BBC services around the world
BBC World Service
BBC World Service is the world's most respected voice in international broadcasting. It provides authoritative and impartial news and information in 33 languages worldwide.
In the UK, its English service is available via DAB digital radio, digital television (terrestrial, satellite, cable and broadband) and online.
BBC World Service is trusted for its accuracy, editorial independence and expertise and provides a forum for the exchange of ideas across cultural, linguistic and national boundaries.
It projects British values of trustworthiness, openness, fair dealing, creativity, enterprise and community.
BBC World Service is a public service funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. It is permitted to generate additional income subject to the BBC's Fair Trading Commitment and Commercial Policy Guidelines.
It is financed separately from the UK licence fee and cross-subsidies are forbidden.
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BBC America
BBC America brings award-winning British television to the United States from the BBC and other broadcasters. It features razor-sharp comedy, groundbreaking movies, provocative drama and news with a global perspective.
BBC America was launched in March 1998. It is wholly owned by BBC Worldwide Ltd, one of the BBC's commercial subsidiaries, and distributed by Discovery Networks. It is available via digital cable and satellite TV.
Programmes on BBC America include The Office, Coupling, So Graham Norton, Manchild, Changing Rooms, Ground Force, What Not To Wear, Wire In The Blood, Waking The Dead, Tipping The Velvet and BBC World News.
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BBC Canada
BBC Canada is home to the best and boldest BBC television, featuring a contemporary feast of wickedly entertaining programming including award-winning comedies, gritty dramas and lifestyle shows.
It launched in September 2001 and has consistently been ranked in the top five of all 40 Canadian digital channels.
The programme line-up includes Little Britain, Nighty Night, continuing series such as EastEnders and Casualty, and new episodes of What Not To Wear.
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BBC Lifestyle
BBC Lifestyle is the BBC's international lifestyle channel and broadcasts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The channel features the best lifetsyle, food and home programmes from the BBC and other leading broadcasters.
BBC Lifestyle is wholly owned and managed by the BBC's commercial consumer organisation, BBC Worldwide.
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BBC Kids (Canada)
The first ever international BBC children's channel, BBC Kids offers high-quality children's programming to audiences across Canada.
With exclusive access to programmes never before shown in Canada, the channel helps children see their world in a new and exciting way.
It launched in Canada in November 2001.
BBC Kids devotes 40 hours per week to commercial-free pre-school programmes and features series such as Balamory and Little Robots.
The channel also has school-age series such as S Club 7, Stitch Up and Groovy Movies.
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BBC World News
BBC World News is the BBC's commercially funded international news and information television channel, broadcasting in English 24 hours a day for a global audience.
BBC World News provides hourly bulletins with news, business, sport and weather information, and also broadcasts the best of the BBC's current affairs, documentary and lifestyle programming.
BBC World News offers in-depth analysis of breaking news, looking at the stories behind the news and important live events and explaining not only what is happening but why.
The channel's dedicated 24-hour fully digital newsroom and studio is located at BBC Television Centre in west London.
BBC World News was launched in its present format in January 1995. It is now available in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
It is owned and operated by BBC World News Ltd, one of the BBC's commercial subsidiaries.
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Animal Planet
Animal Planet features programmes with extraordinary wildlife images, action adventure, compelling real-life dramas and amazing human and animal encounters.
Animal Planet is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide Ltd, one of the BBC's commercial subsidiaries, and Discovery Communications, Inc. It was launched in June 1996.
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People+Arts
People+Arts is customised in both Spanish and Portuguese. It features commissioned programmes for viewers in Latin America and the Iberian peninsula.
Launched in October 1997, People+Arts is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide Ltd, one of the BBC's commercial subsidiaries, and Discovery Communications, Inc.
People+Arts explores the human experience with compelling programmes that include powerful real-life drama, provocative human stories, exclusive regional and international productions, and suspense thrillers.
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UKTV
A joint venture between Flextech Television and BBC Worldwide, UKTV is the second largest multi-channel broadcaster in the UK.
With more than 15 million viewers every week, UKTV's network of 10 channels offers British viewers pure entertainment and real choice between quality comedy, drama, lifestyle programmes, documentaries, history and more.
Watch - entertainment, including Richard & Judy, comedy, reality drama and blockbuster films (launched 2009)
G.O.L.D. (previously UKTV Gold) - comedy, film and drama favourites (launched 1992)
Dave (previously UKTV G2) - cult comedy, quiz shows and entertainment (UKTV G2 launched 2003, relaunched as Dave 2007)
Alibi (previously UKTV Drama) - the home of award-winning drama (launched 2000)
Home (previously UKTV Style) - Britain's leading lifestyle channel covering homes, gardens and a range of personal makeover shows (launched 1997)
UKTV Food - a channel dedicated to celebrating fantastic food (launched 2001)
UKTV Gardens - the UK's only specialist gardening channel providing expert advice and inspiration to gardeners throughout the year (launched 2005)
Eden (previously UKTV Documentary) - factual programming that explores themes, passions and interests that matter to us today (launched 2004)
Blighty (previously UKTV People) - high-energy programming and factual entertainment (launched 2004)
Yesterday (previously UKTV History) - the home of compelling and challenging programming that helps us understand the world we live in today (launched 2002)
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UK.TV (Australia)
UK.TV is Australia's only television channel dedicated to bringing audiences the best of British television.
UK.TV is available in Australia through subscription TV carriers. It launched in August 1996 and is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, the BBC's commercial consumer arm, FOXTEL and FremantleMedia.
Programming includes EastEnders, Holby City, Waking The Dead, The Smoking Room, Monarch Of The Glen, Dead Ringers, The Weakest Link, Casualty, Clocking Off and The Office.
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BBC Worldwide on YouTube
The BBC Worldwide channel on YouTube can be seen around the world. Worldwide's dedicated entertainment channel includes a limited amount of advertising and offers clips from shows such as Top Gear, Spooks, The Catherine Tate Show and David Attenborough programmes.
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