The Computer Channel (BSB)

This article is about the BSB television channel. For the later BSkyB television channel of the same name, see The Computer Channel.
The Computer Channel
Launched June 1990
Closed November 1990
Owned by BSB
Sister channel(s) The Movie Channel
The Sports Channel
Galaxy
The Power Station
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Availability
at time of closure
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The Computer Channel was a British satellite television channel run by British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB).

The channel was broadcast on the same frequency as BSB's Sports Channel, while it was off-air in the mornings.[1]

The Computer Channel was created to broadcast specialist training programmes for the computer industry. The Analysis programme covered IT news, interviews and reviews of new products. The editor and main presenter was Clive Couldwell, former editor of Which Computer magazine.[1][2][3]

The channel was not for home viewing by the general public, and so was not promoted in most BSB advertising, or on their other channels. It was part of BSB's Datavision subsidiary, which offered encrypted television services and data reception to business users through BSB's domestic TV receivers.[4][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Analysis programme on The Computer Channel". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Launch of The Computer Channel at the Which Computer? Show". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "clivecouldwell.com". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Datavision promotional video". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "New Scientist article". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "BSB Datavision at DueDil". Retrieved 27 February 2016.


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