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Encyclopedia > BBC Entertainment
BBC Entertainment
Type Encrypted Satellite
& Cable television network
Availability    Asia (Europe, Africa, and the Middle East to follow during 2007)
Founder BBC Worldwide
Owner BBC
Launch date October 2006
Website www.bbcentertainment.com

BBC Entertainment is the name of a BBC-branded general entertainment channel operated by the Corporation's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide. Image File history File links Bbcentertainment. ... Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in 1995. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in 1995. ...


It first launched in Asia, replacing BBC Prime on StarHub (Channel 76) in Singapore, TrueVisions (Channel 35) in Thailand, Skylife (Channel 334) in South Korea and Now TV (Channel 529) in Hong Kong on October 8, 2006. This was followed by Malaysia, where it was launched on Astro (Channel 26) on December 28, 2006, and India, where it was launched on Tata Sky on May 2, 2007. The first European version of the channel will be launched in December 2008 on Poland's Polsat platform. The channel will be lectored in Polish. Later in the year, the channel will replace BBC Prime in Europe, Africa and the Middle East For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... The old BBC Prime logo used until 1997 BBC Prime is the BBCs general entertainment TV channel in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ... StarHub Limited SGX: T54 is a telecommunications company based in Singapore. ... United Broadcasting Corporation, a former company of True Visions, widely known as UBC, is Thailands leading cable satellite television operator. ... This page has been deleted, and protected to prevent re-creation. ... The correct title of this article is . ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Previous Astro Logo Astro is a subscription-based direct broadcast satellite (DBS) or direct-to-home satellite television and radio service initially in Malaysia, but has expanded to Brunei and Indonesia. ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tata Sky is a DTH satellite television provider in India. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...


Shows on BBC Entertainment

The Catherine Tate Show is an award-winning British television sketch comedy written by Catherine Tate who stars in all of the shows sketches, which feature a wide range of characters. ... Dalziel and Pascoe is a popular British television crime drama based on the Dalziel and Pascoe books by Reginald Hill, which was first broadcast in March 1996. ... Down to Earth - true to themelf and sometimes strage [1] Film and Television Down to Earth (TV series), a 1983–1987 television series starring Carol Mansell, Dick Sargent and David Kaufman Down to Earth (UK TV Series), a 2000 British television series starring Pauline Quirke Down to Earth (1947 film... Mad About Alice was a British sitcom that ran during 2004 for six episodes. ... My Hero is a British television series that first ran on BBC One from February 2000 to September 2006. ... Open All Hours was a BBC sitcom written by Roy Clarke which ran for four series (26 episodes in all) between 1976 and 1985, with a pilot episode from the Seven of One series in 1973. ... Posh Nosh was a 2003 BBC television programme parodying television chefs. ... My Family is a British sitcom starring Robert Lindsay and Zoë Wanamaker that first aired in 2000. ... The Scolds Bridle is a 1994 mystery novel by Minette Walters. ... Silent Witness is a long-running British television thriller series made by the BBCs in-house Drama Serials production department, and screened on the BBC One channel. ... This article is about the UK version. ... For other uses, see Doctor Who (disambiguation). ... Absolutely Fabulous is a British sitcom written by and starring Jennifer Saunders, and co-starring Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha and June Whitfield. ... Weakest Link (early episodes had the on-screen title The Weakest Link) is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000. ...

External links


BBC News website in June 2007. ... Variety is a daily magazine for the entertainment industry. ...

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BBC Television

UK channels: BBC One (Northern Ireland) (Scotland) (Wales) • BBC Two (Northern Ireland) (Scotland) (2W)• BBC Three • BBC Four • BBC News 24 • BBC Parliament • CBBC Channel • CBeebies • BBC HD • Gaelic Digital Service BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1932. ... BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC, and the first in the United Kingdom. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with BBC Northern Ireland. ... BBC Scotland is home to Reporting Scotland, the daily news from Scotland, which shows on the BBC 1 network every day at 6. ... BBC One Wales is the national variation for BBC Wales of the network BBC One service broadcast by the BBC. The service is broadcast in Wales from Broadcasting House in Cardiff. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... BBC Two Northern Ireland is a television station operated by BBC Northern Ireland. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... BBC 2W is a digital television channel run by the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... BBC Three, the successor to the similar BBC Choice, is a British television channel from the BBC broadcasting only on digital cable, terrestrial and satellite. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 4. ... BBC News 24 is the BBCs 24 hour rolling news television channel in the United Kingdom. ... BBC Parliament is a British television channel from the BBC. It broadcasts live and recorded coverage of the British House of Commons and House of Lords, Select Committees, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly, and occasionally from the General Synod of the Church of England. ... The CBBC Channel is a British television service aimed at 6 to 13 year olds produced by the BBC. It complements the CBBC programming that continues to air on BBC One and BBC Two. ... CBeebies is a British television channel produced by the BBC and aimed at children six years and under. ... BBC HD is the high-definition television channel launched by the BBC on a trial basis from May 15, 2006, with the first HD originated programme, Planet Earth, shown on May 27. ... Gaelic Digital Service is an upcoming Scottish Gaelic language television channel. ...


International channels: BBC America • BBC Canada • BBC Food • BBC Kids • BBC Prime • BBC Entertainment • BBC World • BBC Knowledge • BBC Lifestyle • BBC Arabic Television The BBC is forbidden under its charter to undertake any commercial operations on-air within the United Kingdom, however no such restriction applies to operations in other countries. ... BBC America is an American television network, owned and operated by BBC Worldwide, which was launched on March 29, 1998, available on both cable and satellite. ... BBC Canada is a general entertainment Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... BBC Kids is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel owned by Alliance Atlantis and BBC Worldwide. ... The old BBC Prime logo used until 1997 BBC Prime is the BBCs general entertainment TV channel in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ... World News bulletins form the main part of the channels daily schedule. ... BBC Knowledge is the name of a television channel set to be launched in the near future by BBC Worldwide, the commercial division of the BBC. BBC Worldwide announced the move in the summer of 2006 which will result in BBC Knowledge, replaced as a television channel in the United... BBC Lifestyle is a television channel operated by BBC Worldwide. ... BBC Arabic Television will be a news and information television channel broadcast to the Middle East by the BBC. The service was announced in October 2005 and is due to start broadcasting in Autumn 2007. ...


Joint ventures: Animal Planet • People+Arts • UKTV (UK and Ireland) • UK.TV (Australia and New Zealand) Animal Planet, launched in 1996, is a cable and satellite television network co-owned by Discovery Communications, Inc. ... People+Arts is an arts television channel broadcasting to Spain, Portugal and Latin America. ... UKTV UKTV is a joint venture between the BBCs commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, and Virgin Media owned Virgin Media Television, formally Flextech Television. ... UKTV is a subscription television channel in Australia and New Zealand, screening UK entertainment programming, sourced mainly from the archives of the BBC, TALKBACKThames and ITV Plc. ...


Closed channels: BBC Knowledge • BBC Choice • BBC World Service Television • BBC TV Europe • BBC Japan BBC Knowledge was an early BBC digital television channel, available by cable, satellite, or terrestrial digital broadcasting, providing a strong programme of documentary, cultural and educational television. ... BBC Choice was a TV station from the BBC which launched on September 23, 1998. ... BBC World Service Television was the name given to the BBCs international satellite television channels between 1991 and 1995. ... BBC TV Europe was a BBC subscription-funded television service available on satellite and cable in continental Europe. ... BBC Japan was a television channel from the BBC available via satellite in Japan. ...



 

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