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| − | The '''British Broadcasting Corporation''' ('''BBC''') is the largest broadcasting organisation in the world.<ref name="AboutBBC">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/purpose/what.shtml ''About the BBC – What is the BBC'']</ref> In its own words it is an 'autonomous public service broadcaster' <ref name="AboutBBC"/> operating under a Royal Charter <ref>[http://www.privy-council.org.uk/output/page26.asp What is a UK 'Royal Charter' ?]</ref>. Within the UK, it is funded principally by an annual television licence fee, which is charged to all United Kingdom households, companies and organisations using any type of equipment to record and/or receive live television broadcasts. The level of the fee is set annually by the UK Government and agreed by Parliament. The BBC's main responsibility under its charter is to provide 'public service broadcasting' within the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Its global headquarters are located in London. | + | The '''British Broadcasting Corporation''' ('''BBC''') is the largest broadcasting organisation in the world.<ref name="AboutBBC">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/purpose/what.shtml ''About the BBC – What is the BBC'']</ref> In its own words it is an 'autonomous public service broadcaster' <ref name="AboutBBC"/> operating under a Royal Charter <ref name="RC">[http://www.privy-council.org.uk/output/page26.asp What is a UK 'Royal Charter' ?]</ref>. Within the UK, it is funded principally by an annual television licence fee, which is charged to all United Kingdom households, companies and organisations using any type of equipment to record and/or receive live television broadcasts. The level of the fee is set annually by the UK Government and agreed by Parliament. The BBC's main responsibility under its charter is to provide 'public service broadcasting' within the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Outside the United Kingdom the BBC broadcasts commercially funded channels such as BBC America, BBC Canada, and BBC World News. It also has a substantial presence on the Internet. Its global headquarters are located in London. |
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| + | The BBC was the first national state broadcasting organisation. <ref name="historicalbroadcaster">BBC History - The BBC takes to the Airwaves http://news.bbc.co.uk/aboutbbcnews/spl/hi/history/html/default.stm </ref> Founded on 18 October 1922] as the 'British Broadcasting Company Ltd, it was subsequently granted a Royal Charter <ref name="RC"/> and was made a publicly funded corporation in 1927. The stated mission of the BBC is "to inform, educate and entertain" - as laid down by Parliament in the BBC Charter; <ref>BBC website: ''About the BBC - Purpose and values'' http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/purpose/ </ref> its motto is "Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation". | ||
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| + | The BBC is a quasi-autonomous public corporation as a public service broadcaster. The Corporation is run by the BBC Trust - strapline: "Getting the best out of the BBC for licence fee payers" <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/index.shtml BBC Trust Web Site]</ref>; and is, per its charter, supposed to be '''"free from both political and commercial influence and answers only to its viewers and listeners"'''.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/about/how_we_govern/charter_and_agreement/ BBC Royal Charter and Agreement] </ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==External sites== | ==External sites== | ||
| + | *[http://spinprofiles.org/index.php?title=British_Broadcasting_Corporation Spin Profiles BBC page - for a detailed and healthily MSM-sceptic view of the BBC] | ||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ BBC Home Page] | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ BBC Home Page] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC Wikipedia BBC page] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC Wikipedia BBC page] | ||
Revision as of 07:16, 19 July 2010
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest broadcasting organisation in the world.[1] In its own words it is an 'autonomous public service broadcaster' [1] operating under a Royal Charter [2]. Within the UK, it is funded principally by an annual television licence fee, which is charged to all United Kingdom households, companies and organisations using any type of equipment to record and/or receive live television broadcasts. The level of the fee is set annually by the UK Government and agreed by Parliament. The BBC's main responsibility under its charter is to provide 'public service broadcasting' within the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Outside the United Kingdom the BBC broadcasts commercially funded channels such as BBC America, BBC Canada, and BBC World News. It also has a substantial presence on the Internet. Its global headquarters are located in London.
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Origins
The BBC was the first national state broadcasting organisation. [3] Founded on 18 October 1922] as the 'British Broadcasting Company Ltd, it was subsequently granted a Royal Charter [2] and was made a publicly funded corporation in 1927. The stated mission of the BBC is "to inform, educate and entertain" - as laid down by Parliament in the BBC Charter; [4] its motto is "Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation".
The BBC is a quasi-autonomous public corporation as a public service broadcaster. The Corporation is run by the BBC Trust - strapline: "Getting the best out of the BBC for licence fee payers" [5]; and is, per its charter, supposed to be "free from both political and commercial influence and answers only to its viewers and listeners".[6]
See Also
- MSM - for a brief discussion of covert BBC subservience, control and biases
External sites
- Spin Profiles BBC page - for a detailed and healthily MSM-sceptic view of the BBC
- BBC Home Page
- Wikipedia BBC page
References
- ↑ a b About the BBC – What is the BBC
- ↑ a b What is a UK 'Royal Charter' ?
- ↑ BBC History - The BBC takes to the Airwaves http://news.bbc.co.uk/aboutbbcnews/spl/hi/history/html/default.stm
- ↑ BBC website: About the BBC - Purpose and values http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/purpose/
- ↑ BBC Trust Web Site
- ↑ BBC Royal Charter and Agreement
