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Name | BBC News |
Logosize | 175px |
Logocaption | BBC News logo |
Launch | 9 November 1997 |
Picture Format | 576i (SDTV 16:9), |
Network | BBC Network |
Share | 0.9%
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Share As Of | June 2011 |
Share Source | BARB |
Owner | BBC |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Broadcast Area | United Kingdom |
Sister Names | BBC One BBC Two BBC Three BBC Four BBC Parliament BBC HD BBC World News |
Former Names | BBC News 24 |
Web | |
Terr Serv 2 | Freeview |
Terr Chan 2 | Channel 80 |
Sat Serv 1 | Freesat |
Sat Chan 1 | Channel 200 |
Sat Serv 2 | Sky |
Sat Chan 2 | Channel 503 (UK only) |
Sat Serv 3 | Astra 2B |
Sat Chan 3 | 11954 H / 27500 / 2/3 |
Cable Serv 1 | Virgin Media |
Cable Chan 1 | Channel 601 |
Cable Serv 2 | UPC Ireland |
Cable Chan 2 | Channel 201 |
Cable Serv 3 | Naxoo |
Cable Chan 3 | Channel 216 |
Adsl Serv 1 | TalkTalk TV |
Adsl Chan 1 | Channel 501 |
Online Serv 1 | BBC News Online |
Online Chan 1 | live (UK only) |
Online Serv 2 | TVCatchup |
Online Chan 2 | live (UK only) |
Online Serv 3 | BBC iPlayer |
Online Chan 3 | live (UK only) |
Slogan | "Britain's most watched news channel" "Whenever you need to know" |
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BBC News (also called BBC News Channel) is the BBC's 24-hour rolling news television network in the United Kingdom. The channel launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 17:30 as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News, which had been running since 1989. Since then, with several relaunches, an increase in funding and resources from the BBC and improvements in digital television technology, the channel has been able to diversify content, with two minute looped bulletins available to view via BBC Red Button, BBC News Online and the BBC's mobile website, alongside individual weather and sport bulletins.
In May 2007 the channel became available for UK viewers to view through the BBC News website through a live stream. In April 2008 the channel was renamed "BBC News" as part of a £550,000 rebranding of the BBC's news output, complete with a new studio and presentation. Its sister services, BBC World was also renamed as "BBC World News" while the national news bulletins became BBC News at One, BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten.
As a major part of the BBC News department, the channel is based at and broadcast from the News Centre within BBC Television Centre in West London. The channel was named RTS News Channel of the Year in 2006 and again in 2009.
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