Television broadcasting started in the United Kingdom in 1936 as a public service 回答


. In 1953 the Conservative Government introduced a bill to 回答


commercial television. This was opposed very strongly by the 回答


Parties, but the bill was passed and commercial television flourishes. Now there is a collection of 回答


services over a variety of distribution media, through which there are over 480 channels for consumers as well as 回答


. In the United Kingdom and 回答


, any household watching or recording live television transmissions as they are being broadcast (terrestrial, satellite, cable, or Internet) is required to hold a 回答


. Since April 1, 2010 the 回答


has been ￡145.50 for color and ￡49.00 for回答


. On October 24, 2012, all television broadcasts in the United Kingdom were in a digital format.

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