Television Industries: Ownership BBC

BBC Fact File 

• The BBC stands for British Broadcasting Corporation. It was founded on 18th October 1922 by John Reith. He quit the BBC in 1938, one year before television was released to the public.

• BBC channels include: BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC NEWS, BBC Parliament, BBC Alba. In total, there are nine BBC channels.

• Most popular BBC 1 programmes are: The Apprentice, Doctor Who, Strictly Come Dancing.
• The most expensive programme the BBC has made is would be Doctor Who.
• Other platforms include: mobile phones, laptops, television, radio, internet.
• It generates income in other ways such as selling programmes to other companies, or through TV licensing.