 March 2009. BBC journalists Jeremy Paxman, Kate Adie and Des Lynam started their careers at BBC Brighton. ref http news.bbc.co.uk local sussex hi tv and radio newsid 8222000 8222496.stm ref Overview BBC Sussex runs ... with BBC Surrey . It is part of the BBC South East region, based in Tunbridge Wells. On air staff Presenters col start col 2 David Allen Saturday & Sunday late nights simulcast with BBC Surrey & BBC Radio Solent , & with BBC Radio Berkshire & BBC Radio Oxford on Saturday Sylvie Blackmore Sunday lunchtimes simulcast with BBC Surrey Dave Cash disc jockey Dave Cash Saturday evenings simulcast with BBC Surrey , BBC Radio Kent , BBC Radio Solent , BBC Radio Berkshire & BBC Radio Oxford Mark Carter Saturday Breakfast BBC Sussex only & Sunday afternoons simulcast with BBC Surrey Jenny Day Saturday lunchtimes simulcast with BBC Surrey Roger Day weekday evenings simulcast with BBC Surrey , BBC Radio Kent , BBC Radio Solent , BBC Radio Berkshire & BBC Radio Oxford Allison Ferns Monday Thursday afternoons simulcast with BBC Surrey col 2 Sarah Gorrell Drivetime simulcast with BBC Surrey Phil Jackson BBC Introducing The South , Sunday evenings simulcast with BBC Surrey & BBC Radio Solent Emily Jeffery Sunday breakfast simulcast with BBC Surrey Paul Miller radio presenter Paul Miller Paul ... more details
About the BBC radio station BBC Radio 2 Infobox TV channel name BBC Two logosize 200px logofile BBC Two.svg logocaption BBC Two logo launch 20 April 1964 based in London headquarters BBC Television Centre ... BBC country United Kingdom former names BBC2 small 20 April 1964 3 October 1997 small sister names BBC One br BBC Three br BBC Four br BBC News TV channel BBC News br BBC Parliament br BBC HD br CBBC Channel br CBeebies web URL http www.bbc.co.uk bbctwo terr serv 1 Analogue terrestrial ... 1 Channel 102 br Channels 968 971 small BBC UK regional TV on satellite regional variations small sat serv 2 Sky UK & Ireland Sky sat chan 2 Channel 102 br Channels 989 992 small BBC UK regional TV on satellite ... adsl chan 5 online serv 1 BBC Online online chan 1 http www.bbc.co.uk bbctwo watchlive Watch live ... online serv 3 BBC iPlayer online chan 3 http www.bbc.co.uk iplayer tv bbc two watchlive Watch live UK only BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC in the United Kingdom . It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more highbrow programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One . Like the BBC s other domestic TV and radio ... to date, most special interest programmes of a kind previously broadcast on BBC Two, for example the BBC Proms , now tend to appear on BBC Four instead. At 2am on Wednesday 17 October 2007 the analogue terrestrial signal for BBC Two was turned off in the Whitehaven and Copeland area, which covers about 60,000 people. On 14 November 2007 the remaining analogue channels BBC One, ITV and Channel ... channels the BBC One BBC Television Service and the ITV network made up of smaller regional companies ... decided that Britain s third television station should be awarded to the BBC. ref cite web url ... on the BBC Television Service the soon to be renamed BBC One BBC1 . The animated adverts featured ... BBC Television Centre Television Centre , and indeed much of west London, to lose all power. BBC1 was able ... more details
BBC Television is a service of the BBC British Broadcasting Corporation . The corporation, which has ... broadcasts is dated to 2 November 1936. ref Radio Times Radio Times The Journal of the BBC , issue dated 27 October 1957 The 21st Anniversary of BBC Television ref History of BBC Television The BBC ... Mechanically scanned, 30 line television broadcasts by John Logie Baird began in 1929, using the BBC transmitter in London, and by 1930 a regular schedule of programmes was transmitted from the BBC ... s company to what is now known as BBC One on 2 August 1932, and continued until September 1935. Regularly ... in 1946. The BBC Television Service renamed BBC tv in 1960 showed popular programming, including drama ... competed with ITV to become the channel with the highest ratings for that week. 1964 to 1967 BBC TV was renamed BBC1 in 1964, after the launch of BBC Two BBC2 now BBC Two , the third television ... in 2003 by a BBC technician. In the end the launch went ahead the following night, hosted ... line system. 1967 to 2003 Image 60 BBC Years.jpg thumb right A special ident was created in 1982 to celebrate 60 years of the BBC. On 1 July 1967, BBC Two became the first television channel in Europe ... 