BBC Prime

BBC Prime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaEurope, Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Asia Pacific
Programming
Picture format576i (4:3/16:9 SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerBBC
History
Launched30 January 1995; 29 years ago (1995-01-30)
ReplacedBBC World Service Television
Closed11 November 2009; 15 years ago (2009-11-11)
Replaced byBBC Entertainment
Links
Websitebbcentertainment.com
(redirected to bbcstudios.com)

BBC Prime was the BBC's general entertainment TV channel in Europe, Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Asia Pacific from 30 January 1995 until 11 November 2009, when it was replaced by BBC Entertainment.