United Kingdom Media Outlets
BBC
Website: www.bbc.co.uk
Owner / Publisher: BBC
Language: English, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, and Spanish
Region Served / Publication Area: n/a
Politial Affiliation: n/a
Type of Coverage: General interest, news, popular entertainment, documentary, sports
Frequency: n/a
First airing television programs in 1932, BBC Television is part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, a public service broadcaster with headquarters in London, England. The domestic BBC TV channels are commercial free, and the corporation also produces shows that are broadcast on the network. The network also has its BBC Worldwide Television subsidiary, with BBC America, BBC Canada, and many others. shown outside of the UK, with worldwide distribution.
BSkyB
Website: www.sky.com
Owner / Publisher: 21st Century Fox
Language: English
Region Served / Publication Area: n/a
Politial Affiliation: n/a
Type of Coverage: General interest, news, popular entertainment, documentary, sports
Frequency: n/a
Founded in 1990, BSkyB is a British media broadcasting company based in London, England. They own eight television channels, and offer pay-TV subscriptions with satellite broadcasting.
Channel 4
Website: www.channel4.com
Owner / Publisher: Channel 4
Language: English
Region Served / Publication Area: n/a
Politial Affiliation: n/a
Type of Coverage: General interest, news, popular entertainment, documentary, sports
Frequency: n/a
Founded in 1982, Channel 4 is a national public-service television station in the United Kingdom. It is both commercially self-funded and publicly owned. Channel 4 is also available outside the country, in Belgium, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. The programming is popular entertainment, reality shows, serialized drama, and news.
Channel 5
Website: www.five.tv
Owner / Publisher: Northern and Shell
Language: English
Region Served / Publication Area: n/a
Politial Affiliation: n/a
Type of Coverage: General interest, news, popular entertainment, documentary, sports
Frequency: n/a
Founded in 1997, Channel 5 is a national commercial television network in the United Kingdom. Programming is general entertainment, reality television, game shows, sports, children's programming, and foreign programs, including several imported programs from the United States.
ITN
Website: www.itn.co.uk
Owner / Publisher: ITN
Language: English
Region Served / Publication Area: n/a
Politial Affiliation: n/a
Type of Coverage: General interest, news, popular entertainment, documentary, sports
Frequency: n/a
Founded in 1970, Independent Television News or ITN is a news and multimedia company in the United Kingdom. They program the news segments for ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5. ITN's news program is watched by millions of viewers worldwide. The company partners with global news outlets Reuters, CNN, NBC, and MSN.
ITV
Website: www.itv.com
Owner / Publisher: ITV Limited
Language: English
Region Served / Publication Area: n/a
Politial Affiliation: n/a
Type of Coverage: General interest, news, popular entertainment, documentary, sports
Frequency: n/a
Launched in 1955, ITV is a large commercial television network in the United Kingdom. It is the oldest commercial network in the country. The network provides programming that includes local and international news, weather, sports, current affairs, children's programming, politics, educational and popular network programs.
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