BBC Entertainment

BBC Entertainment

Broadcast area	Europe Middle East Africa South Asia Asia Pacific Latin America
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	BBC
Parent	BBC Studios
Sister channels	CBeebies BBC World News BBC Lifestyle BBC Earth BBC HD BBC First BBC Brit
History
Launched	1 October 2006; 17 years ago (2006-10-01)
Replaced	BBC Prime
Closed	1 March 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03-01) (Italy) 30 November 2012; 11 years ago (2012-11-30) (India) 1 February 2015; 9 years ago (2015-02-01) (Poland) 13 April 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-13) (Nordic Regions) 1 September 2015; 8 years ago (2015-09-01) (Africa) 1 October 2015; 8 years ago (2015-10-01) (Malaysia) 1 January 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-01) (Central Eastern Europe) 1 November 2016; 7 years ago (2016-11-01) (Hong Kong & Singapore) 10 March 2017; 7 years ago (2017-03-10) (Taiwan) 13 April 2017; 7 years ago (2017-04-13) (Latin America) 31 March 2024; 57 days ago (2024-03-31)
Replaced by	BBC Brit BBC Earth (Central and Eastern Europe) BBC First (Hong Kong & Singapore) CBeebies (Taiwan)
Links
Website	www.bbcentertainment.com

BBC Entertainment was an international television channel that broadcast comedy, drama, light entertainment, reality and children's programming (some regions only) from the BBC, Channel 4 and other UK production houses. The channel broadcast regional versions to suit local demands and replaced BBC Prime in a gradual rollout from 2006 to 2009. It was wholly owned by BBC Studios.