The oldest Twitter accounts for television channels in the UK
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| 1. BBC News (UK) - @BBCNews | 8 Jan 07 8:05am |
| 2. BBC Parliament - @BBCPolitics | 10 Jan 07 12:34pm |
| 3. BBC Scotland (2 accounts) | 10 Jan 07 3:37pm |
| 4. BBC News (World) - @BBCWorld | 1 Feb 07 7:44am |
| 5. BBC Persian - @bbcpersian | 23 Feb 07 12:54pm |
| 6. France 24 (2 accounts) | 23 Mar 07 9:40am |
| 7. CNN International (3 accounts) | 24 Mar 07 10:48am |
| 8. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 19 Jul 07 2:42pm |
| 9. KISS TV (2 accounts) | 11 Sep 07 1:53pm |
| 10. UTV (2 accounts) | 12 May 08 9:37pm |
| 11. BET UK - @BET | 2 Oct 08 4:31pm |
| 12. MTV UK - @MTVUK | 16 Oct 08 2:08pm |
| 13. MTV 80s - @MTVUK | 16 Oct 08 2:08pm |
| 14. MTV Hits UK - @MTVUK | 16 Oct 08 2:08pm |
| 15. Trace Latina - @ChartShowHits | 13 Jan 09 2:18pm |
| 16. Babestation (2 accounts) | 18 Jan 09 5:12pm |
| 17. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 20 Jan 09 10:55am |
| 18. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 21 Jan 09 3:31pm |
| 19. Comedy Central UK - @ComedyCentralUK | 27 Jan 09 1:39pm |
| 20. CNBC - @CNBCi | 2 Feb 09 8:21am |
| 21. STV Central (3 accounts) | 5 Feb 09 9:55am |
| 22. STV North (3 accounts) | 5 Feb 09 9:55am |
| 23. Sky Kids - @SkyUK | 5 Feb 09 11:27am |
| 24. 5 (2 accounts) | 9 Feb 09 10:37am |
| 25. 5Select - @channel5_tv | 9 Feb 09 10:37am |
| 26. 5STAR - @channel5_tv | 9 Feb 09 10:37am |
| 27. 5USA - @channel5_tv | 9 Feb 09 10:37am |
| 28. XTV Online - @xtvonline | 9 Feb 09 9:05pm |
| 29. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 18 Feb 09 4:15pm |
| 30. Baby First TV - @BabyFirstTV | 20 Feb 09 10:00pm |
| 31. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 23 Feb 09 8:03pm |
| 32. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 27 Feb 09 2:58pm |
| 33. Legend - @Legend__Channel | 2 Mar 09 5:50pm |
| 34. York Student Television - @ystv | 3 Mar 09 7:02pm |
| 35. Sky Witness - @SkyWitness | 9 Mar 09 10:05am |
| 36. U&Dave - @davechannel | 10 Mar 09 4:24pm |
| 37. Really - @reallychannel | 11 Mar 09 5:54pm |
| 38. DMAX - @DMAX_UK | 17 Mar 09 9:34am |
| 39. euronews - @euronews | 18 Mar 09 12:57pm |
| 40. Eurosport 1 - @eurosport | 19 Mar 09 10:47am |
| 41. E4 - @E4Tweets | 19 Mar 09 4:39pm |
| 42. E4 Extra - @E4Tweets | 19 Mar 09 4:39pm |
| 43. Racing TV - @RacingTV | 24 Mar 09 6:02pm |
| 44. S4C - @S4C | 25 Mar 09 12:20pm |
| 45. Legend Xtra - @CBSjustice | 26 Mar 09 5:03pm |
| 46. Gay TV - @TVPolari | 27 Mar 09 6:37am |
| 47. Gay TV Network - @TVPolari | 27 Mar 09 6:37am |
| 48. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 1 Apr 09 7:58pm |
| 49. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 3 Apr 09 1:03pm |
| 50. Film4 - @Film4 | 8 Apr 09 11:32am |
| 51. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 9 Apr 09 11:25am |
| 52. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 13 Apr 09 3:51pm |
| 53. Daystar - @Daystar | 14 Apr 09 8:22pm |
| 54. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 22 Apr 09 3:29pm |
| 55. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 23 Apr 09 5:09pm |
| 56. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 24 Apr 09 7:45pm |
| 57. MTV Music UK - @MTVMusicUK | 27 Apr 09 3:01pm |
| 58. Sky Showcase - @skytv | 1 May 09 8:30am |
| 59. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 25 May 09 6:04pm |
| 60. AajTak TV - @aajtak | 26 May 09 11:31am |
