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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.

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.

Roku offers a line of streaming hardware and smart TV sets. (Courtesy photo)

British streamers willing to tolerate ads for free TV, study shows

As in other areas, British streamers are becoming increasingly weary of costs associated with premium services.

Michael Cimino plays Victoro Salazar on the Disney coming-of-age drama "Love, Victor." (Courtesy photo)

BBC grabs rights to Disney’s streaming drama “Love, Victor”

The BBC has landed the domestic telecast rights to Disney's "Love, Victor" coming-of-age drama.

BBC will refresh news website to target U.S. readers

BBC Studios will relaunch its news website next year, with a focus on targeting American news consumers with "personalized" content.

The logo of Amazon's free streaming service Freevee. (Logo: Amazon/Graphic by The Desk)

Amazon brings NBC, MGM channels to Freevee users in U.K.

Amazon is bringing a handful of free streaming channels from NBC, MGM and UKTV to Freevee viewers in the United Kingdom.

A soccer ball inside a stadium.

Women’s World Cup match draws 7.3 million to BBC One

Around 7.3 million British TV households tuned in to watch England take on Australia during the Women's World Cup tournament.

The logo of streaming television service Struum. (Logo courtesy Strumm, Graphic by The Desk)

Eisner-backed streaming service Struum shuts down

Struum, a streaming aggregation platform backed by Corus and Michael Eisner, quietly shut down after the service ran out of cash.

A television set with streaming content.

Fewer people watching live TV in U.K., Ofcom says

Fewer people are watching broadcast TV in the United Kingdom amid a proliferation of on-demand streaming services, Ofcom says.

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

BBC spends over £128 million on diverse radio, TV content

The BBC says it exceeded a three-year financial goal to spend a set amount of money ensuring its radio and TV content meet certain diversity goals.

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