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1933 In British Television
This is a list of events related to British television in 1933. Events *21 April – The first television revue, ''Looking In (TV series), Looking In'', is shown on the BBC. The first four minutes of this programme survive on a Silvatone record, an early method of home video recording. *September – ''BBC Television Policy, Rumours and Facts'' is published. Births * 12 January – Michael Aspel, journalist and television presenter * 15 January – Frank Bough, journalist and television presenter (died 2020 in British television, 2020) * 18 January – David Bellamy, botanist, author, broadcaster and environmental campaigner (died 2019 in British television, 2019) * 6 February – Leslie Crowther, television comedian and game show host (died 1996 in British television, 1996) * 22 February – Sheila Hancock, actress * 11 April – Derek Martin, actor * 16 April – Joan Bakewell, broadcaster * 24 April – Claire Davenport, actress (died 2002 in British television, 2002) * 30 Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Television
Regular television broadcasts in the United Kingdom started in 1936 as a public service which was free of advertising, which followed the first demonstration of a transmitted moving image in 1926. Currently, the United Kingdom has a collection of free-to-air, free-to-view and subscription services over a variety of distribution media, through which there are over 480 channelsTaking the base Sky EPG TV Channels. 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 are basically 485 TV channels, additionally 57 "timeshifted versions", 36 HDTV versions, 42 regional TV options, 81 audio channels, and 5 promotion channels as of mid-2010 for consumers as well as on-demand content. There are six main channel owners who are responsible for most material viewed. There are 27,000 hours of domestic content produced a year, at a cost of £2.6 billion.Taki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
