On 2 November 1936 the BBC opened the world's first regular high-definition public television service from Alexandra Palace in London, alternating the Baird mechanical system with the all-electronic Marconi-EMI system, which won the trial within months. Germany had run a lower-definition public service from 1935, which is why the claim carries the words high definition.
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Milestone Year WhenThe BBC dropped the Baird mechanical system in February 1937, after the alternating trial showed the rival Marconi-EMI electronic system to be superior, leaving the Marconi-EMI 405-line system as the service's sole standard. 2 LocationAlexandra Palace, London 1 Connections
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by February 1937 they were declared winners.
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the start of its regular service of television broadcasts is dated to 2 November 1936
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