The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster funded by an annual television license fee. It has about 23,000 employees, making it the largest broadcaster in the world by staff size. The BBC operates under an allied-related model, producing its own wide range of television and radio productions across genres like children's, comedy, drama, and news programming. It competes within the UK television market against other major stations like ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5.