2010 11 26. ref BBC One and ITV began 625 line colour broadcasts simultaneously on 15 November 1969 . Unlike other terrestrial channels, BBC Two does not have soap opera or standard news programming ... ratings it is often eventually repositioned to BBC One . The different remit of BBC2 allowed ... of Man and Horizon BBC TV series Horizon . In 1967 Tom and Jerry cartoons first aired on BBC One, with around 2 episodes shown every evening at 5pm, with occasional morning showings on CBBC . The BBC ... from his job as Controller to work with the BBC Natural History Unit which had existed since the 1950s ... within the BBC One and BBC Two schedules. England s BBC One output is split up into fifteen regions ... than by those in London. BBC One and BBC Two schedules in the other UK nations can vary immensely ... more details
Infobox BBC Nation or Region name BBC East image Image BBC Region East logo.svg 250px BBC East headquarters ... Hertfordshire , most of Northamptonshire , Bedfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire . nation BBC English ... Transmitter Sudbury br Tacolneston transmitting station Tacolneston radiostations BBC Radio Cambridgeshire br BBC Essex br BBC Radio Northampton br BBC Radio Norfolk br BBC Radio Suffolk br BBC Three ... launched 1959 closeddate replaced replacedby website BBC East is the BBC English Regions BBC English ... , most of Northamptonshire , Bedfordshire , and parts of Buckinghamshire . Services Television BBC East s television output broadcast on BBC One consists of its flagship regional news service BBC Look ... for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire , BBC Essex , BBC Radio Northampton , BBC Radio Norfolk , BBC Radio Suffolk and BBC Three Counties Radio . On weekdays, all six stations open transmission at 4am with a networked ... further networked programming, together with hourly BBC News in the East bulletins, between 7pm and closedown ... also simulcast on weekend evenings and in some cases, also simulcast with BBC Radio Lincolnshire . Online and Interactive BBC East also produces regional news & local radio pages for BBC Red Button and the BBC Local News websites for each county. History BBC East was officially introduced ... 1980, regional radio programming was provided by an East Anglia opt out on BBC Radio 4 , consisting ... BBC Local Radio station in the region, Radio Norfolk, was opened on 11 September 1980 and followed ... 12 April 1990 . Studios Image ForumNorwich.JPG thumb 200px The Forum, where BBC East is based BBC East s main headquarters and studios are based at The Forum, Norwich The Forum at Millennium ... restricted much of what the BBC did there, the location was less central than the BBC wanted ... to comply with the law. BBC East also has radio and television studios at the Cambridge Business ... , Ipswich , Luton and Milton Keynes . See also Portal BBCBBC English Regions External links bbc.co.uk ... more details
Orphan date April 2009 BBC Alerts was a free to use desktop software package issued by the BBC but developed by Skinkers Ltd. that allows users to see news as it happens on a scrolling desktop news ticker or as a pop up alert every hour. Users can customise what news topics they are interested in. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi help 3533099.stm ref On 30 March 2011, BBC announced they would close the service within weeks. ref Closing the BBC News Desktop Alert and Ticker . BBC Website. 30 March, 2011. http www.bbc.co.uk news help 12855057 ref References references Windows software stub Category BBC ... more details
For the BBC radio stations BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 Extra Infobox TV channel name BBC Four logofile BBC Four.svg logosize 200px logocaption BBC Four logo launch 2 March 2002 picture format 16 9 SDTV br 360p BBC Online share 0.7 br share as of August 2011 share source http www.barb.co.uk report monthlyViewing? s 4 BARB owner BBC country United Kingdom replaced names BBC Knowledge web URL http www.bbc.co.uk bbcfour sister names BBC One br BBC Two br BBC Three br BBC News TV channel BBC News br BBC Parliament br BBC HD terr serv 1 Freeview UK Freeview terr chan 1 Channel 9 sat serv 1 Freesat sat chan ... serv 1 BBC Online online chan 1 http www.bbc.co.uk bbcfour watchlive Watch live UK only online serv ... 