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BBC News 24 is the BBC's 24 hour rolling news television channel in the United Kingdom. The channel launched on 9 November 1997 at 17:30. As a major part of the BBC News department, the channel is based at and broadcast from the News Centre within BBC Television Centre in West London. BBC News 24 launched as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News which had been running since 1989. Since then, with several relaunches, an increase in funding and resources from the BBC and improvements in digital television technology, the channel has been able to diversify content, with two minute looped bulletins available to view via BBCi, BBC News Online and the BBC's mobile website, alongside individual weather and sport bulletins. Since May 2007, the channel is also available to view through the BBC News website through a live stream. The channel was named RTS News Channel of the Year in 2006 - a first for the channel after 5 years.