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Type | Statutory corporation with a Royal Charter |
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Industry | Mass media |
Predecessor(s) | British Broadcasting Company |
Founded | 18 October 1922 |
Founder(s) | John Reith |
Headquarters | Broadcasting House, London, United Kingdom |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key People | Rona Fairhead (Chairman, BBC Trust) Lord Hall of Birkenhead (Director-General) Howard Stringer (Non-executive director) |
Products | Broadcasting, radio, web portals |
Services | Television radio online |
Revenue | £5.166 billion (2013/14) |
Owner(s) | British public (publicly owned) |
Employees | aprox 19,000 |
Website | http://www.bbc.co.uk/ (United Kingdom) http://www.bbc.com/ (Rest of the World) |
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the public broadcasting service of the United Kingdom. It previously incorporated BBC Scotland, which became an independent broadcaster with the Independence of Scotland, meaning that the BBC lost many staff. However, the BBC continues to be viewed highly, and BBC News is often seen as positive and neutral abroad.
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