BBC HD
E120718
BBC HD was a high-definition television channel from the BBC that showcased visually rich programming, including landmark nature documentaries and other premium content.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BBC HD canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1009998 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BBC HD Context triple: [Planet Earth, originalNetwork, BBC HD]
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A.
BBC
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is the United Kingdom’s publicly funded national broadcaster, known worldwide for producing and distributing television, radio, and online content.
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B.
BBC Sounds
BBC Sounds is the BBC’s digital audio platform offering live radio, music mixes, and podcasts across web and mobile apps.
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C.
BBC Alba
BBC Alba is a Scottish Gaelic-language television channel operated by the BBC that broadcasts a mix of news, sports, and cultural programming.
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D.
CBC Television
CBC Television is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s national English-language television network, offering news, entertainment, and cultural programming across Canada.
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E.
BBC Red Button
BBC Red Button is the BBC’s interactive digital television service that provides additional content, such as news, sports, and entertainment, accessible via the red button on remote controls.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BBC HD Target entity description: BBC HD was a high-definition television channel from the BBC that showcased visually rich programming, including landmark nature documentaries and other premium content.
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A.
BBC
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is the United Kingdom’s publicly funded national broadcaster, known worldwide for producing and distributing television, radio, and online content.
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B.
BBC Sounds
BBC Sounds is the BBC’s digital audio platform offering live radio, music mixes, and podcasts across web and mobile apps.
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C.
BBC Alba
BBC Alba is a Scottish Gaelic-language television channel operated by the BBC that broadcasts a mix of news, sports, and cultural programming.
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D.
CBC Television
CBC Television is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s national English-language television network, offering news, entertainment, and cultural programming across Canada.
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E.
BBC Red Button
BBC Red Button is the BBC’s interactive digital television service that provides additional content, such as news, sports, and entertainment, accessible via the red button on remote controls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-definition television channel
ⓘ
television channel ⓘ |
| availability |
IPTV platforms
ⓘ
cable television ⓘ digital terrestrial television ⓘ satellite television ⓘ |
| broadcastArea |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| broadcastResolution | 1920x1080 ⓘ |
| broadcastStandard |
DVB-C
ⓘ
DVB-S ⓘ DVB-T ⓘ |
| closedDate | 2013-03-26 ⓘ |
| contentFocus |
arts programming
ⓘ
drama series ⓘ entertainment programmes ⓘ high-definition simulcasts of BBC programmes ⓘ landmark nature documentaries ⓘ sport coverage ⓘ visually rich programming ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fullServiceStartDate | 2007-12-01 ⓘ |
| fundingModel | television licence fee ⓘ |
| genre |
factual programming
ⓘ
general entertainment ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| languageOfBroadcast | English ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2006-05-15 ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
Freesat
ⓘ
Freeview ⓘ Sky Digital ⓘ Virgin Media (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
Virgin Media
|
| network |
BBC television services
ⓘ
surface form:
BBC Television
|
| notableProgramming |
The Blue Planet
ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Planet
Doctor Who ⓘ Planet Earth ⓘ Top Gear ⓘ |
| operatedBy | BBC ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
BBC
ⓘ
surface form:
British Broadcasting Corporation
|
| owner | BBC ⓘ |
| parentOrganisation | BBC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
1080i
ⓘ
16:9 ⓘ |
| predecessor | BBC HD trial service ⓘ |
| replaced | BBC HD trial service ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
BBC Two
ⓘ
surface form:
BBC Two HD
|
| serviceType | free-to-air television channel ⓘ |
| timeshiftService | none ⓘ |
| trialServiceEndDate | 2007-11-30 ⓘ |
| trialServiceStartDate | 2006-05-15 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: BBC HD Description of subject: BBC HD was a high-definition television channel from the BBC that showcased visually rich programming, including landmark nature documentaries and other premium content.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Life (2009 TV series)