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BBC

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.

Disney licenses six TV shows to UKTV Media

Disney has agreed to license six drama series from FX, ABC and Hulu to BBC Studios' UKTV Media in the United Kingdom.

Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, as it appeared in 2014.

BBC needs to reorient focus around core roles, top boss says

The top official at the BBC said the company needs to reorient its focus around a core set of ideas that involve educating and entertaining the world.

Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, as it appeared in 2014.

AMC Networks brings BBC News channel to free streaming services

The launch of BBC News on free streaming platforms in the U.S. comes as BBC Studios seeks additional global revenue opportunities.

Britbox offers a wide variety of shows from the BBC, ITV and other content partners. (Courtesy image)

BBC Studios buys ITV stake in Britbox International

The commercial arm of the BBC will spend around $321 million to take full control of Britbox's U.S. and Canadian streaming services.

A promotional image for the Graham Norton Show. (Courtesy image)

Graham Norton channel debuts on Samsung TV Plus in Europe

Samsung has struck a deal with ITV Studios for a new channel on its Samsung TV Plus platform that will offer repeats of "The Graham Norton Show."

The logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation. (Logo courtesy BBC, Graphic designed by The Desk)

BBC iPlayer to remove offline downloads perk for Macs, PCs

The BBC will stop allowing desktop and laptop users to save streaming content within the BBC iPlayer Downloads app in March.

The logo of British streaming service Freely. (Courtesy image)

Everyone TV offers sneak peek at forthcoming Freely streaming service

Everyone TV has offered a first look at Freely, a new British streaming service that will make broadcast TV signals available online.

Sky Sports will continue on as one of three broadcasters of English Premier League soccer matches through the end of the decade. (Image courtesy Comcast/Sky Group)

Sky, TNT Sports complete deal for English Premier League matches

WBD and Comcast's Sky have won further TV rights to the Premier League through the end of the decade.

A television set with the Pluto TV streaming app. (Courtesy image)

Pluto TV launches more BBC content streams in Europe

Paramount Global's free streaming service Pluto TV is adding more linear content channels from the BBC.

Hundreds of demonstrators assemble outside the London headquarters of the BBC on Monday, October 16, 2023. (Still frame via YouTube broadcast)

Hundreds protest outside BBC headquarters over news coverage of Israel-Hamas war

Hundreds of demonstrators rallied outside the London headquarters of the BBC over the channel's coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.

Israeli police search a vehicle marked "TV" that was used by a news crew from BBC Arabic. (Photo courtesy BBC News)

BBC says news crew assaulted by Israeli police

Journalists working for the BBC were assaulted and held at gunpoint by Israeli police while covering news in Tel Aviv on Friday.

The logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation. (Logo courtesy BBC, Graphic designed by The Desk)

BBC plans to launch streaming channels on Freevee

The BBC will launch five new free, ad-supported streaming channels on Amazon's Freevee next Tuesday.

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