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BASIC FACTS
HISTORY
STRUCTURE
BBC Vision
In charge of TV, programming and BBC Archives. Its flagship channels are
BBC One and BBC Two. Digital channels only are BBC Three, BBC Four, BBC
News and BBC Parliament. Channels for children are CBBC and CBeebies.
Worldwide channels are BBC America, BBC Canada, BBC Kids, BBC
Entertainment, BBC Lifestyle, BBC Knowledge, UKTV, UK.TV, Animal Planet,
BBC Persia and others. Many of channels have been cancelled recently
because of financial problems
BBC Audio and Music
BBC Audio and music is in charge of BBC Radio, music in TV and orchestras
(p.e. BBC Philharmony). During world wars, there were some programmes for
soldiers, like BBC Light Programme and BBC Force Programmes).
In UK, there are several radio stations - BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio
3, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 live Some of them are digital only BBC Radio
1Xtra, BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio 6 Music
and BBC Asian Network. Among other nations, national stations are spread -
BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio nan Gidheal, BBC Radio Shetland, BBC Radio
Orkney, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio
Foyle.
BBC Operations
Makes everything work. Its part, BBC People Department, is taking care of
employees. It also includes Technologies department. Another part of BBC
Operations is BBC Marketing, Communications and Audience.
Manage the corporations expenses, long term business plans, licence fee
collection and assigns budgets.
Manages all BBC News, i tis in charge of all television, radio and online news.
BBC English Regions, BBC Global News division
Sharing some channels with other departments -BBC Sport, BBC Childrens,
BBC Radio 5 live,BBC Learning