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The majority of special events attracting large audiences are often carried on more than one channel. The most watched special event programme of all time on a single channel in the UK is the 1973 wedding ceremony of Princess Anne, shown only on BBC One. Pre-1981 figures supplied by the British Film Institute (BFI)
In the UK, most broadcasters provide catch-up TV services which allow viewing of TV for a window after it was broadcast. Online video can be viewed via mobile devices, computers, TVs equipped with a built in Internet connection, or TVs connected to an external set-top-box, streaming stick or games console.
TV 1, TV 3, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV 2 2011 Rugby World Cup semi-final (NZ v Australia) 2,024,000 16 October 2011 TV 1, TV 3, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV 3 2011 Rugby World Cup opening game (NZ v Tonga) 1,930,000 9 September 2011 TV 1, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV 4 Boxing: Lennox Lewis vs. David Tua World Title Defence 1,841,230 12 November 2000
Virgin TV's V+ cable service was the first HD service in the UK when it was launched by Telewest as the TVDrive on 1 December 2005. [36] From its launch, it carried two channels, but after the completion of ITV's HD trial, it only carried the BBC HD channel, alongside on demand content from several broadcasters. [37]
There are four major forms of digital television (DTV) broadcast in the United Kingdom: a direct-to-home satellite service from the Astra 28.2°E satellites provided by Sky UK, a cable television service provided by Virgin Media (known as Virgin TV); a free-to-air satellite service called Freesat; and a free-to-air digital terrestrial service called Freeview.
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[126] [127] In the UK the event is broadcast by the BBC, ITV and Sky News. [128] It is subsequently confirmed as the UK's biggest television event of the year so far, with 18 million viewers tuning into watch proceedings. This audience includes 13.1 million who watched BBC One's coverage and 3.6 million who tuned in to watch the wedding on ITV ...