<P> BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation . The corporation has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a royal charter since 1927 . It produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television broadcasts is dated to 2 November 1936 . </P> <P> The BBC's domestic television channels have no commercial advertising and collectively they account for more than 30% of all UK viewing . The services are funded by a television licence . </P>

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