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This is the Project page for British TV channels. The aim of this project is to create good articles for all British TV Channels.

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[edit] Parentage

The parent of this WikiProject is WikiProject Television Stations.

[edit] Descendant WikiProjects

The descendants of this WikiProject are:

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[edit] Participants

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[edit] Structure

What is the ideal structure for one of these? - Wikipedia talk:WikiProject British TV channels

[edit] Hierarchy definition

Purely British TV channels should be included in the category 'Category:Television channels in the United Kingdom'.

Where the UK just broadcasts a foreign network as it is broadcast in that country (eg Fox News or TV5 that article should be included in Category:Foreign television channels broadcasting in the United Kingdom

Channels that have distinct British versions (eg QVC or Cartoon Network) should be included in the category Category:TV channels with British versions. However these should, ideally, have their British specific content split off to form a new article whenever that is possible.

[edit] Infoboxes

BBC One
BBC One logo since 2002
Launched 2 November 1936
Owned by BBC
Audience share 19.0% (Jan '06, [1])
Formerly called The BBC Television Service (until April 1964)
Website www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone
Availability
Terrestrial
UK analogue Usually Channel 1
Freeview Channel 1
Satellite
Sky Digital Channel 101
Sky Digital (ROI) Channel 169
Cable
Virgin Media Channel 101
NTL Ireland Channel 105

A new infobox for British and Irish TV channels has been designed.

Instructions for use are at Template talk:Infobox TV channel

A list of pages that include this template can be found at Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Infobox TV channel


[edit] Template for talk pages

Talk pages for articles related to the project should be have this template added

This article is part of WikiProject British TV channels, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to British TV channels on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project British TV channels, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.

This can be added with the text: {{British TV channels project}}

[edit] Stub template

Articles that are TV channels that are stubs should be tagged with the template {{UK-tv-channel-stub}} which looks like

This article on a United Kingdom television channel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

this will add these channels to Category:United Kingdom television channel stubs

[edit] Barnstar

There is an official barnstar available for television related articles: Image:TVbarnstarproposal7.PNG, which produces:

Image:TVbarnstarproposal7.PNG

[edit] Future channel template

TV channels which are not yet launched should have this template added to the top of the article

 This article contains information about a future television station, channel or network.
The content may change dramatically as the channel or network launch approaches and more information becomes available.

Which can be added with the text: {{Future channel}}

[edit] Resources

  1. Barb Audience share report (analogue)
  2. Barb Audience share report (digital)
  3. DTT Channel Line-up (Freeview/Top Up TV)
  4. Sky Channel Line-up
  5. Virgin TV (ex-NTL) Channel Line-up
  6. Virgin TV (ex-Telewest) Channel Line-up
  7. BBC and UKTV Idents
  8. UK TV Listings