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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 · 中文
英國廣播公司(英語:British Broadcasting Corporation),原文縮寫及通稱為BBC,是英國主要的公共媒體機構,世界第一家由國家成立的廣播機構,亦是全球最大的(按照雇员人数)。前身為1922年成立的,於1927年取得皇家特許狀而改組成立;身為英國的之一,現今受傳媒主管大臣的監管。其營運資金主要來自於英國國民所繳納的電視牌照費。 BBC成立初始僅提供電台服務,至1936年开始提供电视服务,是世界上第一家电视台。1967年,BBC首次采用彩色信号播报温布尔登网球锦标赛,从而开启了彩色电视时代。今日的BBC是在全球拥有高知名度及广泛信誉的傳媒機構,还经营着其他业务,包括书籍出版、报刊、英语教学、交响乐团、互联网新闻等。
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