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BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC.It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events.
Great North Run: BBC One 1981 – present; Today at Wimbledon: BBC Two 1993 – 2014 & 2016 – present (replaced by Wimbledon 2Day in 2015) 6 Nations Rugby: BBC One 2000 – present (shared with ITV Sport 2016 – present) Match of the Day 2: BBC Two 2004 – 2012, BBC One 2012 – present; FIFA Club World Cup: 2005, 2012, 2019 – present
Commercially funded BBC Studios and BBC Global News, as well as state-funded BBC World Service operate and distribute these linear television services around the world. These services are not to be confused with the domestic channels operated in the United Kingdom and accessible in the Republic of Ireland.
9 February – Launch of BBC Wales TV later to become known as BBC One Wales. 20 April – Due to the launch of BBC2 the existing BBC TV channel is renamed BBC1. 28 September – In the Midlands, BBC1 airs the first edition of its local news programme, Midlands Today. [1] 28 October – The Wednesday Play premieres. [2]
4 January – BBC1 begins broadcasting on weekdays at 6am. A start of day Ceefax broadcast is retained although it now runs for 15 minutes rather than 30. Channel 4 starts broadcasting 4-Tel on View during its overnight closedowns. [29] [30] April – A weekend 7am Ceefax broadcast begins on BBC1 and is formally mentioned in TV listings. [31]
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A BBC spokesman said: “The listings include a number of BBC ‘firsts’, including the first weather forecast, the first sports commentary, the first live concert, the first outside broadcast ...
Today, with 600 channels in the UK today, the Internet offers different formats and possibilities for TV listings and television is starting to appear in both mobile and internet formats, so the whole approach to TV listings is changing. In addition, most UK newspapers publish a full week's listings guide in their Saturday and Sunday editions.