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1949 In British Television
This is a list of British television related events from 1949. Events January *No events. February *No events. March *No events April *23 April - The first FA Amateur Cup Final staged at Wembley is also the first to be televised. The whole match is shown on the BBC, Bromley beating Romford 1-0. May *No events. June *No events. July *July – BBC Television revives the regular televised weather forecast. *July 11–14 – The first film made specifically for British television, ''A Dinner Date With Death'', is shot at Marylebone Studios in London, featuring Roy Plomley. It is broadcast in 1950. August *No events. September *29 September – The BBC Television Service first broadcasts ''Come Dancing'', a TV ballroom dancing competition show. October *26 October – ''How Do You View?'', the first comedy series on British television, starring Terry-Thomas, is first broadcast. November *No events. December *17 December – The Sutton Coldfield television transmitter is opened ... [...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] |
