1. Television broadcasting
• The UK industry is dominated by the major
broadcasters, plus a much larger number of
less well-known broadcasters and
production companies. There are nine socalled terrestrial broadcasters, whose output
is broadcast through land-based
transmitters. They include the BBC, ITV,
Channel 4, Five, S4C, SMG and UTV. These
companies are also called Public Service
Broadcasters, with a range of obligations
set out in their licences, and in the case of

2. Public service broadcasting
• S4C
• Although this Welsh language channel is not operated by the
Corporation, the BBC contributes programmes funded by the
license fee as part of its public service obligation. The BBC used to
broadcast Welsh-language programmes on its own channels in
Wales, but these were transferred to S4C when it started
broadcasting in 1982.
• BBC Alba
• A part-time Scottish Gaelic digital-only channel. Although it carries
the BBC name, it is a partnership between the BBC and MG
Alba, with the majority of funding coming from the Scottish
Government via MG Alba. Scottish Gaelic programmes are also
shown on BBC Two in Scotland – subject to approval from the BBC
Trust, they will move to BBC Alba after digital switchover.

3. Size, shape, structure
• By far the largest part of the industry is comprised of around 850
independent production companies (often referred to as the
‘indies'). They make many of the best-known programmes on
television - programmes like the X Factor, Big Brother and Life on
Mars. The biggest companies (the so-called super-indies) have
turnovers of between £100-200m per year and employ thousands
of people in the course of a year. But the typical independent
production company is much smaller than this.
• In 2008, GVA (Gross Value Added) for radio and TV combined
totalled £3.2 billion which equates to 0.3% of UK GVA. This follows a
growth of 11% since 2004 and represents an average year on year
growth of 8% since 1997.

4. BBC International tv
• BBC World News TV is the BBC's international
news and current affairs television channel.
• It broadcasts for 24-hours with television
programming including BBC News bulletins,
documentaries, lifestyle programmes and
interviews. It employs more correspondents,
reporters, and international bureaus than any
other news channel.

5. BBC WORDWIDE
• The BBC's wholly owned commercial subsidiary, BBC Worldwide, also
operates several international television channels under BBC branding:
• BBC America
• A US general entertainment channel, co-owned with Discovery Networks,
showcasing British television programming.
• BBC Canada
• A Canadian general entertainment channel, co-owned with Shaw Media.
• BBC HD
• A high-definition channel, currently available in Belgium, Brazil, Mexico,
the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland and Turkey.
• BBC Kids
• A Canadian children's programming channel co-owned with Shaw Media.

6. BBC Free-Air-In The UK which is also
regional
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BBC One
The Corporation's primary network, broadcasting mainstream
comedy, drama, documentaries, films, news, sport, and some children's programmes.
BBC Two
Home to more specialist programming, including comedy, documentaries, dramas, children's
programming and minority interest programmes, as well as imported programmes from other
countries, particularly the United States.
BBC Three
Home to mainly youth-oriented programming, particularly new comedy sketch shows and
sitcoms.
BBC Four
Niche programming for an intellectual audience, including specialist
documentaries, occasional 'serious' dramas, live theatre, foreign language films and television
programmes and 'prestige' archive television repeats.

7. BBC Free-Air-In The UK which is also
regional
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BBC One HD
A high definition simulcast of BBC One launched on 3 November 2010.
BBC Two HD
A high definition simulcast of BBC Two launched on 26 March 2013.
BBC News
A dedicated news channel.
BBC Parliament
The Corporation's dedicated politics channel, covering both the UK Parliament,
Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, Northern Ireland Assembly and international
politics.
CBBC
For children aged six and above.
CBeebies
For children under six.
BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD, BBC News HD, CBBC HD and CBeebies HD launching
in 2014.

8. What are the other thing the BBC
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They have their own television channels
They have their own radio
They have their on social sites
They have BBC IPLAYER (CATCH UP TV)

9. Advantages of being funded by the
licence fee
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We believe that licence fee funding will be a benefit to the World Service, the
wider BBC,
and the British people. The BBC’s licence fee funding is based on multi-year
settlements,
with the current funding arrangement lasting until 2017. Although the BBC’s
income is
itself constrained over this period, this level of certainty in funding provides a
relatively
stable environment in which to make decisions about existing and future services.
A
combination of a secure funding source, and the clarity of purpose set out in the
Operating Licence, will give the World Service a strong footing to plan its activities
for the
coming years.
We believe that the rest of the BBC also benefits from funding the World Service
through
the licence fee.