BBC

servicio público de comunicación del Reino Unido

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The British Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as the BBC, is a statutory corporation established in 1922 and headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, United Kingdom. It operates within the journalism and broadcasting industries, producing radio broadcasting and other media. The organization is a member of the European Broadcasting Union, the World Wide Web Consortium, and the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names. Its motto is "Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation."

Founded by John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, and George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon, the BBC has employed 22,219 people. It owns BBC Online, BBC Radio 3, BBC Parliament, and BBC Four, and maintains child organizations including BBC Studioworks, BBC Film, and BBC Studios. The corporation has received the Peabody Awards and the International Emmy Award for best drama series, alongside a royal charter. Its total revenue is 5,900,000,000, with operating income of 290,000,000.

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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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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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Article · Español

La British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC; en español: «Corporación británica de radiodifusión») es el servicio público de radio y televisión del Reino Unido. Tiene su sede en la Broadcasting House en Londres. La BBC opera bajo el mandato de una carta real que garantiza su independencia frente a controles de tipo político o comercial. Emite para todo el Reino Unido, su territorio está formado geográficamente por la isla de Gran Bretaña, el noreste de la isla de Irlanda (Irlanda del Norte), pequeñas islas adyacentes y territorios británicos de ultramar: Acrotiri y Dhekelia, Anguila, Bermudas, Gibraltar, Islas Caimán, Islas Pitcairn, Islas Turcas y Caicos, Islas Vírgenes Británicas, Montserrat, Santa Elena, Ascensión y Tristán de Acuña, Territorio Antártico Británico, Territorio Británico del Océano Índico, Dependencia de la Corona británica, Guernsey, Isla de Man, Jersey). También emite a través del internet, satélite, TDT y cable casi todos los canales de televisión en los siguientes países: Antigua y Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belice, Canadá, Granada, Jamaica, San Cristóbal y Nieves, Santa Lucía, San Vicente y las Granadinas, Australia, Nueva Zelanda, Papúa Nueva Guinea, Islas Salomón y Tuvalu. En cada una de las regiones del Reino Unido hay servicios de la BBC especializados en dichos territorios, como ocurre con BBC Scotland, el cual transmite exclusivamente para Escocia.

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