Zinková Lucie, C3B
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Vocabulary
Basic information
History
Finances
Services
Resources
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Statutory – veřejnoprávní
Interruped- přerušen
Budget- rozpočet
Expenditure- náklady
Revenue- příjem
Audience- publikum
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The Whole name: british broadcasting
corporation
Founded: 18 October 1922
Founders: John Reith
Type: Statutory corporation with a Royal
Charter
Industry: mass media
Revenue: £5.102billion (2012/13)
Owners: HM Government (publicly owned)
Employees: 23,000 (2011/12)
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1922-the first and bigest news station
John Reith- project manager of the public
broadcasting network
1924– educational broadcasting
1936-1939- foreign broadcasts
the second Word War- broadcast interrupted
1955 -1957- crisis
1997- expansion of services
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the second largest budget of any UK-based
broadcaster
Expenditure:
Revenue:
 Department - £ 5 billion
 Tv station - £ 2,5 billion
 Radio station - £ 670 million
 The BBC's Commercial Businesses
 television licence - £145.50 per year per household
 government grants
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BBC one – main chanel, first official TV
program on the world
BBC two – specialized programs – Top Gear
BBC three – for young people – Griffins
BBC four - for the intellectual audience
BBC news, parliament, HD,…
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BBC Radio
BBC Radio
Hop,…
BBC Radio
BBC Radio
BBC Radio
1- for young people
1 Xtra – black music, RnB, Hip
2- most listened, world hits
3- classical music
Wales, Orkney,…