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 * 1948 - BBC Test Card C introduced.


 * 1952 - Bill and Ben begins on BBC Television


 * 1974 - ITA Bilsdale (625 UHF Colour) in service, carrying Tyne Tees


 * 1982 - TSW officially take over from Westward as franchise holder for the West Country, TVS take over from Southern as the South of England franchise holders, and the ATV Midlands service is renamed Central with a change in structure.


 * 1990 - BBC Subscription Television Service formed as a subsidiary of BBC Enterpises Limited.


 * 1993 - Carlton take over the London weekday franchise, GMTV take over the breakfast television franchise from TV-am, Westcountry take over from TSW as ITV franchise holders for the SW of England, Meridian take over from TVS as ITV franchise holders for S and SE of England. Teletext Ltd takes over from ORACLE as teletext franchise holder on ITV and Channel 4


 * 2001 - Nickelodeon and Paramount Comedy channels launch on ONdigital.  Digital TV launches in Australia