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Nov 27, 2017 · Most of Europe also chose PAL, and BBC2 started its UHF 625-line colour service on 1 July 1967 with Wimbledon tennis coverage (there were a few earlier test transmissions), though initially only a few programmes in the schedule were actually in colour.
At first PAL was used only for the less popular 625 line BBC 2 Channel. Color TV became popular when BBC 1 and the commercial ITV stations adopted the 625 line standard. Germany fwas next at the Radio Exhibition on August 25, 1967.
The four main UK terrestrial analogue services (BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4) are delivered using the PAL system from more than 1100 UHF transmitting sites, and are available to around 99.4% of the population.
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On 1 July 1967, during the Wimbledon Championships, BBC2 became the first channel in Europe to begin regular broadcasts in colour, using the PAL system. [5] The thirteen-part series Civilisation (1969) was created as a celebration of two millennia of western art and culture to showpiece the new colour technology. [6]
15 April – BBC2's start time moves to the later time of 5:10pm with transmissions beginning with a single Open University programme with regular programmes now beginning at 5:40pm. 10 October – Boys from the Blackstuff makes its debut on BBC2 with the last episode shown on 7 November.
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Feb 15, 2015 · UK launched Europe’s first colour service on Dec 2nd 1967. This was broadcast using the Phase Alternating Line (PAL) system, which was based on the work of the German television engineer Walter Bruch. PAL was based on NTSC but much improved, NTSC was dubbed “never twice the same colour”.