3 BBC iPlayer online chan 3 http www.bbc.co.uk iplayer tv bbc four watchlive Watch live UK only BBC Four is a United Kingdom British television network operated by the BBC British Broadcasting Corporation BBC and available to digital television viewers on Freeview United Kingdom Freeview , IPTV , Satellite television satellite and Cable television cable . BBC Four launched on 2 March 2002 ref name ... Culture, controversy and cutting edge documentary BBC FOUR prepares to launch , BBC Press Office, 14 ... cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk bbcfour faq title BBCBBC Four FAQ accessdate 2007 08 19 ref It has ... service licences tv 2011 bbc four feb11.pdf BBC Four Service Licence. Issued February 2011 Retrieved 7 October 2011. Published by the BBC Trust. ref ref name bbctrust http www.bbc.co.uk bbctrust assets files pdf regulatory framework service licences tv 2009 bbc four aug09.pdf BBC Four Service Licence. Issued May 2009 Retrieved 12 March 2010 ref History BBC Four launched on 2 March 2002 at 19.00 GMT , having been delayed from the original planned 2001 launch. The channel replaced BBC Knowledge ... of which consisted of documentaries and art programming essentially a test of the new BBC Four schedule. BBC Four would rebrand this channel, and bring it into line with the well recognised ... more details
About the defunct BBC Knowledge channel in the UK information relating to the new international television channel BBC Knowledge Worldwide the BBC magazine launched in 2008 BBC Knowledge magazine Infobox TV channel name BBC Knowledge logofile BBC Knowledge 1999 2002.svg logosize 250px logoalt One of the channel s original idents launch 1 June 1999 closed date 2 March 2002 owner BBC replaced by names BBC Four and CBeebies availability note At time of closure terr serv 1 Digital terrestrial television ... cable serv 1 Virgin Media NTL cable chan 1 Channel 12 127 number later reassigned to BBC Four cable serv 2 Telewest cable chan 2 Channel 245 cable serv 3 UPC Poland cable chan 3 Channel 393 BBC Knowledge was an early BBC digital television channel, available by Cable television cable , Satellite television ... of documentary, cultural and educational television. History Launch The BBC had been wanting to expand into the digital television market for a number of years prior to BBC Knowledge s launch. Originally ... had different ideas on how the new channels would be run the BBC wanted the channels branded as BBC channels, but Flextech wanted the channels to contain advertising. The BBC refused, stating that no domestic BBC channel should carry advertising, and in the end a compromise was made. Two of the channels would launch as BBC channels, the soon to be BBC Choice and the then called BBC Learning , with the remainder of the channels being launched as the UKTV network, intended to be BBC in all but name. Prior to the launch, the channel changed name from BBC Learning to BBC Knowledge. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi entertainment 174535.stm BBC unveils digital TV BBC News, 21 September 1998 ref The channel launched on 1 June 1999, ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi education 355646.stm BBC launches digital learning channel BBC News, 30 May 1999 ref broadcasting for six hours each day. The new channel had plans to be new, multimedia channel, operating across television, BBC Online online and on BBC Rad ... more details
refimprove date September 2009 Image BBCBirmingham.JPG right thumb BBC Birmingham Image The Mailbox at Night.jpg right thumb The Mailbox at night, current home to BBC Birmingham Image The Mailbox BBC Studio IM1771 C.JPG right thumb The BBC Birmingham public space on Level 7 of the Mailbox BBC Birmingham is one of the oldest regional arms of the BBC , located in Birmingham , West Midlands county West ... transmitter . For many years, BBC Birmingham was based at the Pebble Mill Studios , but in 2004 moved ... , an afternoon talk show, ran for many years from the 1973 to 1986 on BBC One BBC1 , with several ... almost to the status of a national institution. Birmingham is home to BBC Midlands Today television and BBC WM radio . BBC Birmingham is not to be confused with BBC Midlands , which is also based at the Mailbox. BBC Birmingham is the name of the Network Productions Centre in Birmingham making network programmes for BBC Television television and BBC Radio radio . BBC Midlands is the regional operation providing news, current affairs and other regional programmes. BBC Birmingham is gradually being wound down as the BBC concentrates output elsewhere. ref http www.guardian.co.uk media 2011 oct 05 bbc mulls departure white city ref BBC investment in Birmingham is now far less than the licence ... In the 1970s and 1980s, the Birmingham branch of the BBC was home to the BBC English Regions ... of Pebble Mill, BBC Birmingham makes drama programmes at the BBC Drama Village in the Selly Oak district. Regional output main BBC West Midlands As with all other BBC regions, BBC Birmingham is responsible for providing BBC Local Radio local radio services and the regional television news broadcasts on BBC One during the times when all regions opt out of the network feed to provide their own local news programming, which in the BBC Birmingham area is called Midlands Today . As one of the larger ... BBC Birmingham productions As mentioned above BBC Birmingham hosted many London produced programmes ... more details
