The BBC Organization

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The BBC Organization

The BBC stands for the British Broadcasting Co-operation. The British

Broadcast is a very well established organisation. It was formed in

1922 by a group of leading wireless manufactures, the daily

broadcasting by the BBC began from Marconi's London Studio on November

14th, this followed the next day by broadcasts from Birmingham and

Manchester. During the following few months the BBC organisation was

successfully able to broadcast around the U.K this effectively showed

how popular and in demand the BBC became around the U.K and therefore

had to remain a prestigious and impressive organisation and to remain

its high standards and popularity.

The Secretary of State's approval is required under the Royal Charter

for certain of the BBC's commercial activities.

The Royal Charter requires the secretary of state's prior approval for

the co-operation 'to provide sound and television broadcasting

services and communication services and to provide sound and

television programmes of information, education and entertainment

funded by advertisements, subscription, sponsorship, pay per view

system, or any other means of finande whether for reception by the

general public free of charge or available on individual demand or

encrypted or in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern

Ireland, the channel Islands and the Isle of man and the territorial

waters and elsewhere in the world'

The Charter requires the Secretary of State's prior approval for the

co-operation 'to enter into joint ventures or partnerships with other

companies and to establish companies whose objects include any of the

objects of the co-ope...

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...able around the world by the successful use of

platforms, internet, etc.

The BBC is well established and is well respected within the media.

Twelve governors ensure the BBC is run in the interest of the viewers

and listeners.

* They act as trustees of the public interest and ensure that it

fulfils its obligations.

* They're appointed by the Queen on the advice of the government

ministers.

* Day to day operations are run by sixteen divisions. Their

directors report to the director general, forming the executive

Board.

* It answers to the Board of Governors.

Each divisions performance is regualarly assessed by the BBC's

Governors, an advantage to the assessment is that, problems can be

learnt from therefore creating a better chance of gaining a larger

target audience.

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