BBC Television

BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1936. The British Broadcasting Corporation has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927.

BBC Worldwide channels

The BBC's wholly-owned commercial subsidiary, BBC Worldwide, also operates several international television channels under BBC branding:

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• BBC America

:An American cable television channel, co-owned with Discovery Networks, showcasing British television programming.

Related Topics:
Cable television - Discovery Networks

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• BBC Canada

:The Canadian equivalent of BBC America, co-owned with Alliance Atlantis.

Related Topics:
Canadian - Alliance Atlantis

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• BBC Kids

:Also based in Canada and co-owned with Alliance Atlantis, and dedicated to children's programming.

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• BBC Japan

:A Japanese equivalent of BBC America and BBC Canada.

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• BBC Food

:Dedicated to the BBC's various cookery programmes, broadcasting via satellite television in southern Africa and Scandinavia.

Related Topics:
Satellite television - Africa - Scandinavia

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• BBC Prime

:Showcasing BBC programming via satellite television, available across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Related Topics:
Middle East - Asia

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• UK.TV

:A Equivalent of BBC Prime in Australia & New Zealand.

Related Topics:
Australia - New Zealand

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• UKTV

:Commercial televison network in the United Kingdom, co-owned with Flextech (part of Telewest Broadband. The channels broadcast manily BBC archive and specially produced programming.

Related Topics:
United Kingdom - Flextech - Telewest Broadband

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• People+Arts

:Broadcast in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula in both Spanish and Portuguese. co-owned with Discovery Networks.

Related Topics:
Latin America - Iberian Peninsula - Spanish - Portuguese - Discovery Networks

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• Animal Planet

:Wildlife channel co-owned with Discovery Networks. The Channel broadcasts in many markets around the world.

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