Category:BBC: Difference between revisions
Hoof Hearted (talk | contribs) (tag) |
Hoof Hearted (talk | contribs) (fix red link following page rename) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Category:BBC''' — the | '''Category:BBC''' — the {{Wp|BBC}}, or '''{{tag|British}} Broadcasting Corporation''', is the [[:Category:Earth|worlds']] oldest and largest public {{tag|broadcasting}} service, and arguably the best! It is governed by a Royal Charter, is {{tag|non-commercial}} (meaning it does not carry [[:Category:Advertising|advertsing]], and therefore receives no revenue from advertsing), and its broadcasting services ({{tag|television}} and {{tag|radio}}) are funded by way of a {{Wp|Television licensing in the United Kingdom|Television Licence}} - aka the 'TV Licence' (whereby every {{tag|United Kingdom|UK}} household (or business) which has any equipment capable of receiving a television signal {so not just a conventional television set, but now also any kind of cable or satellite tuner/decoder, [[:Category:Computers|computer]], gaming console or [[:Category:Smartphone|smartphone]] which is capable of connecting to the [[:Category:Internet|internet]]} must possess a valid TV Licence). | ||
The BBC ''does'' have commercial subsidiary operations, such as 'BBC World' (which sells its own television programmes such as ''Top Gear'', ''[[:Category:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'', ''Strictly Come Dancing'', etc, to other countries for profit); and also publishes a variety of magazines for sale. | The BBC ''does'' have commercial subsidiary operations, such as 'BBC World' (which sells its own television programmes such as ''Top Gear'', ''[[:Category:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'', ''Strictly Come Dancing'', etc, to other countries for profit); and also publishes a variety of magazines for sale. | ||
This [[Special:Categories|category]] contains wikis or other articles which have a connection in one way or another to the BBC. | This [[Special:Categories|category]] contains wikis or other articles which have a connection in one way or another to the BBC. | ||
Revision as of 03:09, 22 October 2021
Category:BBC — the BBC, or British Broadcasting Corporation, is the worlds' oldest and largest public broadcasting service, and arguably the best! It is governed by a Royal Charter, is non-commercial (meaning it does not carry advertsing, and therefore receives no revenue from advertsing), and its broadcasting services (television and radio) are funded by way of a Television Licence - aka the 'TV Licence' (whereby every UK household (or business) which has any equipment capable of receiving a television signal {so not just a conventional television set, but now also any kind of cable or satellite tuner/decoder, computer, gaming console or smartphone which is capable of connecting to the internet} must possess a valid TV Licence).
The BBC does have commercial subsidiary operations, such as 'BBC World' (which sells its own television programmes such as Top Gear, Doctor Who, Strictly Come Dancing, etc, to other countries for profit); and also publishes a variety of magazines for sale.
This category contains wikis or other articles which have a connection in one way or another to the BBC.
Pages in category “BBC”
The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.