BBC Magazines is the magazine publisher publishing division of BBC Worldwide , the commercial subsidiary of the BBC British Broadcasting Corporation . A list of the published magazines and the age groups they are targeted towards follows Adult BBC History 28magazine 29 BBC History BBC Music 28magazine 29 BBC Music BBC Wildlife Easy Cook Countryfile magazine Countryfile BBC Focus Focus Gardeners World 28magazine 29 Gardeners World Gardens Illustrated Good Food magazine Good Food Good Homes 28magazine 29 Good Homes Homes & Antiques Homes & Antiques How to be Better Off 28magazine 29 How to be Better Off Olive 28magazine 29 Olive Radio Times BBC Sky at Night Sky at Night Top Gear 28magazine 29 Top Gear Who Do You Think You Are? British TV series Who Do You Think You Are? Teen It s Hot Top of the Pops 28magazine 29 Top of the Pops Pre teen Top Gear Turbo Challenge Amy 28magazine 29 Amy Doctor Who Adventures Robin Hood Adventures Girl Talk 28magazine 29 Girl Talk W.I.T.C.H. Educational Learning is Fun 28magazine 29 Learning is Fun Learn with Bob the Builder The Magic Key Adventures Pre school Balamory 28magazine 29 Balamory Bob the Builder 28magazine 29 Bob the Builder CBeebies Weekly Charlie and Lola 28magazine 29 Charlie and Lola Fifi and the Flowertots 28magazine 29 Fifi and the Flowertots Fimbles 28magazine 29 Fimbles Me Too 28magazine 29 Me Too Teletubbies 28magazine 29 Teletubbies Toybox 28magazine 29 Toybox Tweenies 28magazine 29 Tweenies Underground Ernie 28magazine 29 Underground Ernie Proposals BBC Newsbrief magazine Newsbrief External links Portal BBC official http www.bbcmagazines.com BBC Magazines Category BBC publications ... more details
Infobox BBC Nation or Region name BBC Scotland image File BBC Scotland corporate.jpg 305px headquarters BBC Pacific Quay , Glasgow area Scotland nation regions tvstations BBC One Scotland , br BBC Two Scotland , br BBC Alba TV channel BBC Alba tvtransmitters launched Start date 1952 03 14 closeddate replaced replacedby radiostations BBC Radio Scotland , br BBC Radio nan G idheal radiotransmitters keypeople Ken MacQuarrie br small Director, BBC Scotland small website http www.bbc.co.uk scotland www.bbc.co.uk scotland BBC Scotland Scottish Gaelic Gaelic BBC Alba is a constituent part of the BBC British ... from the BBC s London headquarters, and is run by the BBC Trust, who are advised in Scotland by the Audience Council Scotland . Its Scottish headquarters and studios are at BBC Pacific Quay on the south ... Centre . BBC Scotland also has offices including a newsroom, large television studio, and radio studios ... itself. There are also broadcasting centres in Aberdeen , Dundee , Inverness and Dumfries . The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra was resident at BBC Scotland s Queen Margaret Drive base until 2006, when ... Scotland and around the world. ref name SSO cite news title BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra publisher BBC Scotland url http www.bbc.co.uk scotland musicscotland bbcsso about the orchestra accessdate 20 August 2007 ref BBC Scotland s main rival is STV TV network STV formerly Scottish Television and Grampian ... Border Television ITV1 Border covers the south. Television BBC Scotland co ordinates two of the country s five Scottish television stations public television stations BBC One Scotland and BBC Two Scotland BBC One Scotland is the broadcaster s flagship station and offers a mixture of home grown comedy ... the BBC s UK network. BBC Two Scotland is an opt out of the UK s BBC Two network. Daily opt outs ... affairs programming and coverage of the devolved Scottish Parliament . BBC Scotland BBC Alba is also responsible for the BBC Alba TV channel BBC Alba . The channel is funded by the BBC and the MG ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2011 Infobox website name BBC Online favicon logo screenshot File