| 61. TJC - @TJCSHOPPING | 27 May 09 12:58pm |
| 62. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 1 Jun 09 1:03pm |
| 63. TCM Movies - @tcmuk | 8 Jun 09 6:01pm |
| 64. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 16 Jun 09 5:21pm |
| 65. BBC Arabic - @BBCArabic | 29 Jun 09 11:47am |
| 66. C Music TV - @CMusicTV | 6 Jul 09 2:42pm |
| 67. That's Humber - @ThatsTVHumber | 29 Jul 09 8:19am |
| 68. TravelXP - @travelxp | 4 Aug 09 9:20am |
| 69. Sky Cinema Action - @SkyCinemaUK | 10 Aug 09 3:11pm |
| 70. Sky Cinema Comedy - @SkyCinemaUK | 10 Aug 09 3:11pm |
| 71. Sky Cinema Disney - @SkyCinemaUK | 10 Aug 09 3:11pm |
| 72. Sky Cinema Family - @SkyCinemaUK | 10 Aug 09 3:11pm |
| 73. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 10 Aug 09 3:11pm |
| 74. - @BFM_Alsace | 11 Aug 09 2:10pm |
| 75. National Geographic UK - @NatGeoUK | 3 Sep 09 5:15pm |
| 76. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 10 Sep 09 2:35pm |
| 77. Trace Urban - @TraceVault_ | 21 Sep 09 3:01pm |
| 78. BEN - @BENTELEVISIONS | 24 Oct 09 3:19pm |
| 79. ITV1 (2 accounts) | 2 Nov 09 11:43am |
| 80. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 10 Nov 09 12:03am |
| 81. True Crime Xtra - @CBSDrama | 13 Nov 09 4:06pm |
| 82. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 6 Jan 10 4:10pm |
| 83. Together TV - @TogetherukTV | 13 Jan 10 11:57am |
| 84. That's TV Belfast - @northernvisions | 15 Jan 10 11:12am |
| 85. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 26 Jan 10 10:22am |
| 86. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 23 Feb 10 10:18am |
| 87. U&Alibi - @alibi_channel | 17 Mar 10 5:29pm |
| 88. Sky History - @HISTORYUK | 17 Mar 10 9:13pm |
| 89. TNT Sports 1 - @btsport | 18 Mar 10 3:08pm |
| 90. TNT Sports 2 - @btsport | 18 Mar 10 3:08pm |
| 91. TNT Sports 3 - @btsport | 18 Mar 10 3:08pm |
| 92. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 23 Mar 10 12:07pm |
| 93. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 1 Apr 10 8:14am |
| 94. - @thisisheart | 21 Apr 10 4:06pm |
| 95. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 7 May 10 11:04am |
| 96. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 25 May 10 3:25pm |
| 97. Al Arabiya - @AlArabiya | 27 May 10 12:11pm |
| 98. DM Digital TV - @DMDigitalTV | 3 Jun 10 11:49pm |
| 99. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 13 Jul 10 4:31pm |
| 100. MTA - Muslim TV - @muslimtv | 15 Jul 10 11:44pm |
| 101. That's TV Sheffield (2 accounts) | 25 Jul 10 8:55pm |
| 102. U&Eden - @EdenChannel | 26 Jul 10 1:44pm |
| 103. True Crime - @CBS_Reality | 25 Aug 10 5:34pm |
| 104. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 27 Aug 10 11:07am |
| 105. More4 - @Channel4 | 27 Aug 10 11:07am |
| 106. B4U Movies - @THEOFFICIALB4U | 7 Sep 10 4:09pm |
| 107. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 1 Oct 10 10:13am |
| 108. Discovery Science - @DiscoverySciCa | 15 Oct 10 2:50pm |
| 109. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 3 Nov 10 8:35am |
| 110. NOW 70s - @NOWMusic | 12 Nov 10 10:43am |
| 111. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 12 Nov 10 10:43am |
| 112. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 16 Nov 10 8:40am |
| 113. Magic TV - @magicfm | 24 Nov 10 9:52am |
| 114. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 13 Dec 10 4:51pm |
| 115. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 6 Jan 11 2:08pm |
| 116. Pop Max - @Kix_TV | 17 Jan 11 4:11pm |
