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BBC Choice

BBC Choice was a British digital television channel which was owned by the BBC and was launched on 23 September 1998. It was the first British TV channel to broadcast exclusively in digital format, as well as the BBC's second non-analogue-terrestrial channel launch (following on from the BBC News channel in 1997).

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History

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Programming

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Operation

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Identity

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Owner
BBC
Closed
8 February 2003; 23 years ago (2003-02-08)
Freeview
Channel 7
Launched
23 September 1998; 27 years ago (1998-09-23)
Picture format
576i (16:9 SDTV)
Replaced by
BBC Three

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Programming

Operation

Identity

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BBC Choice

Nodes61
Edges60
Triples150
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032787
Components1

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BBC Choice

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related to Children's programming · 29
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related to Announcement of the end of BBC Choice · 17
BBC Choice → BBC, BBC Four, BBC Three, BBC's, But, E4, February, From October, In August, ITV2, Parliament, September, Sky One, The, The BBC, This, Whilst BBC Three
related to Post-2000 refresh · 17
BBC Choice → Backstage, BBC, BBC Knowledge, BBC One, Choice, Christopher Price, Entertainment, From, In June, Knowledge, Liquid News, Micro TV, News, Refreshing TV, The, Two, Zero
related to background · 16
BBC Choice → BBC, BBC Knowledge, BBC Learning, BBC Showcase, Both, Director-General Sir John Birt, EastEnders, February, Flextech, In, Originally, Prior, The, The BBC, Two, UKTV
related to Regional variations · 16
BBC Choice → April, At, BBC, BBC One, BBC Two, BBC's, Choice, EastEnders, England, March, NI, Northern Ireland, Scotland, The, The English, Wales
related to Launch · 15
BBC Choice → All, August, BBC, EastEnders, Edinburgh International Television Festival, Instead, Monty Python's Flying Circus, October, ONdigital, September, Sky Digital, The, Tomorrow's World, TV, When BBC Choice
related to Programming · 14
BBC Choice → BBC, BBC Three, Digital Teletext, EastEnders Revealed, February, In, Initially, Its, Liquid News, Naked Video, Robot Wars, Stressed Eric, The, TV
related to Identity · 6
BBC Choice → At, BBC Choice's, Fan, Mr, Punch, These
Closed · 1
BBC Choice → 8 February 2003; 23 years ago (2003-02-08)
Freeview · 1
BBC Choice → Channel 7

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BBC ChoiceClosed8 February 2003; 23 years ago (2003-02-08)1.00infobox
BBC ChoiceFreeviewChannel 71.00infobox
BBC ChoiceLaunched23 September 1998; 27 years ago (1998-09-23)1.00infobox
BBC ChoiceOwnerBBC1.00infobox
BBC ChoicePicture format576i (16:9 SDTV)1.00infobox
BBC ChoiceReplaced byBBC Three1.00infobox
BBC ChoiceSister channelsBBC One BBC Two BBC Four BBC News 24 BBC Parliament BBC Knowledge (until 2002) CBBC CBeebies1.00infobox
Backstageinstance ofThe opening line-up was repeated on 1 October with the commercial launch of Sky Digital.The main format of the channel was a mix of BBC One and Two programming as well as origin…0.80text
broadcast live each weeknightinstance ofThe opening line-up was repeated on 1 October with the commercial launch of Sky Digital.The main format of the channel was a mix of BBC One and Two programming as well as origin…0.80text
which took viewers behind the scenes of different parts of the BBCinstance ofThe opening line-up was repeated on 1 October with the commercial launch of Sky Digital.The main format of the channel was a mix of BBC One and Two programming as well as origin…0.80text
Glastonburyinstance ofThe channel also provided exclusive coverage of music festivals0.80text
extended live coverage of sportinstance ofThe channel also provided exclusive coverage of music festivals0.80text

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