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Total Questions: 17 | Topic: BBC | Updated: Jan 30, 2023

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom, based at Broadcasting House in London.

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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom, based at Broadcasting House in London.

BBC was founded by [url class="tippy_vc" href="#7079286"]George Villiers, 6th Earl Of Clarendon[/url].[br]Is this true or false?

BBC was founded by George Villiers, 6th Earl Of Clarendon.
Is this true or false?

True
False

BBC was founded by:

John Reith, 1st Baron Reith
George Villiers, 6th Earl Of Clarendon

BBC Commercial Activities Fact

BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide) is the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the BBC, responsible for the commercial exploitation of BBC programmes and other properties, including a number of television stations throughout the world.

In 2015, BBC had 20,591 employees. [br]How many employees did BBC have in 2021?

In 2015, BBC had 20,591 employees.
How many employees did BBC have in 2021?

22,219
26,885
28,663
25,996

BBC had 22,219 employees in 2021. This has changed by 1,303 since 2016.

BBC Services Fact

BBC News is the largest broadcast news gathering operation in the world, providing services to BBC domestic radio as well as television networks such as the BBC News, BBC Parliament and BBC World News.

Can you estimate what was BBC's net profit in 2022?

337,840,000 Pound Sterling
278,100,000 Pound Sterling
179,220,000 Pound Sterling
206,000,000 Pound Sterling

BBC made a net profit of 206,000,000 pound sterling after all costs.

BBC Services Fact

BBC One is a regionalised TV service which provides opt-outs throughout the day for local news and other local programming.

What award did BBC receive in 2013 for [url class="tippy_vc" href="#14505093"]BBC World News America[/url]?

What award did BBC receive in 2013 for BBC World News America?

American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award
Einstein Prize
Peabody Awards
Four Freedoms Award

BBC received a number of awards, a few of which are listed here:

Peabody Awards, (Independent Lens) (2013)
Peabody Awards, (BBC World News America) (2013)
Peabody Awards, (Independent Lens) (2013)
Peabody Awards, (Putin, Russia And The West) (2012)
Peabody Awards, (Doctor Who) (2012)
Peabody Awards, (Putin, Russia And The West) (2012)

BBC History Fact

BBC 1Xtra was a sister station to Radio 1 and specialised in modern black music, BBC 6 Music specialised in alternative music genres and BBC7 specialised in archive, speech and children's programming.

BBC received the [url class="tippy_vc" href="#2514396"]Peabody Awards[/url] in 2012. [br]The award was given for what work?

BBC received the Peabody Awards in 2012.
The award was given for what work?

Putin, Russia And The West
Independent Lens
Doctor Who
BBC World News America

BBC received a number of awards, a few of which are listed here:

Peabody Awards, (Independent Lens) (2013)
Peabody Awards, (BBC World News America) (2013)
Peabody Awards, (Independent Lens) (2013)
Peabody Awards, (Putin, Russia And The West) (2012)
Peabody Awards, (Doctor Who) (2012)
Peabody Awards, (Putin, Russia And The West) (2012)

BBC Fact

BBC's official website can be found at https://www.bbc.co.uk.

What logo does BBC use?

Do you have any idea what BBC's revenue was in 2022?

8,314,800,000 Pound Sterling
5,330,000,000 Pound Sterling
5,116,800,000 Pound Sterling
7,888,400,000 Pound Sterling

[url class="tippy_vc" href="#2914371"]BBC Film[/url] and [url class="tippy_vc" href="#6215748"]BBC Worldwide[/url] are subsidiaries of BBC. Can you name another subsidiary of BBC?

BBC Film and BBC Worldwide are subsidiaries of BBC. Can you name another subsidiary of BBC?

MuxCo
Allied Newspapers Ltd
Global
BBC Studios

Here is a list of subsidiaries of BBC:

BBC Worldwide
BBC Studioworks
BBC Film
BBC Studios

BBC Fact

The Youtube channel of BBC is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCj956IF62FbT7Gouszaj9w.

Which of the following has been a board member of BBCfrom 1944 ?

Jimmy Wales
Cory Doctorow
William Haley
Rushanara Ali

William Haley is/has been a board member of BBC and has been since 1944 until 1952.
Sir William John Haley, KCMG was a British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator.

BBC Fact

The Tiktok account of BBC is https://www.tiktok.com/bbc.