BBC Homepage ... owner BBC author BBC launch date 1997 current status Active revenue alexa DecreasePositive 45 as of 2012 ... Site Info publisher Alexa Internet accessdate 2012 03 02 ref Updated monthly by OKBot. BBC Online is the brand name and home for the BBC s United Kingdom UK online service. It is a large network of website s including such high profile sites as BBC News and Sport , the on demand video and radio services co branded BBC iPlayer , the pre school site Cbeebies , and learning services such as Bitesize. The BBC has had an online presence supporting its TV and radio programmes and web only initiatives ... plans of the BBC have been subject to various public consultations and government reviews illustrating ... BBC Online, it was then rebranded as BBC Red Button BBCi which itself was the brand name for interactive TV services before being named bbc.co.uk. It was then branded BBC Online again in 2008. ref ... title BBC launches PSB partnerships date 11 December 2008 publisher BBC Press Office accessdate 13 December 2008 ref The World Wide Web Web based service of the BBC is one of the world ... Thompson , Director General of the BBC, proposed that the BBC s web output should be cut by 50 , with online staff numbers and budgets reduced by 25 in a bid to scale back BBC operations and allow ... article7041944.ece BBC signals an end to era of expansion 26 February 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 26 ref On 2 March 2010, the BBC reported that it will cut its website spending by 25 and close BBC 6 Music and Asian Network. ref http www.nytimes.com 2010 03 03 business media 03bbc.html BBC Proposes Deep ... 8544150.stm BBC 6 Music and Asian Network face axe in shake up 2 March 2010 Retrieved 2010 03 02 ref ... in the closure of several sites, including BBC Switch , BBC Blast , 6 0 6 , and the announcement ... news entertainment arts 12265173 title BBC News BBC to cut online budget by 25 work BBC ... more details
File BBCSwitch.png thumb BBC Switch logo. BBC Switch was the brand for BBC content aimed at UK Adolescence teenagers . The brand launched on Saturday 20 October 2007 on BBC Two and ceased broadcasting on 18 December 2010. It included a block of television programmes on BBC Two , an online portal, and programming on the BBC s youth radio station, BBC Radio 1 . Content Television Four programmes were originally shown as part of BBC Switch on Saturday afternoons on BBC Two . Sound BBC TV series Sound ... that exist in Britain today. The Surgery was a chat show for BBC Switch, which effectively replaced ... were launched under the BBC Switch brand Kyle XY , a sci fi drama, Class of 2008 , a documentary ... Greek TV series Greek was also shown. Since 2008, continuity links for BBC Switch on BBC Two were ... on Saturday afternoons, ref http www.broadcastnow.co.uk news multi platform news bbc online entertainment ... hosted a 5 19 Show as part of the Sunday night Switch broadcast on Radio 1. Radio BBC Radio 1 devoted Sunday evenings to BBC Switch from 7pm. The 5 19 show started at 7pm and finished at 9pm when The Surgery .... Some were even involved in pre and post production roles. BBC Radio Switch the digital sister station of BBC Radio 1 launched in 2008. Online BBC Switch online was a website portal linking teens to content across the BBC including BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra , BBC Blast and EastEnders . The Switch ... and excited to be involved with BBC Switch on Sunday nights. The show is going to be like nothing ... this kind of TV exposure. The 5 19 Show was also part of BBC Switch. It was hosted by Tom Deacon and AJ Odudu online from Monday to Friday at 5 19pm. ref http www.bbc.co.uk switch the519show BBC Switch ... media 2008 aug 21 bbc.digitalmedia Guardian BBC Teen content iniative ref Live events The first BBC Switch Live was held on 12 October 2008 at the Hammersmith Apollo . It featured performances ... Burke and Pixie Lott . Many of the performances were made available for viewing on the BBC Switch ... more details
