History of the British Television Part 2

Here's my research on the History of British Television: (1960's to 2017's)

1960's:

In 1964 BBC2 scheduled to open on 635 lines. The same year a massive power failure in West London, causing Gala to be cancelled. Next year US sends the first transAtlantic satellite TV transmission from the geosybchronous satellite Intelsat I, nicknamed 'Early Bird'. The colour TV system 'The Phase Alternating Line' (PAL) is adopted within the UK. So next year regular colour transmissions begin on BBC2. After this ITV had new contracts start, including: London Weekend Television, Thames Television and Yorkshire Television. Regular colour on TV begin on BBC1 and ITV.

1980's:

The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer is shown to be the biggest outside broadcast to date having 750 million viewers in 74 countries in 1981. In 1982 ITV gets more contracts from companies of: Central Television, TVS and TSW. In the next two years Channel 4 begins to broadcast and the next year BBC Breakfast Time (the next year) starts. Lastly in 1989 it is the launch of Sky television.

1990's:

In 1990 it is the launch of British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) and on the same year Sky and BSB merge forming BSkyB. Three years later ITV gets more contracts from companies including: Carlton Television, Meridian Broadcasting, Westcounty Television and GMTV. Some old compaines are lost including: TV-AM, TVS, TSW and Thames. In 1997 Channel 5 begins to broadcast and in the next year BSkyB begins digital TV transmissions from a new set of satellites as Sky Digital.

2000's

A new free-to-air digital terrestrial television (DTT) service begins in the UK as Freeview in 2002. The merge of Granada Television and Carlton Television creates the new company called ITV plc in 2004. Two years later BBC begins to broadcast in high-definition (HDTV), but with their new subscription channel 'BBC HD'. There's a start of a switch-off of all analogue terrestrial TV broadcasts begins in Whitehaven in the following year. On the same year the BBC launches iPlayer a internet service for watching previous aired shows. In 2008 the Freesat satelltie service starts and the first non-subscription channels.

2010's:

This year Freeview HD is launched across the UK which the new channel, Channel 4 HD. Later that year Sky launches Europe's first stereoscopic television channel, being DTV. In 2001 product placement is allowed in the television shows and other media in the UK. BBC sells Television Centre and moves their operations from it to Broadcasting House and MediaCityUK. The ITV plc does the same by moving many of its studios and operations from the Old Granada Studios to MediaCityUK too. Netfilx too is released streaming TV and movies in the UK. This is between 2012-2013 for the changes of BBC and ITV plc. While in 2012 London hosts the 2012 Olympics and BBC wins UK contract to broadcast all Olympics until 2020. The coverage of Paralympics  broadcast on Channel 4 for its first time on television. Again in 2012 all analogue terrestrial TV broadcasts are shot-off. The next year a online service for viewing official figures in the UK audience and many other things announces itself as The British Audience Research Board (BARB). Two years later the first 4K channel is launched as BT Sport Ultra HD. After that the BBC Three becomes on-line only. A TV licence becomes the only way to watch BBC iPlayer online. In 2017 BBC introduces a new Charter and from April Ofcom becomes the first external regulate for themselves (The BBC).