BBC: INDUSTRY AND AUDIENCE

BBC: INDUSTRY AND AUDIENCE

BBC’s mission: "to act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain".

BBC’s values:

·       Trust is the foundation of the BBC. They’re independent, impartial and honest

·       They put audiences at the heart of everything they do

·       They respect each other and celebrate our diversity

·       They take pride in delivering quality and value for money

·       Creativity is the lifeblood of our organisation

·       They’re one BBC. Great things happen when they work together

BBC’s public purposes:

1.    To provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them

2.    To support learning for people of all ages

3.    To show the most creative, highest quality and distinctive output and services

4.    To reflect, represent and serve the diverse communities of all of the United Kingdom’s nations and regions and, in doing so, support the creative economy across the United Kingdom

5.    To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world

BBC’s license fee: 17% – National and local radio. 6% – Online e.g. BBC websites, iPlayer.

BBC’s History: The British Broadcasting Company, as the BBC was originally called, was formed on 18 October 1922 by a group of leading wireless manufacturers. Daily broadcasting by the BBC began in one of the member’s London studio, 2LO, on November 14, 1922.