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Encyclopedia > Bravo (UK)
Bravo
Launched 1985
Owned by Virgin Media Television
Audience share 0.3% (0.1% for +1)
(March '07, [1])
Sister channel(s) Bravo 2
Timeshift service Bravo +1
Website www.bravo.co.uk
Availability
Satellite
Sky Digital Channel 121
Channel 122 (+1)
Cable
Virgin Media Channel 137/138
Channel 138/139 (+1)
UPC Ireland Channel 508
Channel 509 (+1)
WightCable Channel 83/116

Bravo is a British television channel, owned by Virgin Media Television. Its target audience is currently men in their late twenties to early forties and shows a variety of both archive programming (such as Knight Rider & MacGyver) and original productions. Image File history File links Bravo2006. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Virgin Media Television (formerly known as Flextech) is a British television company and is entirely owned by the British cable company Virgin Media (previously known as NTL and Telewest) and acts as its television programme production arm. ... Bravo 2 is a British TV channel that launched as Player on March 2, 2006. ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... Virgin Media Inc. ... UPC Ireland N.V. is Liberty Global Europes operation in Ireland. ... WightCable is a provider of commercial and residential cable television, telephone and broadband internet services in the United Kingdom. ... Virgin Media Television (formerly known as Flextech) is a British television company and is entirely owned by the British cable company Virgin Media (previously known as NTL and Telewest) and acts as its television programme production arm. ... Knight Rider was a popular US-American television series that ran between September 26, 1982, and August 8, 1986. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


It has undergone many transformations since it began broadcasting as a channel for mainly black & white programmes from the 1950s and 1960s such as The Avengers and many ITC Entertainment productions. A policy change to withdraw all of their black & white shows soon saw them move on to specialise in science fiction and horror before becoming known for showing crime documentaries by day and adult programming at night. Since then it has dropped the adult content and increased sports and imported shows like Alias. Bravo also aired World Championship Wrestling's flagship show "Nitro" during WCW's final year in business and also showed Extreme Championship Wrestling's flagship show "Hardcore TV" during ECW's final year in business. It has recently acquired exclusive rights to broadcast Total Nonstop Action wrestling on Bravo 2, with only a two day delay from the American broadcast version.[1] Black-and-white or black and white) can refer to a general term used in photography, film, and other media (see black-and-white). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The Avengers is a British 1960s television series featuring secret agents in a fantasy 1960s Britain. ... The ITC Entertainment logo The Incorporated Television Company (ITC) was founded by television mogul Lew Grade in 1954. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... Alias was an American Spy-fi television series created by J. J. Abrams that aired on ABC from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006. ... World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion which, in its proper form, existed from 1988 to 2001. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... // Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett. ...


On August 28, 2005, the channel started showing Serie A Italian football, bringing back the Channel 4 format Football Italia. However, poor viewing figures saw Bravo cancel first the weekly Gazetta Football Italia show, then announce it would stop showing Italian Football altogether after 23 December 2006. The channel's other highest-profile sports coverage is its exclusive UK rights to Ultimate Fighting Championship archives as well as recent events, as well as related reality TV show The Ultimate Fighter. The network airs an Adult Swim block nightly at around midnight. Recently the channel has acquired rights to show the tv spin-off, Blade: The Series. August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Italian football (soccer) league. ... Italy is one of the worlds leading football nations. ... It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ... Football Italia was a football show on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in the 1990s. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (358th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Ultimate Fighting Championship is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, currently recognized as the major MMA promotion in North America. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... The Ultimate Fighter is a reality television series and mixed martial arts competition, originating from United States, and produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ... Adult Swim is a Block In The UK That Airs On Bravo In The UK. Categories: | ...


Occasionally, mostly before Street Crime UK, the channel shows a slide with a pulsating light warning viewers that the show contains strong language. Not only does the show contain censored material, but the slide is also brought up pre-watershed, in which offensive material is strictly prohibited.

Contents

Other Bravo and Bravo 2 programmes

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Programmes

Current

Adult Swim is a Block In The UK That Airs On Bravo In The UK. Categories: | ... Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF or simply Aqua Teens) is an American animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part of its Adult Swim late-night programming block. ... Battlestar Galactica. ... Blade: The Series was an American television program based on the Marvel Comics character and popular film series. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... North American DVD release of the 1979-81 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV series. ... Day Break is a television program on ABC in the United States and on Global in Canada for which one 13-episode season was produced. ... Dog the Bounty Hunter is a reality television show, chronicling Duane Dog Chapmans operations in his bounty hunting firm, Da Kine Bail Bonds in Honolulu, Hawaii. ... // Overview Gamer TV is one of the worlds longest running and best watched weekly television series about video games. ... In Your Face is Fishbones first full length album released in 1986. ... Knight Rider was a popular US-American television series that ran between September 26, 1982, and August 8, 1986. ... Life on Mars is an International Emmy-winning British television drama series, which was first shown on BBC One in January and February 2006. ... Moral Orel is a stop motion-animated television show currently airing on Adult Swim. ... Night Stalker was a 2005 television series that aired on ABC. Its premiere episode aired on September 29 on Thursday nights at 9 P.M. against CSI on CBS, The Apprentice on NBC and the 2005 MLB Playoffs on FOX. The series was cancelled after its first six episodes due... Sin Cities (Sin is Sex in) is a sexually-oriented travel television series produced in the United Kingdom and broadcast on various channels including Showcase Television in Canada. ... Space Ghost at his desk Space Ghost: Coast to Coast is a spoof talk show on the cable TV channel, Cartoon Network. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... For the 2005 film, see: The Dukes of Hazzard (film). ... The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is a popular American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. ... The PJs was a claymation television series created by Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore, and Steve Tompkins. ... The Ultimate Fighter is a reality television series and mixed martial arts competition, originating from United States, and produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ... The Unit is an American action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret special forces team and their missions abroad, in addition to the effect their careers have on their home lives, wives and girlfriends. ... Towers of London are a punk rock band from London, England who formed in 2004. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Worlds Most Amazing Videos is a reality television show similar to Real TV and Maximum Exposure. ...

Past

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Logos

See also

// Overview Gamer TV is one of the worlds longest running and best watched weekly television series about video games. ...

References

  1. ^ Bravo 2 Gets TNA. Retrieved on 2006-12-29.

For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 2 days remaining. ...

External links

  • BRAVO.co.uk
  • Bravo at TV Ark


 

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