British Broadcasting Corporation

Also known as BBC

de publieke omroep van het Verenigd Koninkrijk

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The British Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as the BBC, is an active statutory corporation established in 1922 and headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, United Kingdom. Founded by John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, and George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon, the organization operates within the journalism and broadcasting industries. It produces radio broadcasting and holds a royal charter. The BBC employs 22,219 people and maintains a total revenue of 5,900,000,000.

The corporation is a member of the European Broadcasting Union, the World Wide Web Consortium, and the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names. Its organizational divisions include BBC Radio and BBC News, while its child units comprise BBC Studioworks, BBC Film, and BBC Studios. The BBC owns BBC Online, BBC Radio 3, BBC Parliament, and BBC Four. Its motto is "Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation."

The BBC has received the International Emmy Award for best drama series, Peabody Awards, and the Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Drama and Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Its works are held in the collections of the National Museum of World Cultures, TextielMuseum, Stedelijk museum Amsterdam, Dutch Resistance Museum, and Musée de l'Armée.

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Company.name: British Broadcasting Corporation
Company.logo: frameless|upright=1.0|class=skin-invert
Company.logo_caption: Logo used since 2021
Company.logo_alt: The white "BBC" letters in black boxes, typed in Reith, the BBC's corporate font.
Company.type: Chartered corporation, public broadcaster
Company.industry: Mass media
Company.predecessor: British Broadcasting Company
Company.founder: Government of the United Kingdom
Company.area_served: Worldwide
Company.revenue: £5.389 billion (2024)
Company.operating_income: £199 million (2024)
Company.net_income: £229 million (2024)
Company.assets: £1.976 billion (2024)
Company.num_employees: 21,918 (2024)
Company.founded: (as British Broadcasting Company) (as British Broadcasting Corporation)
Company.location: Broadcasting HouseLondon, England
COA wide.name: the British Broadcasting Corporation
COA wide.image: File:Coat_of_Arms_BBC.svg

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Company

Jurisdiction: GB
Headquarters: LONDON, GB

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Funder, Government
Founded: 1922
Location: London, United Kingdom
Also known as: BBC
Status: Active

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Wikidata facts

Official name: British Broadcasting Corporation
Country: United Kingdom
Founded by: George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon
Headquarters: Broadcasting House
Parent organization: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Subsidiary: BBC Studios
Employees: 21508
Revenue: 5900000000
Legal form: statutory corporation
Official website: bbc.co.uk
Image: Broadcasting House 20160816.jpg
Motto: Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation
Political ideology: public interest

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Commons category: BBC
topic's main category: Category:BBC
short name: BBC
director / manager: Tim Davie
operating income: 290000000
net profit: -112000000
product or material produced: radio broadcasting
owner of: BritBox
inception: 1927-01-01
board member: William Haley
has works in the collection: Anne Frank House
topic has template: Template:BBC
social media followers: 14900000
different from: BBC
official jobs URL: careers.bbc.co.uk
exact match: findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-01qepzr42
review score: 1.2/5
Mastodon instance URL: social.bbc
position held by head of the organization: Director-General of the BBC
P12749: Alfred Toepfer
P8168: Delanoë
described at URL: wikispooks.com/wiki/BBC
native label: British Broadcasting Corporation
postal code: W1A 1AA
street address: Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA

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De British Broadcasting Corporation, afgekort BBC, in de gesproken omgangstaal van het eigen land soms aangeduid met de bijnaam Beeb, is de publieke omroep van het Verenigd Koninkrijk. De in 1922 opgerichte BBC is een van de oudste zendgemachtigden ter wereld. Programma's worden onder andere aangeboden via de televisiezenders BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, BBC Entertainment, BBC News Channel en BBC World News, en via een aantal radiozenders waaronder BBC 1 t/m 7. De BBC World Service zendt programma's uit in meer dan 30 verschillende talen en wordt in de westerse wereld in het algemeen beschouwd als een gezaghebbende, objectieve nieuwsbron. De BBC zendt uit via grondstations, via satellieten en via het internet.De omroep wordt in eigen land voornamelijk gefinancierd uit kijk- en luistergeld en de opbrengsten van merchandising, televisie- en formatrechten, maar in het geheel niet uit reclame-inkomsten. In Nederland en België zijn op de meeste kabelnetten de televisiestations BBC One, BBC Two en BBC World te ontvangen; de World Service op de radio wordt ook vaak via de kabel doorgegeven en zendt verder uit via korte golf en satelliet. Tot 2011 was de World Service in het grootste deel van Nederland, België en Noord-Frankrijk ook op de middengolf te ontvangen (648 kHz). BBC Radio 4 is te ontvangen via de lange golf (198 kHz), en BBC Radio Five Live via de middengolf (693 en 909 kHz); verder ook via het internet, satelliet en sommige kabelnetten.

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