| 117. GREAT! Romance - @TrueChannels | 17 Jan 11 4:23pm |
| 118. True Drama - @TrueChannels | 17 Jan 11 4:23pm |
| 119. QVC - @qvcuk | 25 Jan 11 9:00am |
| 120. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 4 Mar 11 9:58am |
| 121. GREAT! Movies - @greatmoviesuk | 22 Mar 11 12:49pm |
| 122. Sony Crime 2 - @greatmoviesuk | 22 Mar 11 12:49pm |
| 123. LFC TV - @LFCTV | 11 Apr 11 9:06am |
| 124. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 12 Apr 11 3:36pm |
| 125. Nickelodeon UK - @NickelodeonUK | 13 Apr 11 12:18pm |
| 126. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 13 May 11 2:04am |
| 127. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 24 May 11 3:29pm |
| 128. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 7 Jun 11 4:39pm |
| 129. Abu Dhabi TV - @abudhabitv | 28 Jun 11 3:57am |
| 130. U&GOLD (2 accounts) | 29 Jun 11 12:34pm |
| 131. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 14 Jul 11 12:39pm |
| 132. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 18 Jul 11 2:12pm |
| 133. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 1 Aug 11 4:11pm |
| 134. Trace Vault - @TheVault_TV | 17 Aug 11 5:00pm |
| 135. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 5 Sep 11 12:16pm |
| 136. BoxNation - @Queensberry | 19 Sep 11 10:20am |
| 137. Leeds TV - @LSLocalTV | 21 Sep 11 9:47am |
| 138. U&Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 7 Oct 11 8:11am |
| 139. Channel Punjab - @ChannelPunjabUK | 15 Oct 11 12:37am |
| 140. Liverpool TV - @LpoolLocalTV | 27 Oct 11 4:21pm |
| 141. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 12 Dec 11 2:13pm |
| 142. That's TV East Anglia - @ThatsTVEast | 1 Mar 12 10:36pm |
| 143. Mail Travel - @mailtravel | 28 Mar 12 9:10am |
| 144. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 7 Apr 12 12:39pm |
| 145. MUTV - @ManUtd | 20 Apr 12 3:17pm |
| 146. Teesside TV - @TeessideLocalTV | 25 May 12 4:31pm |
| 147. Cardiff TV - @CardiffLocalTV | 25 May 12 5:20pm |
| 148. 4seven - @4seven | 14 Jun 12 9:32am |
| 149. ARY Digital - @arydigitalasia | 15 Jul 12 8:35pm |
| 150. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 16 Jul 12 12:32pm |
| 151. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 3 Aug 12 12:54pm |
| 152. Tyne & Wear TV - @TyneWearLocalTV | 26 Sep 12 11:08am |
| 153. BBC One - @BBCOne | 10 Oct 12 12:33pm |
| 154. TLC - @tlc_uk | 31 Oct 12 12:03pm |
| 155. Sky Mix - @Pick_TV | 14 Nov 12 4:15pm |
| 156. CBBC - @cbbc | 11 Dec 12 11:41am |
| 157. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 14 Jan 13 2:19am |
| 158. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 24 Jan 13 3:18am |
| 159. Asianet - @asianet | 24 Jan 13 6:13am |
| 160. Sky Sports Racing - @SkySportsRacing | 28 Jan 13 2:12pm |
| 161. U&Drama - @dramachannel | 18 Mar 13 12:16pm |
| 162. Bristol TV - @BristolLocalTV | 28 Mar 13 12:00pm |
| 163. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 22 Apr 13 11:32pm |
| 164. Fire Hit TV - @FireHitTV | 2 May 13 9:38pm |
| 165. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 26 Jun 13 2:12pm |
| 166. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 11 Jul 13 3:54pm |
| 167. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 31 Jul 13 2:33pm |
| 168. RT (5 accounts) | 16 Oct 13 2:54pm |
| 169. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 28 Oct 13 10:14am |
| 170. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 27 Nov 13 11:06am |
