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1990s. 1996. 9 May – The BBC announces the launch of a rolling news channel for the UK as part of its plans for digital television. [ 1] 1997. 9 November – BBC News 24 launches at 5:30pm. The channel is only available on cable although all viewers are able to sample the channel overnight as BBC News 24 is simulcast during the downtime hours ...
1 April – The first edition of BBC Scotland 's Reporting Scotland is broadcast. 1969. 9 September – The first edition of Nationwide is broadcast on BBC1. 19–20 September – BBC News relocates from Alexandra Palace in North London to BBC Television Centre in West London.
The BBC News channel is a British free-to-air [1] public broadcast television news channel owned and operated by the BBC.The channel is based at and broadcasts from Broadcasting House in the West End of London from which it is anchored during British daytime, with overnight broadcasts anchored from Washington, D.C. and Singapore. [2]
31 October – For the first time, Newsnight is given a fixed starting time, of 10.30 pm. The final edition of Weekend World is broadcast on ITV. 1989. 5 February – Sky Television launches at 6 pm and with it the launch of the UK's first rolling news channel Sky News.
24 December – First broadcast from Newcastle upon Tyne (station 5NO). 1923. 8 January – First outside broadcast, the British National Opera Company's production of The Magic Flute from Covent Garden. 18 January – The UK Postmaster General grants the BBC a licence to broadcast. 13 February – First broadcast from Cardiff (station 5WA).
17 April – Brothers in Law makes its debut on BBC TV. 14 June – BBC TV airs the first episode of the sitcom Steptoe and Son, written by Galton and Simpson. 24 November – The first episode of the influential satire show That Was The Week That Was airs on BBC TV. [27] 1963. 13 January – BBC TV airs the play The Madhouse on Castle Street ...
19 February – Virgin Media removes the standard definition versions of the non-flagship BBC television channels except BBC Parliament due to that channel currently not broadcasting in high definition. [89] 24 February – A new BBC Scotland channel launches and replaces BBC Two Scotland. [90] 25 February – BBC Scotland launches its weekday ...
BBC News (UK and International) A dedicated English language news channel based on the BBC's news service of the same name, covering news and sport from across the UK and around the world, 24 hours a day. There are several regional variations: UK & Ireland, Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America and South Asia.