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The BBC operates seven national television channels in the UK and seven national radio networks, as well as the BBC World Service radio network. Outside the UK the BBC operates BBC World TV, BBC America TV, BBC Canada TV and BBC Prime TV. | The BBC operates seven national television channels in the UK and seven national radio networks, as well as the BBC World Service radio network. Outside the UK the BBC operates BBC World TV, BBC America TV, BBC Canada TV and BBC Prime TV. | ||
| − | The BBC is a [[crown corporation]] supported by tax money, specifically a licensing fee applied to television owners. However, the government allows it to operate somewhat autonomously. The BBC produces many well known television programs, including ''Bod'', ''Grange Hill'', ''Holby City'', ''Are You Being Served?'', ''Terry and June'', ''Crackerjack'' and [[Doctor Who]]. | + | The BBC is a [[crown corporation]] supported by tax money, specifically a licensing fee applied to television owners<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/licencefee/</ref>. However, the government allows it to operate somewhat autonomously. The BBC produces many well known television programs, including ''Bod'', ''Grange Hill'', ''Holby City'', ''Are You Being Served?'', ''Terry and June'', ''Crackerjack'' and [[Doctor Who]]. |
==BBC News== | ==BBC News== | ||
Revision as of 08:49, June 1, 2007
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a public sector television and radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom. It is the leading broadcaster in the United Kingdom and is regarded as one of the leading broadcasters in the world. In terms of audience figures, it is the largest broadcaster in the world. It was founded in London in 1927.
The BBC operates seven national television channels in the UK and seven national radio networks, as well as the BBC World Service radio network. Outside the UK the BBC operates BBC World TV, BBC America TV, BBC Canada TV and BBC Prime TV.
The BBC is a crown corporation supported by tax money, specifically a licensing fee applied to television owners[1]. However, the government allows it to operate somewhat autonomously. The BBC produces many well known television programs, including Bod, Grange Hill, Holby City, Are You Being Served?, Terry and June, Crackerjack and Doctor Who.
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BBC News
BBC News, part of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest news reporting organisation in the world. [1]
Bias
The BBC has often been accused of bias against United States and Israel,[2] and because of these complaints of bias, an internal investigation was conducted on the BBC's coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict. However, after the investigation was completed, BBC officials decided to withhold the 20,000-word report of the investigation, compiled in 2004 by senior editorial adviser Malcolm Balen. Steven Sugar, a Jewish critics of the BBC, attempted to get access to the report under the 2000 Freedom of Information Act, but was denied by the United Kingdom's High Court. The information commissioner, Richard Thomas, backed the BBC's decision to block access to the report, but the information tribunal ruled on appeal in August, 2006, in favour of Steven Sugar. Still, the BBC argued at the High Court in London that the tribunal did not have jurisdiction over the case, and the High Court ruled in favour of the BBC on April 28, 2007. The BBC maintains that the internal investigation found no deliberate or systematic bias. Conservative MP David Davies commented: "An organisation which is funded partly to scrutinise governments and other institutions in Britain appears to be using tax-payers [sic] money to prevent its customers from finding out how it is operating. That is absolutely indefensible." and called the BBC's actions a "shameful hypocrisy". It has been estimated that the BBC has spent around £200,000 - £300,000 on the case so far.[3][4][5]