| 171. KMTV (2 accounts) | 14 Jan 14 9:56am |
| 172. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 22 Jan 14 11:44am |
| 173. ITV Quiz - @ITVBe | 11 Feb 14 7:51pm |
| 174. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 3 Apr 14 1:39pm |
| 175. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 8 May 14 9:18pm |
| 176. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 13 Aug 14 11:05am |
| 177. LSUTV - @lsutvonline | 16 Sep 14 2:36pm |
| 178. TV5MONDE Europe - @TV5MONDEUK | 17 Sep 14 10:49am |
| 179. 5Action (2 accounts) | 8 Oct 14 12:55pm |
| 180. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 7 Nov 14 7:49am |
| 181. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 24 Nov 14 10:17am |
| 182. Birmingham TV - @BhamLocalTV | 2 Jan 15 10:09am |
| 183. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 4 Feb 15 3:34pm |
| 184. Aastha-The Faith Channel - @aasthatvchannel | 14 Feb 15 7:16am |
| 185. TRT World - @trtworld | 13 Mar 15 11:23am |
| 186. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 26 Mar 15 11:08am |
| 187. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 6 May 15 11:48am |
| 188. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 15 Jun 15 5:13pm |
| 189. Talk - @TalkTV | 17 Jul 15 12:48pm |
| 190. The Craft Store - @thecraftstoretv | 21 Jul 15 9:48am |
| 191. ATN Bangla UK - @ATNBanglaUK | 29 Jul 15 7:16pm |
| 192. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 13 Aug 15 1:10pm |
| 193. U&W - @wchannel | 31 Dec 15 8:26am |
| 194. Vice - @vicelanduk | 3 Feb 16 12:16pm |
| 195. That's TV South Wales - @ThatsSouthWales | 12 Mar 16 1:00pm |
| 196. WION - @WIONews | 21 Mar 16 3:44am |
| 197. Keep it Country - @SpotlightTV_kic | 8 May 16 5:56pm |
| 198. The Business Channel - @TheBusinessCTV | 14 May 16 1:47pm |
| 199. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 21 Jul 16 4:35pm |
| 200. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxing | 8 Aug 16 11:14am |
| 201. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 26 Sep 16 9:35am |
| 202. Cartoonito - @CartoonitoUK | 31 Oct 16 11:25am |
| 203. That's TV West Anglia - @ThatsWestAnglia | 24 Nov 16 11:37am |
| 204. Viaplay Xtra - @FreeSports_TV | 30 Nov 16 11:49am |
| 205. Boomerang - @BoomerangToons | 16 Dec 16 6:27pm |
| 206. That's TV South Midlands - @TTVOxfordshire | 17 Feb 17 11:38am |
| 207. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 10 Mar 17 6:45pm |
| 208. North Wales TV - @NWalesLocalTV | 16 Mar 17 12:21pm |
| 209. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsTVThames | 10 Apr 17 1:14pm |
| 210. That's Hampshire - @ThatsTVHants | 2 May 17 2:22pm |
| 211. That's York - @ThatsTVYork | 13 Jun 17 1:20pm |
| 212. That's Cumbria - @ThatsTVCumbria | 22 Jun 17 9:48am |
| 213. That's TV Wessex - @ThatsTVWessex | 26 Jun 17 4:52pm |
| 214. That's TV South East - @TTVSouthEast | 26 Jun 17 5:06pm |
| 215. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsTVNYorks | 6 Jul 17 11:59am |
| 216. Sony Crime Channel - @sonycrimeuk | 2 Feb 18 1:45pm |
| 217. That's Scotland - Glasgow - @ThatsTVScotland | 12 Aug 18 11:07pm |
| 218. Court TV - @CourtTV | 21 Aug 18 4:50pm |
| 219. Smithsonian Channel - @SmithsonianTVUK | 5 Oct 18 2:42pm |
| 220. Sky Crime - @SkyCrimeUK | 3 Jul 19 3:33pm |
| 221. CCXTV - @CCXTV1 | 16 Mar 20 3:12pm |
| 222. Country Music Entertainment - @CMusicEnt | 4 Jun 20 1:28pm |
| 223. GB News - @GBNEWS | 16 Dec 20 11:11am |
| 224. That's TV UK - @ThatsTVOfficial | 9 Jun 21 4:59pm |