BBC Parliament
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| BBC Parliament | |
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| Formerly Called | The Parliament Channel |
| Launched: | 23 September 1998 |
| Audience Share (Aug 2004[1] (http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/monthreports.cfm?report=monthgmulti)): | Almost zero |
| Owned By: | BBC |
| Web Address: | www.bbc.co.uk/bbcparliament |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial Analogue: | Not Available |
| Terrestrial Digital: | Freeview Channel 45 |
| Satellite: | Sky Digital Channel 508 |
| Cable: | NTL Channel 128
Telewest Digital Channel 612 Telewest Analogue Channel 05 |
BBC Parliament is a British television channel from the BBC. It broadcasts live and recorded coverage of the British House of Commons and House of Lords, the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly. It also rebroadcasts some material from the equivalent US channel, C-Span. Its nightly political programme is known as 'The Record'. It was previously known as the Parliamentary Channel.
It broadcasts on digital cable and satellite, and on a quarter sized screen (shared with BBC News 24 multiscreens) on digital terrestrial (Freeview). It used to broadcast as audio-only on digital terrestrial due to lack of capacity. It used to have wide availability on analog cable networks, but has gradually declined.
It is unique amongst the BBC channels in being entirely produced by an independent company, Millbank Studios, based in Millbank. Its recent relaunch has introduced an identity more in line with the BBC's corporate image, the channel now featuring music and graphics produced by BBC News.
See also:List of British television channels
External link
- BBC Parliament (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/bbc_parliament/default.stm)