Infobox TV channel name BBC Canada logofile BBC Canada logo.svg logocaption BBC Canada logo logosize ... partner br BBC Worldwide 20 slogan The Best And Boldest Of British Television country Canada ... names web http www.bbccanada.com BBC Canada sat serv 1 Bell TV sat chan 1 Channel 635 sat serv ... 145 BBC Canada is a Canada Canadian English language Category B Services Category B specialty channel . It focuses on Television in the United Kingdom British television series, many produced by or for the BBC . BBC Canada is a joint venture between Shaw Media and BBC Worldwide . There is also a BBC Canada Shop which people can buy British television series such as Top Gear current format Top ... List of programs broadcast by BBC Canada While BBC Canada is part owned by the BBC, not all BBC programs necessarily air on BBC Canada, particularly in the cases of popular, well known series like Doctor ... series that do air on this channel are not necessarily from the BBC, with some having originally ... Channel 4 , or other British channels. Since BBC Canada is licensed as a Canadian channel, the Canadian ... and Food Network Canada Food Network . BBC Canada does not ordinarily carry BBC News programming, as the BBC World News channel is also widely available in Canada, and BBC News also has a long standing content sharing agreement with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC . On the rare occasions that BBC ... Middleton , coverage has been produced by Global News , not the BBC. ref cite web url http shawmediatv.ca ... 2012 01 14 ref History Original owners, Alliance Atlantis AAC , were granted a broadcast licence for BBC ... and BBC Worldwide. On January 18, 2008, a joint venture between Canwest and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners known as CW Media bought Alliance Atlantis and gained AAC s interest in BBC Canada. On October 27, 2010, ownership changed once again as Shaw Communications gained control of BBC Canada as a result ... approves Shaw s purchase of the Canwest Global television properties ref See also BBC References reflist ... more details
Infobox Radio Station name BBC Guernsey image Image BBC Radio Guernsey.png BBC Radio Guernsey logo city ... callsign meaning owner BBC Local Radio , br BBC South West website http www.bbc.co.uk guernsey local radio index.shtml BBC Radio Guernsey BBC Guernsey is the BBC Local Radio service for the Channel ... and 1116 kHz AM MW in Guernsey and 99 MHz FM VHF in Alderney. Image Guern siais BBC sticker.jpg thumb left Publicity sticker Learn Dg rn siais with the BBC Guernsey BBC Your voice in the Islands BBC Guernsey has grown from a small limited hours radio operation in the early 1980s into a full .... As well as broadcasting on FM and AM, BBC Guernsey is also available via internet at http www.bbc.co.uk guernsey BBC Guernsey Online . Like other BBC enterprises in Guernsey, funding comes ... A number of evening and weekend programmes are simulcast with BBC Local Radio stations in the BBC South West South West and BBC West West . Radio 5 Live programming is simulcast overnight and on weekend afternoons. Weekdays class wikitable Time Main presenter s programme Location 0100 0500 BBC Radio 5 Live Up All Night radio show Up All Night rowspan 3 London 0500 0530 BBC Radio 5 Live Morning Reports 0530 0600 BBC Radio 5 Live Wake Up to Money 0600 0700 Isla Blatchford rowspan 7 Saint Sampson ... s programme Location 0100 0500 BBC Radio 5 Live Up All Night radio show Up All Night rowspan 2 London 0500 0600 BBC Radio 5 Live Morning Reports 0600 0700 Music Box rowspan 4 Saint Sampson, Guernsey St ... Tony Gillham 1400 1800 BBC Radio 5 Live 5 Live Sport London 1800 2000 The Vintage Top 40 2000 2200 ... Sunday class wikitable Time Main presenter s programme Location 0100 0500 BBC Radio 5 Live Up All Night radio show Up All Night rowspan 2 London 0500 0600 BBC Radio 5 Live Morning Reports 0600 ... Ted Reynolds St Helier 1400 1900 BBC Radio 5 Live 5 Live Sport London 1900 2000 Sounds of Brass Phillip ... BBC Guernsey http www.bbc.co.uk radio aod guernsey.shtml Listen live to BBC Guernsey http www.bbc.co.uk ... more details
About the BBC radio station BBC Radio 3 the TV series from the 1960s BBC 3 TV series Refimprove date June 2009 Infobox TV channel name BBC Three logofile BBC Three.svg logosize 175px logocaption BBC Three ... source http www.barb.co.uk report monthlyViewing? s 4 BARB owner BBC country United Kingdom replaced names BBC Choice web URL http www.bbc.co.uk bbcthree sister names BBC One br BBC Two br BBC Four br BBC News TV channel BBC News br BBC Parliament br BBC HD terr serv 1 Freeview UK Freeview terr chan ... small Switzerland small adsl chan 2 Channel arbitrary online serv 1 BBC Online online chan 1 http ... watch.html?c 12 Watch live UK only online serv 3 BBC iPlayer online chan 3 http www.bbc.co.uk iplayer tv bbc three watchlive Watch live UK only BBC Three is a television network from the BBC ... service licences tv 2009 bbc three aug09.pdf BBC Three Service License , August 2009. Retrieved 2010 ... http