BBC Parliament

Contents

1992–1998	1998–2009, 2015–present	2008–present	2009–2016	2016–2021	2021–present	2022 (tentative)

BBC Parliament is a British free-to-air television channel which broadcasts live and recorded coverage of the House of Commons, House of Lords and Select Committees of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Scottish Parliament, the London Assembly, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Senedd. The channel also broadcasts reports from the European Parliament and the annual conferences of the main political parties and the Trades Union Congress.

The Parliamentary Channel

1992–1998

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Unknown

Launched:

January 13, 1992

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BBC Parliament

1998–2009, 2015–present

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Gill Sans

Launched:

September 23, 1998

BBC Parliament took over the cable-only Parliamentary Channel on the same day that BBC Choice launched (23rd September). The presentation package was updated in 2002, featuring Big Ben's spirals. The service went to full screen video on Freeview in November 2006. This version of the logo is currently used as the channel's DOG from 2015, when the astons where altered to the resemble those of BBC News, this was also carried over to the October 2016 rebrand.

2008–present

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Gill Sans

Launched:

Unknown

Logo introduced before 2009. BBC Parliament was once again given a refresh in April 2009 to coincide with the BBC News graphics. This version of the logo was used concurrently with the 2009 package on promos and trailers, and is still used on the BBC website, as of April 2021.

2009–2016

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Gill Sans

Launched:

Unknown

Logo introduced in 2009, and used on idents.

2016–2021

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Gill Sans (BBC)
Helvetica (Parliament

Launched:

October 10, 2016

Introduced in October 2016, this logo is currently on used on idents. With the DOG remaining that of the 1998-2009 linear logo in Gill Sans.

2021–present

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Gill Sans (BBC)
BBC Reith Sans (Parliament)

Launched:

Unknown

2022 (tentative)

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BBC

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BBC One (NI | SC | WA) | (England: E | EM | L | M | NE&C | NW | S | SE | SW | W | Y | Y&L) | Defunct: L&SE
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BBC Three | BBC Four | BBC Scotland | BBC News | Euronews | BBC Parliament | CBBC | CBeebies | BBC Alba

Nations:
BBC Scotland | BBC Cymru Wales | BBC Northern Ireland

Defunct: BBC South East (former)

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BBC Studios

Part of the BBC

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UKTV

Part of BBC Studios

Other brands:
UKTV Play

Former channels:
Divested¹: Good Food | Home | Really

Defunct: CCXTV | Good Food | UK Horizons

Notes:
¹All UKTV lifestyle channels were fully-acquired by Discovery, Inc., which formerly had a half stake of UKTV until 2019.

¹50.01% owned by the BBC, 49.99% owned by AMC Networks.
²80% owned by Corus Entertainment, 20% owned by the BBC.
³Co-owned by Sony Pictures Networks India.
⁴Co-owned by ITV plc.
⁵Formerly a joint venture with The Times Group, which is now its sole owner.