British Broadcasting Corporation

BBC ( B ritish B roadcasting C orporation) founded in 1922 is a body of production and diffusion of programs of radio - Télévision. Having its seat with the the United Kingdom, it is a company of Média S British having reached a reputation of excellence . The BBC is sometimes called affectionately “the beeb” or “tatie” (“ Auntie ”) by the British. For a long time, it remained the only company diffusing of the television programs and radio.

It is the most powerful company of diffusion in the world in term of gross income and televiewers 1.

Before the arrival of ITV (Independent Television) in 1955 and of Independent Radio operator in 1973, it held a Monopole diffusion.

History

Before the launching of the BBC in 1922, a certain number of privately held companies had carried out experiments of radiophonic diffusion. According to the terms of the law of 1904 on the Wireless telegraphy, the Post office was qualified for the licensing of radiophonic diffusion. But in 1919, following the many lodged complaints by the army about many Interference S of radio program with the communications carried out by the armed forces, it had to stop granting all new license.

1922 : Foundation of British Broadcasting Company (BBC) by a consortium including/understanding Marconi, GEC, British Thomson Houston, Metropolitan Vickers, Electric Western and the Radio Company Communication. Launching of two experimental radios: 2MT and 2LO. A first daily program begins on November 14th since the Londonien studio from Marconi. In English right, a company is a joint stock company and the objective of this consortium of private law is simply to organize broadcasting on the waves in a rational way.

1925 : The BBC becomes British Broadcasting Corporation , i.e. a company of public law consisted Royal Charte. John Reith, who continues to direct the BBC until 1936, founds this great audio-visual public service whose objective is to educate, to inform and distract. The BBC diffuses almost everywhere in the United Kingdom. Its role of information is supported by great strikes which prevent the diffusion of the newspapers: the BBC benefits from it to constantly disseminate information of the day, which, hitherto, it could not make. Indeed, the editors of newspapers made pressure so that the BBC does not disseminate information before the newspapers are available in the kiosks. The BBC succeeds in being withdrawn from the economic pressures and policies and has of account to return only to the Parliament which votes the Royal Charters. It must not only inform the public but also to protect it from any exploitation and to guarantee the quality of the programming. The journalists leave the best universities and their obligations are detailed in the Producer' S Guideline , code of conduct very detailed.

September 2004: Under commercial division BBC Technology is sold in Siemens with a 10 year old contract. The BBC hopes to save several tens of million books by doing that. Siemens now equips the group for the majority with the technical and data-processing equipment. Accenture and CSC were the two other companies interested by the purchase of under division.

March 2005: The dismissal of 15% of manpower of the group is announced, that corresponds to nearly 4200 employees.

July 2005: Under division BBC Broadcast is also privatisée.

Structure intern

Governances & Accountability

Programming Groups

News
Drama Entertainment
Factual & Learning
Sport
Children (CBBC & CBeebies)

Broadcasting Groups

World Service
TV
New Media & Technology
& Music
Nations & Areas

Professional Services

Strategy & Distribution
Marketing & Comms
Property Finance & Business Affairs
Human Resources & Internal Comms
Public Policy

Commercial Groups

BBC Ventures Group
Worldwide Ltd

Chains of the BBC

Television channels diffused in the United Kingdom

BBC One: general channel
BBC Two: general channel
BBC Three: chain intended for the young adults
BBC Furnace: cultural chain
CBBC: chain intended for the 6-12 years
CBeebies: chain intended for less than 6 years
BBC World: chain information uninterrupted international
BBC News 24: chain information uninterrupted for Great Britain
BBC Parliament: parliamentary chain
BBCi: interactive chain

Radio stations diffused in the United Kingdom

The BBC has five national stations:

Radio 1: musical station
Radio 2: station general practitioner, which is the radio most listened in the United Kingdom, with 13.7 million weekly listeners
Radio 3: station of classical music
Radio 4: cultural station
Radio operator Five Live: station of information 24:00 on 24

and others:

1Xtra : musical station specialized in the contemporary black popular music
Five Live Sports Extra: station specialized in the sport
6 Music: musical station specialized in the rock'n'roll
BBC 7: station proposing of the fictions
Asian Network: station intended for the Asian community of the United Kingdom
World Service: station intended for the community of the world, repeated in the United Kingdom

MW 648 Khz is received correctly in Paris region at all hours

The BBC has 40 regional radio stations: local BBC Radio operator . Radio Leicester was the first impetus on November 8th, 1967.

Radio stations

BBC 1: For the young people and the young adults
BBC 2: Station for all the family
BBC 3: Classical music
BBC 4: Current events, discussions, parts of radio
BBC 5: Station of information
BBC 6 Music: Digital station of music popular
BBC 7

Regional television channels

BBC London: area of London
BBC East the Midlands: area of midday
BBC South West: area of south-west
BBC Wales: Country-of-Wales

Emblematic emissions

Letter From America , of 1946 to 2004 - even corresponding: Alistair Cooke (Radio 4)
Continental Coffee , of 1947 to 1953
The Great War, 1964

EastEnders , 1985 - always diffused

TopGear , 1977 - always diffused

Question Time , 1979 - always diffused

Teletubbies , 1997 - always diffused

See too

Internal bond

List of the British companies
Radio London

External bond

Official site British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
BBC news headlines and files

Beats-smg: BBC Simple: BBC

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