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format 576i sdtv country united kingdom broadcast area africa asia europe caribbean and latin america formerly called bbc prime 1995 2009 sister channel s cbeebies cbbc bbc world news bbc lifestyle bbc earth bbc hd bbc first bbc brit website www.bbcentertainment.com availability terrestrial go malta channel 302 televarpi faroe islands channel 7 rikstv norway channel 22 satellite cyfra poland channel 64 n poland channel 135 orange tv poland channel 141 skylife south korea channel 334 tata sky india channel 205 sky m xico channel 203 dstv channel 120 digiturk channel 115 yes channel 32 zon multim dia portugal channel 230 truevisions thailand channel 354 sd cable starhub tv channel 521 cable tv hong kong channel 130 une epm telecomunicaciones colombia channel 63 kabel deutschland germany check local listings hot digital channel 42 cabovis o portugal channel 130 zon multim dia portugal channel 230 mc cable monaco channel 232 upc romania channel 701 com hem channel 43 numericable france channel 81 numericable belgium channel 65 numericable luxembourg channel 86 telenet channel 552 naxoo channel 212 ziggo the netherlands channel 65 upc poland channel 111 cj hellovison south korea channel 427 iptv now tv channel 503 sk broadband channel 251 meo portugal channel 226 free france channel 526 cytavision channel 70 primetel channel 70 mine tv channel 504 aontv austria channel 59 une epm telecomunicaciones colombia channel 69 open iptv serbia channel 600 telia sweden channel 34 proximus tv belgium channel 222 brussels channel 27 flanders channel 247 wallonia streaming media telenet yelo tv live tv bbc entertainment is an international television channel broadcasting comedy drama light entertainment reality and children s programming some regions only from the bbc channel 4 and other uk production houses . the channel broadcasts regional versions to suit local demands and replaces bbc prime . it is wholly owned by bbc worldwide . contents 1 launch dates 2 programming 3 see also 4 references 5 external links launch dates edit the channel was launched in october 2006 replacing bbc prime in asian markets such as singapore hong kong thailand and south korea . on 28 december 2006 it was launched on the astro platform in malaysia . the channel was launched in india in may 2007 on the tata sky platform and on india online broadband public limited but ceased broadcasting at the end of november 2012 due to commercial considerations . 1 the channel was launched in poland on cyfrowy polsat in december 2007 and replaced bbc prime on dstv in south africa on 1 september 2008 . it was launched together with its sister channels bbc knowledge bbc lifestyle and bbc hd in the nordic countries in november 2008 when it replaced bbc prime on canal digital com hem telia digital tv and fasttv . the nordic countries get a separate feed of the channel which differs from that in the rest of europe . it was also launched in mexico on the sky m xico digital satellite platform in august 2008 in a deal with televisa and it has since extended to other central and south american countries . the channel replaced bbc prime in europe and the middle east & north africa in november 2009 . in belgium the netherlands and switzerland bbc entertainment is carried alongside bbc one and bbc two on the telenet ziggo and naxoo cable networks . on 1 december 2009 astro dropped the channel and replaced it with itv granada . on 1 march 2010 in italy sky italia also dropped the channel . in 2010 kabel deutschland germany made it a pay tv channel . rcs & rds launched the channel in romania in november 2012 . in august 2012 unifi picked up the channel thus making the channel available in malaysia once more after a 3 year hiatus . however unifi dropped the channel in december 2015 . programming edit main article list of television programmes broadcast by the bbc this table is not complete progamme name format genre first broadcast broadcast region s first seen on bbc entertainment 2 point 4 children sitcom 1991 1999 europe march 2013 after you ve gone sitcom 2007 2008 europe april 2013 alan carr chatty man comedy chat show 2009 europe nordic march 2013 as time goes by sitcom 1992 2005 europe march 2013 bedlam supernatural drama 2011 2012 europe being erica comedy drama 2009 2011 europe latin america nordic may 2013 big barn farm children s tv 2008 blue peter children s tv 1958 europe nordic april 2016 casualty medical drama 1986 europe april 2013 coast travel europe december 2012 come dine with me cooking 2005 nordic doctors soap opera 2000 europe march 2013 doctor who sci fi drama 1963 89 2005 europe nordic february 2013 dragons den entrepreneurial reality tv 2005 eastenders soap opera 1985 europe nordic february 2013 extreme makeover home edition reality tv 2003 2012 fawlty towers sitcom 1975 1979 europe nordic may 2015 full circle michael palin travel documentary 1997 europe march 2013 the graham norton show comedy 2007 europe nordic october 2016 grandpa in my pocket children s tv comedy 2009 holby city medical drama 1999 humf children s tv 2009 11 hustle drama 2004 2012 europe may 2013 ideal comedy drama 2005 2011 europe march 2013 lark rise to candleford period drama 2008 2011 europe nordic april 2013 lead balloon comedy 2007 2011 europe march 2013 live at the apollo standup comedy 2004 europe nordic march 2013 luther psychological crime drama 2010 2011 europe nordic march 2013 masterchef uk cooking 2005 europe nordic march 2013 merlin drama 2008 2012 europe september 2014 monarch of the glen drama 2000 2005 europe nordic march 2013 monarchy the royal family at work documentary 2007 my family sitcom 2000 2004 europe nordic february 2013 new tricks crime drama 2003 europe nordic march 2013 ocean giants natural history 2011 one foot in the grave sitcom 1990 2000 europe november 2012 penelope k by the way children s tv 2010 2012 sahara with michael palin travel documentary 2005 europe may 2013 secret millionaire the reality tv 2006 europe may 2013 silk legal crime drama 2011 europe may 2013 smart sharks natural history 2003 south pacific nature documentary 2009 spooks drama 2002 2011 europe may 2013 strictly come dancing talent show 2004 europe october 2016 top gear motoring entertainment 2002 nordic twenty twelve comedy 2011 2012 europe november 2012 ty s great british adventure reality tv 2008 2010 underground the sketch comedy 2006 the voice uk talent show 2012 europe may 2016 waking the dead police procedural drama 2000 2011 europe february 2013 walking with dinosaurs documentary 1999 walk on the wild side comedy 2009 europe april 2013 waybuloo children s tv 2009 weakest link game show 2000 2007 europe nordic january 2013 would i lie to you comedy 2007 europe october 2016 the wonderful world of disney anthology series 1960 1983 middle east january 2013 yes minister political satire 1980 1984 cbeebies tv channel repeat broadcast in the morning middle east cbbc tv channel repeat broadcast in the morning north america middle east africa asia middle east europe and latin america date is for europe only see also edit bbc america bbc canada bbc hd international bbc knowledge bbc lifestyle bbc world news cbbc cbeebies references edit davies will 2012 11 02 . bbc pulls plug on two india channels india real time wsj . blogs.wsj.com . retrieved 2013 06 27 . external links edit bbc entertainment official website bbc nordic official website bbc to launch global tv channels bbc news online bbc worldwide bows new channels variety magazine bbc launches entertainment kids channels bbc worldwide televisa to launch channels bbc prime to be rebranded as bbc entertainment in europe and middle east v t e bbc television bbc uk channels bbc one in northern ireland scotland wales bbc two in northern ireland scotland wales bbc four bbc news bbc parliament cbbc cbeebies joint ventures and international channels bbc alba bbc america bbc arabic television bbc brit bbc canada bbc earth bbc entertainment bbc first in 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