www.dttmuxes.co.uk ref Unlike its commercial rivals, 90 of BBC Three s output is from the United ... affairs, to drama, to comedy to animation. BBC Three has a unique 60 Seconds format for its news bulletins ... is Zai Bennett ref cite news url http www.bbc.co.uk news entertainment arts 12009574 work BBC News title Zai Bennett announced as new BBC Three controller date 16 December 2010 ref and the Head of Scheduling is Dan McGolpin. History In late 2001, the BBC decided to reposition and rebrand their two digital channels, so that they could be more closely linked to the well established BBC One and BBC Two Two . Their plan was for BBC Knowledge to be renamed BBC Four , and indeed this took place in 2002, and for BBC Choice to be renamed BBC Three. However, questions were raised over the proposed format of the new BBC Three, as some thought the new format would be too similar to the BBC s commercial ... 2003. ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi entertainment tv and radio 2738245.stm work BBC News title BBC Three digital channel launches date 10 February 2003 ref The channel was launched ... more details
Infobox TV channel name BBC Entertainment logosize 200px logofile BBC Entertainment Logo.svg logoalt launch October 2006 picture format 576i PAL owner BBC Worldwide country United Kingdom broadcast area Africa , Asia Europe , and Latin America former names BBC Prime br 1995 2009 web URL http www.bbcentertainment.com sister names CBeebies br BBC World News br BBC Lifestyle br BBC Knowledge Worldwide BBC Knowledge br BBC HD terr serv 1 Digitenne br small Netherlands small terr chan 1 Channel 19 terr ... 10 Channel 69 BBC Entertainment is an international television channel showcasing comedy, drama, light entertainment and children s programming from the BBC and other UK production houses. The replacement for BBC Prime , it is wholly owned by BBC Worldwide . Launch dates The channel was launched in October 2006, replacing BBC Prime in Asia n markets such as Singapore , Hong Kong , Thailand and South Korea . In December 2006, BBC Entertainment launched on the Astro satellite TV Astro platform in Malaysia ... BBC Prime on DStv in South Africa on September 1, 2008. It launched in the Nordic countries in November 2008, when it replaced BBC Prime on Canal Digital , Com Hem , Telia Digital TV and FastTV . It was also ... replaced BBC Prime in Europe and the Middle East in November 2009. In Belgium , the Netherlands and Switzerland , BBC Entertainment is carried alongside BBC One and BBC Two , on the Telenet Belgium Telenet .... In 2010 Kabel Deutschland Germany made it a pay TV channel. See also BBC World News BBC Knowledge Worldwide BBC Knowledge BBC Lifestyle CBeebies BBC HD External links Official website http www.bbcentertainment.com http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi entertainment 5325006.stm BBC to launch global TV channels BBC News Online http www.variety.com article VR1117949607?categoryid 14&cs 1&nid 2566 BBC ... BBC launches entertainment, kids channels http www.hollywoodreporter.com hr content display world news e3icbacc817cd9e1b4ee42d177c44aefcd2 BBC Worldwide, Televisa to launch channels http www.indiantelevision.com ... more details
The BBC Northamptonshire website, launched on 2 April 2002, was the latest in a series of county and city where I Live websites launched by the BBC in England . The original concept was to provide a website for 18 to 35 year olds with an emphasis on encouraging users to send in their own articles, photos, audio and video. Original sections included News, Sport, Weather, Travel, Going Out, Interactive, Features, A Sense Of Place and Webcams. As of December 2005, the main sections were News, Sport, Junior Football, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Messageboard, About Northants, In Pictures, Webcams, Features, Faith, Students, Creative Northants and a link to BBC Local Radio Radio Northampton . The website is put together by a team of three based in the BBC building on Abington Street, Northampton . The original team of Martin Borley , Jon Raitt and Iain Griffin were still there as of December 2005. The News coverage is supplied by a team of BBC journalists in Norwich . Sport is prepared locally but often links to content provided by BBC Sport Online. The Weather and Travel pages are supplied by central BBC departments. External links bbc.co.uk id northamptonshire title BBC Northamptonshire Category BBC New Media Northamptonshire ... more details
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