BBC Prime

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BBC Prime

Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	Europe, Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Asia Pacific
Programming
Picture format	576i (4:3/16:9 SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	BBC
History
Launched	30 January 1995; 29 years ago (1995-01-30)
Replaced	BBC World Service Television
Closed	11 November 2009; 14 years ago (2009-11-11)
Replaced by	BBC Entertainment
Links
Website	bbcentertainment.com (BBC Entertainment)

BBC Prime was the BBC's general entertainment TV channel in Europe, Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Asia Pacific from 30 January 1995 until 11 November 2009, when it was replaced by BBC Entertainment.