BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
- British Broadcasting Corporation is the full form of BBC. It is one of the major television networks in a many of countries around the world that broadcast news programmes.
- In India, the United States, China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, and Australia, the its news channel is well-known and widely broadcast.
History :
- John Reith and George Villiers founded it on 18th October 1922.
- Its first daily broadcast on 14 November 1922 done in Marconi’s studio in London broadcast.
- BBC acknowledged the Royal Charter in the year 1927 and the new title was nominated for it which is “British Broadcasting Corporation” instead of “British Broadcasting Company”.
- It began broadcasting in November 1936 at Alexandra Palace in London.
- During World War II, it had to continually shuttering the television networks and instead used radio to warn, educate, and entertain the television audience and fans.
- In 1953, it televised the Queen’s coronation ceremonies. The audience for this ceremonial occasion was estimated to be around 22 million individuals. Citizens developed a demand for television sets at home as a result of such a broadcast, which helped to boost television sales.
- In June 1960, the It opened its first television centre in West London, which later became the organization’s headquarters.
- In the year 1997, it has launched BBC online (bbc.co.uk), which quickly became one of the world’s most reliable sources.
- Its trust became the BBC’s principal controlling body after signing a ten-year charter with the government in 2007 and began to expand its online services globally.
- Founder: John Reith, 1st Baron Reith
- Founded: 18 October 1922, London, United Kingdom
- Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
- Subsidiaries: BBC News, BBC Weather, BBC Worldwide etc.
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