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BBC Knowledge (international)

Former international television channel

Summary

Former international television channel

Field	Value
name	BBC Knowledge
logo	[[File:BBC Knowledge logo.svg	frameless	class=skin-invert]]
launch_date
closed_date
(Poland)
(Nordic Countries)
(Hungary, Romania & Turkey)
(Africa)
(Asia)
(Italy)
(New Zealand)
(Australia)
picture_format	576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
owner	BBC Studios
country	United Kingdom
replaced_by	BBC Four
BBC Earth (international TV channel)
website
sister_channels	CBeebies
BBC World News
BBC Lifestyle
BBC HD
BBC Entertainment
BBC First
availability_note	(at the time of closure)
online_serv_1	Foxtel Go
online_chan_1	Channel 612

the international version of BBC Knowledge

(Poland) (Nordic Countries) (Hungary, Romania & Turkey) (Africa) (Asia) (Italy) (New Zealand) (Australia) 1080i (HDTV) BBC Earth (international TV channel) BBC World News BBC Lifestyle BBC HD BBC Entertainment BBC First

BBC Knowledge was a former television channel available in various countries outside the United Kingdom, showcasing factual and non-fiction entertainment programming from the BBC and independent UK production houses. Wholly owned by BBC Studios, it is not related to the previous channel known as BBC Knowledge, an early digital channel available within the UK, which closed down in 2002 in favour of BBC Four and CBeebies.

At one time, the channel provided five key programming strands enabling simple appointment viewing:

The World focused on culture and geography.
Science & Technologywas about the sciences and technology.
People explored human biology and psychology
The Past had a focus on history.
"Business" focused on the economy and business. On 15 November 2009, BBC Knowledge in Australia changed their channel location from Channel 619 to Channel 612.

In 2014 it was announced that BBC Studios would rollout a new channel, BBC Earth, which would replace BBC Knowledge in most locations, except for where it was successful. Poland was the first location to launch the new brand on 1 February 2015.

Launch and closure dates

BBC Knowledge was first launched in Singapore on mio TV (Now in Singtel TV) on 29 July 2007. It has been available on now TV in Hong Kong since October 2007 and on the Cyfrowy Polsat digital satellite platform in Poland from December 2007 (Cyfra Plus in Poland plans its launch only on 1 Feb 2011 due to prior exclusive BBC deals with Polsat). BBC Knowledge launched in Indonesia on Indovision in April 2008, and in South Africa on DStv in September 2008. It has since also launched in the Scandinavian countries in November 2008 when it replaced BBC Prime on Canal Digital and several cable systems. It was launched in Australia on Foxtel and Optus Television on 1 November 2008; in South Korea on CJ HelloVision on 1 December 2008 and on GS Gangnam Broadcasting on 26 May 2009.

In June 2009, citing the lack of viewership, the BBC terminated its carriage deal with SingTel's mio TV to air BBC Knowledge, (along with CBeebies and BBC Lifestyle), and entered into an agreement with StarHub TV to carry the channels from 1 August 2009, and in Romania on 31 December 2010.

BBC Knowledge was launched on Cable TV Hong Kong on 29 October 2009.

The channel was launched in New Zealand in March 2011 replacing the Documentary Channel following that channel's sale to BBC Studios.

From 1 March 2011 the channel is broadcast in Italy too. It's visible, in standard definition until 1 March 2016.

On 13 August 2013 the channel launched on Digiturk in Turkey.

On 1 February 2015, BBC Knowledge launched on Australian IPTV service Fetch TV.

