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BBC Radio Swindon outputs from the renamed BBC Radio Wiltshire begin. 15 December – BBC Radio 4 Extra is launched as BBC7. 2003. 9 February – BBC Three is launched at 19:00 in a simulcast with BBC Two. It replaces BBC Choice. 8 December – BBC News 24 is relaunched with a new set and titles, as well as a new Breaking News sting. Networked ...
31 March – The agreement for joint experimental transmissions by the BBC and John Logie Baird's company comes to an end. [6] 1935. 11 September – Final transmission of John Logie Baird's 30-line television system by the BBC. The BBC begins preparations for a regular high definition broadcasting service from Alexandra Palace. 1936
BBC Television is a service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the terms of a royal charter, since 1927. It produced television programmes from its own studios from 1932, although the start of its regular service of television broadcasts is dated to 2 November 1936. [2]
2 March –NewsView is broadcast on BBC Two for the final time, bringing to an end the weekly news review with on-screen subtitles that BBC Two had broadcast since the channel first went on air in 1964. BBC Two replaces the programme with a standard 15-minute news and sport bulletin. 15 April – The World Service Television News service is ...
1988 in British television – By the end of 1988, all ITV regions are providing a full 24-hour service, which includes through-the-night news summaries and bulletins from ITN. Also in 1988, the BBC and Channel 4 both start broadcasting into the early hours for the first time.
29 September – The final edition of Breakfast 24 is broadcast on BBC News 24 ahead of a decision to end separate breakfast programmes for BBC One and News 24. 2 October – The first edition of BBC Breakfast is broadcast, the new morning show on BBC One and News 24. BBC News starts broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen.
However, the BBC did not enjoy a complete monopoly before this, as several Continental stations, such as Radio Luxembourg, had broadcast programmes in English to Britain since the 1930s and the Isle of Man-based Manx Radio began in 1964.
5 October – It is announced that broadcasts in a number of European languages will end by March 2006, to finance the launch in 2007 of TV news services in Arabic and Persian. [15] 10 October – The BBC's Latin American service is renamed BBC Mundo. October – The BBC World Service soap opera Westway comes to an end after eight years on air.