In which sectors does BBC primarily operate?[br] (Select 2 answers)

In which sectors does BBC primarily operate?
(Select 2 answers)

France
Broadcasting
Chocolate
Media Industry

BBC operates in a number of different industries. Some of the primary industries in which BBC is involved include: Journalism, Broadcasting & Media Industry

BBC Controversies Fact

Accusations of a bias against the Premiership of Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative Party were often made against the BBC by members of that government, with Margaret Thatcher herself considering the broadcaster's news coverage to be biased and irresponsible.

Which of the following is included in BBC's list of properties?[br](Select 2 answers)

Which of the following is included in BBC's list of properties?
(Select 2 answers)

BBC WebWise
Wührer
Ursus Breweries
BBC Computer Literacy Project 2012

Among the assets owned by BBC are BBC Online, BBC Radio 3, BBC Parliament, BBC Four, BBC News, BBC Asian Network, BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Red Button, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Radio 6 Music, Television Centre, CBBC, BBC Film, BBC Arabic Television, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Knowledge, BBC News, BBC Radio, BBC HD, BBC Choice, BBC Worldwide, BBC 2W, BBC Radio Shetland, BBC Persian Television, BBC Radio Scotland, Broadcasting House, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Radio Ulster, 2BD, BBC News Online, BBC Archives, BBC Computer Literacy Project 2012, BBC Domesday Reloaded, BBC Radio London, BBC Music, BBC Radio Newcastle, BBC Radio 5, BBC Radio Foyle, BBC Radio Orkney, BBC Records, BBC School Radio, BBC South Asia, BBC Switch, BBC Weather, BBC WebWise, On This Day, Pebble Mill Studios, Radio 4 News FM, BBC HD, BBC Radio 2 Eurovision, BBC Genome, BBC Things, BBC Radio 2 Country, BBC Music Jazz, BBC Three, BBC Radio 2 50s, BBC Wales Headquarters Building, BBC World Service, BBC Sport, BBC Three, BBC Alba, BBC One, BBC World News, BBC Two, BBC Scotland, YouView, 3SixtyMedia & BritBox.

BBC Controversies Fact

In 2022, the BBC chairman, Richard Sharp, acknowledged that "the BBC does have a liberal bias", and added that "the institution is fighting against it".

Who was in charge of BBC as director or manager? br] (Select 2 answers)

Robert Remnant, 2nd Baron Remnant
Mark Thompson
Sathamangalam Ranga Iyengar Srinivasa Varadhan
Greg Dyke

The managers or directors of BBC were

John Reith, 1st Baron Reith
(1927-1938)
Frederick Ogilvie
(1938-1942)
Cecil Graves
(1942-1943)
Robert W. Foot
(1942-1944)
William Haley
(1944-1952)
Ian Jacob
(1952-1959)
Hugh Greene
(1960-1969)
Charles Curran
(1969-1977)
Ian Trethowan
(1977-1982)
Alasdair Milne
(1982-1987)
Michael Checkland
(1987-1992)
John Birt, Baron Birt
(1992-2000)

BBC Technology (Atos Service) Fact

Siemens staff working on the BBC contract were transferred to Atos; the BBC's Information Technology systems are now managed by Atos.

Which of the following organizations has BBC been a member of? [br](Select 2 answers)

Which of the following organizations has BBC been a member of?
(Select 2 answers)

Thames Television
Royal Society Of Literature
European Broadcasting Union
Digital Preservation Coalition

The following organizations have been among those that BBC has been a part of:

Title	Date	Image
European Broadcasting Union	1950
World Wide Web Consortium
Digital Preservation Coalition
Permanent Committee On Geographical Names

BBC Cultural Significance Fact

Despite the advent of commercial television and radio, with competition from ITV, Channel 4 and Sky, the BBC has remained one of the main elements in British popular culture through its obligation to produce TV and radio programmes for mass audiences.

How many YouTube subscribers does BBC have?[br](as of Jul 2, 2021)?

How many YouTube subscribers does BBC have?
(as of Jul 2, 2021)?

11,400,000
14,250,000
13,566,000
16,074,000

BBC had 11,400,000 subscribers on Youtube as of Jul 2, 2021.

BBC Technology (Atos Service) Fact

When Atos Origin acquired the SIS division from Siemens in December 2010 for €850 million (£720m), the BBC support contract also passed to Atos, and in July 2011, the BBC announced to staff that its technology support would become an Atos service.