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Launched 1 February 2015 (Official; Poland)
13 April 2015 (Nordic Countries)
1 September 2015 (Africa)
1 December 2016 (Romania and Hungary) Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (16:9 HDTV) Broadcast area Available in 7 countries | ||
BBC Brit is an entertainment subscription television channel featuring factual entertainment programming. The channel is wholly owned and operated by BBC Worldwide. Originally set to rollout internationally in 2014, it was later announced it would launch in 2015, starting in Poland.
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History
In October 2013, BBC announced that in 2014 they would roll out 3 new brands - BBC Earth, BBC First, and BBC Brit, with BBC Brit to be dedicated to entertainment programming. It was later announced that the content would largely be factual entertainment, featuring BBC series Top Gear with the possibility for increases in local adaptions of the series. Other series are to include Room 101 and Mock the Week. It was also announced that roughly 50 hours, or roughly 5 series, of new content would be ordered for the new channel.
Poland
BBC Brit premiered in Poland on 1 February 2015, replacing BBC Entertainment.
Nordic Countries
BBC Brit replaced BBC Entertainment in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland on 13 April 2015.
Africa
The channel launched on DStv in Africa replacing BBC Entertainment on 1 September 2015.
Singapore
The channel's content is offered exclusively on BBC Player Singapore (a local version of the BBC iPlayer service).