Former BBC international satellite television channels
This article is about the BBC's international television services. For the radio channel, see BBC World Service.
Television channel
BBC World Service Television BBC WSTV (Asia)
Country
UK
Broadcast area
Worldwide
Network
BBC
Headquarters
BBC Television Centre
Programming
Picture format
576i (4:3 SDTV)
Ownership
Owner
BBC
History
Launched
11 March 1991; 33 years ago (1991-03-11)[1]
Replaced
BBC TV Europe
Closed
26 January 1995; 29 years ago (1995-01-26)
Replaced by
BBC World BBC Prime
BBC World Service Television, often abbreviated to WSTV (World Service Television), was the name of two BBC international satellite television channels between 1991 and 1995. It was the BBC's first foray into worldwide television broadcasting. In Europe, it was the successor to BBC TV Europe, which it replaced on 11 March 1991.[1] The service was also launched in Asia as a 24-hour news and information service with minor differences, a precursor to BBC World News, launched on 14 October 1991.[2]
Unlike the BBC World Service at the time, it was not funded by the British government through a grant-in-aid.[3] Instead, it was funded either by subscription or by commercial advertising, with advertisements inserted locally by individual cable or satellite providers. News headlines, trailers and other updates, known as "break fillers", were inserted to fill gaps in cases where no commercials were broadcast by the local provider.
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