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9 August – Yorkshire launches an experimental overnight service, simulcasting the satellite TV channel Music Box. [3] YTV carries Music Box until 6am, and not until the start of TV-am because 6am was when the national breakfast franchise hours began, regardless of whether programmes were actually being broadcast.
Timeline of cable television in the United Kingdom; Timeline of Channel 4; Timeline of sport on Channel 4; Timeline of Channel 5; Timeline of sport on Channel 5; Timeline of children's television on ITV; Timeline of children's television on other British TV channels; Timeline of children's television on the BBC; Timeline of cricket on UK television
Night Network, Night Time and Night Shift were names given to the overnight (usually between 12 and 6 am) schedule of the ITV network in the United Kingdom. The first ITV company began 24-hour broadcasting in 1986, with all of the companies broadcasting through the night by the end of 1988.
The island remains the only part of the UK's cable network not to be owned by Virgin Media. 1 February – NTL launches movie channel The Studio in conjunction with Vivendi Universal. [50] 2002. May – Less than a year after being founded and less than six months after launching, [51] Omne Communications enters administration.
Timeline of cable television in the United Kingdom; Timeline of Carlton Television; Timeline of Central Independent Television; Timeline of Channel 4; Timeline of Channel 5; Timeline of Channel Television; Timeline of children's television on ITV; Timeline of children's television on other British TV channels; Timeline of children's television ...
Two separate government studies identify spare frequency space on the UHF band, prompting political debate about the viability of a fifth UK terrestrial TV channel. 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 ...
2 April – UK Gold Classics relaunches as UK Gold 2, transitioning to becoming a secondary timeshift service of its parent network, airing the morning programmes during the evening. [11] [12] UK Play is added to Astra satellite as a filler network within UK Horizons' overnight downtime. UK Style and UK Arena also move transponders.
It is replaced by the generic overnight service from London. [14] 16 October – The Independent Television Commission announces the results of the franchise round. Anglia Television is reawarded its licence having bid £17.8 million to see off two rival bidders, Three East Television and CPV-TV. 1992. No events. 1993