BBC Brit is an entertainment Pay television channel featuring factual entertainment programming. The channel is wholly owned and operated by BBC Studios. Originally set to roll out internationally in 2014,
History
In October 2013, the BBC announced that in 2014, they would roll out three 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 the 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.
International roll-out
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.
It was replaced by
BBC Nordic on 17 April 2023.
Africa
The channel launched on
DStv in
Africa replacing BBC Entertainment on 1 September 2015.
Australia
BBC Brit and
BBC Earth launched in Australia on 1 November 2019, through IPTV streaming service
Fetch TV.
Unlike other versions of the channel, this one is a video on demand service with selected programming accessible through the TV guide.
Singapore
The channel's content is offered exclusively on
BBC Player Singapore (a local version of the
BBC iPlayer service).
[ BBC Player set to launch in 2016, BBC Worldwide, 27 April 2016]
Malaysia
The channel's content is offered exclusively on
BBC Player Malaysia (a local version of the
BBC iPlayer service), which requires a valid unifi TV subscription to access it.
[[2] BBC Worldwide, 23 March 2017] In October 2021, BBC Brit contents have been available as SVOD contents on subscription TV provider Astro.
Programmes
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