The New Zealand BBC Knowledge channel was replaced by a localized version of BBC Earth on 22 October 2018. https://www.bbcmedia.com.au/content/releases/BBC%20Earth%20Channel%20Launch.pdf

The final BBC Knowledge channel in Australia was relaunched as a localized version of BBC Earth on 10 October 2019, therefore ending the use of the BBC Knowledge brand after 12 years. https://www.bbcmedia.com.au/content/releases/BBC%20Earth%20Channel%20Launch%20Date%20Australia.pdf

Asia

Alex Polizzi: The Fixer
Andrew Marr's History of the World
Africa 2013: Countdown to the Rains
Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero
Ben and James Versus the Arabian Desert
Bend It Like Beckham
Bang Goes the Theory
China on Four Wheels
Caribbean with Simon Reeve
Deadly 60
Dara O Briain's Science Club
Doctor Who: Earth Conquest
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
Engineering Giants
Earthflight
Extreme Fishing with Robson Green
Frozen Planet
Food Factory: Supersized
Factomania
Gordon Behind Bars
Glastonbury
Great Barrier Reef (2012 TV series)
Galapagos 3D
Guts: The Strange and Mysterious World of the Human Stomach
How to Grow a Planet
How Earth Made Us
How to Build a Planet
Hotel Hell
Hidden Kingdoms
Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve
Inside the Animal Mind
Jimmy's Forest
James May's Man Lab
James May's Toy Stories
Kevin McCloud's Grand Tour
Kingdom of Plants 3D
Kangaroo Dundee
Long Way Round
Life Below Zero
Million Dollar Intern
Museum Secrets
Monkeys Revealed
Nature's Microworlds
Natural World (TV series)
Operation Snow Tiger
Operation Cloud Lab: Secrets of the Skies
Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey
Ocean Giants
Planet Earth
Prince Harry: Frontline Afghanistan
PQ17: An Arctic Covnoy Disaster
Ross Kemp: Extreme World
Secret Millionaire
Secrets of Bones
Stargazing Live
Supergiants Animals
Snow Babies
Scared Rivers with Simon Reeve
Top Gear
Toughest Place to Be A...
Undercover Boss (British TV series)
World's Weirdest Weapons
Walking with Dinosaurs: The 3D Movie
Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan
Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom
Welcome to India
Wonders of the Solar System
Wonders of Life (TV series)

Australia

Main article: List of television programmes broadcast by the BBC

An Idiot Abroad
Dragons' Den
Extraordinary Women
Fishing Impossible
Human Universe
Islands of Britain
Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Road Warriors: The Extra Mile
Ross Kemp: Extreme World
School of Saatchi
Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets
Moaning of Life
World's...and Me
Top Gear
Top Gear: Extra Gear
Top Gear (USA)
Trawlermen
Where the Wild Men Are
Wonders of the Universe

References

(6 March 2015). "BBC overhauls channels in Nordic region". Telecompaper.
(14 April 2015). "HD csatornát indított a BBC Magyar nyelven". Sat-TV-Radio.hu.
(14 April 2015). "BBC Worldwide has today launched its new genre brand BBC EARTH as a linear channel in Romania". BBC Worldwide.
(14 April 2015). "BBC Expands Global Footprint across Turkey". BBC Worldwide.
(17 September 2015). "BBC Worldwide's new global brands BBC Brit and BBC Earth prove a hit with South African audiences". BBC Worldwide.
(22 July 2015). "BBC Earth to Launch in Asia".
(17 September 2015). "Mediaset Premium spegne i canali BBC Knowledge e Discovery World da Marzo 2016". MovieTele.it.
(27 August 2018). "BBC Earth to launch on Sky in New Zealand". realscreen.com.
Parker, Robin. (27 January 2014). "BBC Brit unveiled by Worldwide". BroadcastNow.
(4 November 2014). "BBC BRIT and BBC EARTH to make their global channel debut in Poland". BBC Worldwide.
"Entertainment/Hollywood News".
"Advertising, Marketing, Media, Digital, PR News & more".
"C21Media".
(6 August 2013). "BBC Worldwide Digiturk ile yeni anlaşma imzaladı".
Knox, David. (9 December 2014). "Fetch TV adds BBC First". TV Tonight.
Perry, Kevin. (9 December 2014). "Big Blow for Foxtel as they Lose Exclusive Rights for Premium Drama Channel BBC First". Nelbie.

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