Television broadcasting

Television broadcasting:

Is the distribution of audio and video content or visual mass communications medium and broadcasts on to your television for a wide audiences.

BBC TV channels international

BBC World news/ An international, commercially funded twenty-four hour news channel, not officially available to the UK viewers but is shown on BBC news/ BBC one/ BBC two/ between 1am-5:30am and two editions 11:30 am-12:00pm on BBC two/ 19:00-19:30 on BBC four.

BBC WorldwideThe BBC wholly owned commercial subsidiary, BBC worldwide, also operates several international television channels under BBC branding.

BBC America- a general entertainment channel, co-owned with discovery networks. Showcasing British programmes.

BBC Canada- a general entertainment channel, co-owned with shaw-media.

BBC HD- a high definition channel, currently available in Belguim, Brazil, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland and Turkey.

BBC Kids- a Canadian children’s programming channel co-owned with shaw-media.

BBC Entertainment- showcasing comedy drama, light entertainment and children’s programming by BBC and other UK production houses available in the following regions: Asia, Europe/Middle east, India, Latin, America, Nordic, Poland and South Africa.

BBC WorldwideBBC Knowledge-documentaries and factual programming, currently available in Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Zealand, Poland, Scandinavia, Singapore and South Africa.

BBC UKTV- an entertainment channel in Australia and New Zealand, carrying drama and comedy programmes from the BBC, Talkback Thames, ITV and Channel 4. The BBC also co-owns the following channels in joint ventures with other broadcaster.

UKTV- commercial television network in the UK, co-owned with Scripps Networks Interactive. The channels broadcast mainly BBC archive and specially produced programming.

BBC Persian-news channel that broadcasts in Persian-speaking countries including Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan in the Perisan/Dari/Tajiki language.

Channels free to-air in the UKThese channels are also available outside the UK in the nieghbouring countries e.g. Belgium and the Netherlands.

BBC one-the corporation’s primary network, broadcasting mainstream comedy, drama, documentaries, films, news, sport and some children’s programmes. BBC one is also the home of the BBC’s main 30 minutes news bulletins, currently shown at 1:00pm, 6:00pm and 10:00pm and overnight on Monday to Sunday also available in HD.

BBC Two-home to more specialist programming, including comedy, documentaries, dramas, children’s programming and minority interest programmes, as well imported programmes from other countries, particularly the United States. An important feature of the schedule is Newsnight 50 miinute news analysis programme shown each weeknight at 22:30 also available in HD.

Channels free to-air in the UK

BBC Three-home youth-orientated programming particularly new comedy sketches shows and sitcoms.

BBC Four-Niche programming for an intellectual audience, including specialists documentaries, occasional ‘serious’ dramas, live theatre, foreign language films and television programmes and ‘prestige’ archives television repeats.

BBC News- a dedicated news channel.BBC Parliament- the corporation dedicated politics channel, covering both the UK Parliament, Scottish Parliament, Welsh assembly, Northern Ireland assembly and international politics.

CBBC-for children aged six and above.

Cbeebies- for under six.

Commercial programmes

Channel 5-was owned by RTL Group but was purchased in 2010 by Northern & Shell. It broadcast a wide range of variety of programming. It mostly broadcast entertainment programming such as reality television, game shows and imported American drama. Channel 5 (UK) is based there. Broadcast in the UK and it’s a national programming but can do local news.

Viva-Owned by Viacom International Media Networks Europe. Is a music video and entertainment in Europe like Austria, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland and Ireland.

E4-I’ts national owned by Channel four corporation. Also owns Channel 4, More 4, 4Music and 4seven and many others. It’s headquarters is in London, UK. Also it bought 50%share of Box television LTD which is formally a video jukebox Network International Limited E4 is a mostly Comedy channel.

Commercial programmesItv-Owned by three other company’s that is ITV plc, STV group plc and UTV media plc. It’s a regional television service. It's a regional television service. It does news , regional news, weather, sport, children’s programming and has paid to make some of their own TV programmes.

Mtv-Owned by the same company as VIVA Viacom Media networks. It does music videos but it also does reality programmes, aminated programmes scripted also has rebroadcast programmes.

Viacom International Media Networks

Viacom was previously MTV Networks Europe is a subsidiary of Viacom. It also owns mainly well known companys for example MTV, VH1, VIVA, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Nick jr.