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1935 In British Television
This is a list of events related to British television in 1935. Events *11 September – Final transmission of John Logie Baird's 30-line television system by the BBC. The BBC begins preparations for a regular high definition broadcasting service from Alexandra Palace in London. Births * 24 January – Bamber Gascoigne, television host and author (died 2022) * 17 February – Christina Pickles, actress * 21 February – Mark McManus, Scottish actor (died 1994) * 13 March – David Nobbs, comedy screenwriter (died 2015) * 23 March – Barry Cryer, comedy writer and performer (died 2022) * 24 March – Mary Berry, television presenter, chef and food writer * 28 March – Michael Parkinson, journalist and television presenter (died 2023) * 19 April – Dudley Moore, actor, comedian and musician (died 2002) * 1 May – Ian Curteis, English director and playwright (died 2021) * 10 May – Terrance Dicks, television writer (died 2019) * 17 May – Dennis Potter, writer (died 1994) * ... [...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] |
