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BBC Magazines was sold to Exponent Private Equity in 2011, which merged it with Origin Publishing (previously owned by BBC Worldwide between 2004 and 2006) to form Immediate Media Company. [221] BBC Studios also publishes books, to accompany programmes such as Doctor Who under the BBC Books brand, a publishing imprint majority owned by Random ...
In 1999, the biggest relaunch occurred, with BBC One bulletins, BBC World, BBC News 24, and BBC News Online all adopting a common style. One of the most significant changes was the gradual adoption of the corporate image by the BBC regional news programmes , giving a common style across local, national and international BBC television news.
Continental Portugal 13 (est.) [48] Tunes bus crash Road accident 8 April 1989: Silves: 13 [49] Monte tree collapse Tree collapse 15 August 2017: Funchal, Madeira 13 [50] 1997 South Portugal floods Floods 5 November 1997: Beja District: 11 [51] Carvalhal bus crash Road accident 27 January 2013: Sertã: 11 [52] Vila Nova da Rainha community ...
BBC World News was the first of BBC's news services to move into the new building on Monday 14 January 2013, beginning with GMT at noon. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the extension on 7 June 2013. [18] The second phase development won the 'Programme of the Year' award at the 2013 annual awards of the Association for Project Management. [19]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. English-language pay television channel This article is about the English-language audio-visual international news and current affairs operations of the BBC. For the BBC's corporate division administering it, as well as the audio-only branding of the same, see BBC World Service. This ...
BBC World Service Logo used since 2022 Type Radio broadcasting news, speech, discussions, public broadcaster Country United Kingdom Availability Worldwide Headquarters Broadcasting House, London Broadcast area Worldwide Owner BBC Key people Jonathan Munro Launch date 19 December 1932 ; 92 years ago (1932-12-19) Former names BBC Empire Service BBC Overseas Service External Services of the BBC ...
The BBC as a commercial broadcasting company did not sell air time but it did carry a number of sponsored programmes paid for by British newspapers. On 31 December 1926, the company was dissolved and its assets were transferred to the non-commercial and crown-chartered British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
BBC Mundo has its headquarters on the fifth floor of the BBC's New Broadcasting House in London. The BBC's Spanish service also has a newsroom in Miami, offices in Buenos Aires and México City, and reporters in Washington DC, Los Angeles, Havana, Caracas, Bogotá, Santiago, Quito, Lima and Madrid. BBC Mundo benefits from the international ...