BBC Entertainment

Infobox TV channel
name = BBC Entertainment
logosize = 200px
logofile = Bbcentertainment.png logoalt =
launch = October 2006
picture format = 576i (PAL)
owner = BBC Worldwide
country =
broadcast area =
former names =
web = [http://www.bbcentertainment.com/ www.bbcentertainment.com]
1 sister names = CBeebies, BBC World, BBC Lifestyle, BBC Knowledge,
BBC HD, BBC Prime.
terr serv 1 =
terr chan 1 =
sat serv 1 = Astro
sat chan 1 = Channel 731
sat serv 2 = Cyfrowy Polsat
sat chan 2 = Channel 33
sat serv 3 = Skylife
sat chan 3 = Channel 334
sat serv 4 = Tata Sky
sat chan 4 = Channel 205
sat serv 5 = TrueVisions
sat chan 5 = Channel 38
sat serv 6 = Sky Latin America
sat chan 6 = Channel 203
sat serv 7 = DStv
sat chan 7 = Channel 120
cable serv 1 = StarHub
cable chan 1 = Channel 76|
cable serv 5 = TrueVisions
cable chan 5 = Channel 38
adsl serv 1 = now TV
adsl chan 1 = Channel 529
adsl serv 2 = Mio TV
adsl chan 2 = Channel 21
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BBC Entertainment is an international television channel showcasing comedy, drama and light entertainment programming from the BBC and other UK production houses. It is wholly-owned by BBC Worldwide.

The channel was launched in October 2006, replacing BBC Prime in Asian markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and South Korea. In December 2006, BBC Entertainment launched on the Astro platform in Malaysia. The channel launched in India in May 2007 on the Tata Sky platform and on India online Broadband Pvt Ltd.

The channel launched in Poland, on Cyfrowy Polsat in December 2007, and replaced BBC Prime on DStv in Africa on September 1, 2008. It was also launched in Mexico on the Sky Latin America digital satellite platform in August 2008 in a deal with Televisa.

ee also

*BBC World News
*BBC Knowledge
*BBC Knowledge +1
*BBC Lifestyle
*CBeebies

External links

* [http://www.bbcentertainment.com/ BBC Entertainment Official Website]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5325006.stm BBC to launch global TV channels] "BBC News Online"
* [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117949607?categoryid=14&cs=1&nid=2566/ BBC Worldwide bows new channels] "Variety Magazine"
* [http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k7/may/may18.php BBC launches entertainment, kids channels]
* [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3icbacc817cd9e1b4ee42d177c44aefcd2 BBC Worldwide, Televisa to launch channels]