There are about 130 daily and
Sunday newspapers, 1,700 weekly papers and 7,500 periodical publications. The oldest
newspapers is The Times founded in 1785. Other famous newspapers are Daily Mirror, Daily
Express, Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Financial Times, The Sunday
Telegraph, The Observer etc.
The British TV service was the world's first public TV service in 1936. The
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) operates 2 national TV channels and 4 national and
32 local radio stations. Its overseas service - The BBC World Service transmits in English
and other 36 languages.
The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) operates 2 TV channels and
some local radio stations. Eight British-based satellite TV channels were set up to
provide programmes in Britain and Europe.
