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This is a list of current high definitionchannels that are available in the United Kingdom, together with those coming in the future, and those that have ceased broadcasting. All HD channels in the UK broadcast at 1080i, apart from Sky Sports Main Event UHD channel and the BT Sport Ultimate 4K. [1]HD channels can dynamically switch between ...
A breakdown is impossible due to a) the number of platforms, b) duplication of services, c) regional services, d) part time operations, and e) audio. For the Sky platform alone, there were 485 TV stations, additionally 57 "timeshifted versions", 36 HDTV versions, 42 regional TV options, 81 audio channels, and 5 promotion channels as of mid-2010.
Channel 5, as a British public service broadcaster, are required to broadcast a wide variety of programming. As opposed to Channel 4, whose programming remit targets the fringes of society and ranges a variety of cultures, Channel 5's remit is more like ITV 's. The Channel's remit is laid out in the Communications Act 2003, Section 265 and is ...
Certain sporting events are protected by the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events and must be broadcast live and free-to-air on terrestrial television in the UK. Presently, free-to-air means a TV channel which is free and covers 98% of the population. [1]
BT Sport also announced that it would launch BT Sport Ultra HD, the first 4K sports channel in the UK, on 2 August for the 2015 FA Community Shield. The channel would initially be exclusive to BT TV on BT Infinity, with a 4K service package and compatible YouView set-top box. In 2016, BT Sport Europe was renamed BT Sport 3.
The relaunched hour long-version of 5 News was broadcast on Channel 5 for the first time on 8 November 2021 at 5pm, with the programme still produced for the channel by ITN. It was initially presented by Sian Williams and Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije, with a live reporting team across the UK [ 26 ] and a direct WhatsApp link to the presenters, so viewers can get in touch.
This News UK channel closed as a linear television news service and moved to become a streaming service on Freeview channel 294 [135] and via Samsung TV Plus. [146] Talk (Channel 294) 1 May 2024 727 Absolute Radio: A Bauer Media station. Removed from Freeview on 10th May. Channel removed from EPG on 22nd May.
The British Forces Broadcasting Service ( BFBS) provides radio and television programmes for His Majesty's Armed Forces, and their dependents worldwide. Editorial control is independent of the Ministry of Defence and the armed forces themselves. [3] It was established by the British War Office (now the Ministry of Defence) in 1943.