BBC's FINANCE

The charts show the percentage of the expenditure BBC spends on each sector

BBC's expenditure in 2005- 2006

Department: Total cost (£million)

Television: 1443
Radio: 218
bbc.co.uk: 72
BBC jam: 36
Interactive TV (BBCi): 18
Local radio and regional television: 370
Programme related spend: 338
Overheads and Digital UK: 315
Restructuring: 107
Transmission and collection costs: 320
Total: 3237

BBC PROGRAMMES

The BBC broadcast a vast range of texts inlcluding:

Breakfast
Animal 24/7
Homes Under the Hammer
To Buy or Not to Buy
Cash in the Attic
BBC News
BBC London news
Neighbours
Doctors
Eastenders
The One Show
Holby City
National Lottery In It To Win It
Casualty
Strictly come Dancing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/search/grid.cgi?MEDIUM=tv

HISTORY OF THE BBC

The BBC was origanally formed in October 1922 by a group of manufacturers. Throughout the years BBC developed and by 1925 it could be heard throughout most of the UK. It was origannally called the british broadcasting compnay and later became british broadcasting corporation.

In 1953 television began to get more recognised as 22 million TV viewers crowded around to watch the queen getting crowned. Ever since the sales of television licience grew and more ambitous programmes were being broadcasted.

The 1970s was the golden age of television, income grew as more and more homes bought television liciences and switched to colour tv.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/heritage/story/index.shtml

ABOUT THE BBC

The British Broadcasting Coroparation, known as the BBC for short, is the largest Broadcastibng corporation in the world, in terms of audience numbers and of revenue.

The corporation produces programmes and information services, broadcasting globally on television, radio, and the Internet.

The stated mission of the BBC is "to inform, educate and entertain"

The BBC get there revenue through the televisioon licience. The BBC has the largest finance budget, expenditure was £4 billion in 2005, compared to Sky which was £3.2 billion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC

PROFILE

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Type: Broadcast radio and television
Country: United Kingdom
Availability: National, International
Founder:John Reith
Slogan: "This is what we do"(used in various promotional idents)
Motto: "Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation"
Launch date: 1922 (radio) 1927 (incorporation) 1932 (television)
Past names: British Broadcasting Company Ltd. (1922-1927)
Website: www.bbc.co.uk