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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a government-funded general entertainment and news broadcaster based in London, United Kingdom. It operates around a dozen domestic television and radio networks in the United Kingdom, as well as BBC News, BBC Entertainment and BBC World Service.

Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, as it appeared in 2014. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

BBC News launches live stream on YouTube in U.S., U.K.

Viewers in those countries, and a handful of others, will be able to watch live news from BBC News via YouTube for free.

Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, as it appeared in 2014. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

BBC accuses Afghan government of interrupting radio service

A Taliban official accused the BBC of violating unspecified laws; earlier this year, the outlet reported on famine and child trafficking in the country.

Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, as it appeared in 2014. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

BBC, Channel 4 bring possible tie-up to government regulators

The BBC and Channel 4 have held preliminary discussions with the British government about combining some of their commercial operations.

Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, as it appeared in 2014. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

BBC to cut 110 jobs from tech group focused on iPlayer, BBC Sounds

The staffers will receive pink slips in the coming weeks; another 35 vacancies will go unfilled, the organization said.

Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, as it appeared in 2014. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

BBC preparing TV, radio network closures as part of cost-cutting measure

The planned cuts are expected to include “audience-facing” closures as the broadcaster executes its strategy of deep, long-term expenditure reduction.

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British man sentenced to prison for illegal streaming TV service

Milan Ibrahim, 68, of Chorley, Lancashire, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for running an illegal streaming business.

Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, as it appeared in 2014. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

BBC license fee households fall by 539,000 as funding pressures grow

While income from the mandatory TV tax on British viewers rose during the most-recent fiscal year, the BBC still logged a deficit because not enough homes are paying for a license.

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Live telecast of Mexico-England game draws record audience to BBC

The match drew the largest audience during late night fringe hours in the BBC's broadcast history.

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Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, as it appeared in 2014. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

BBC, Channel 4 discuss possible streaming-focused partnership

One possible plan would see Channel 4 offer its commercial-supported content through BBC iPlayer, expanding the reach of its shows, news and documentaries.

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Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, as it appeared in 2014. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

Wimbledon to serve as further test case for low-latency BBC iPlayer

The tournament will allow the BBC to obtain much-needed data across tens of thousands of devices when viewers are watching the same event at once.

Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, as it appeared in 2014. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

BBC weighs bringing online news stream to YouTube in some countries

The BBC will bring its news stream to YouTube in countries where it has no commercial distribution agreement, according to a report.

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YouTube surpasses BBC in audience reach metric in U.K.

The BBC said it still leads on deeper engagement, averaging 47 million viewers using its 15-minute measure.

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