BBC, also known as British Broadcasting Corporation, is a non-profit organization headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established as the British Broadcasting Company in 1922, it evolved into its current form and name on New Year's Day 1927. The corporation operates with an estimated 33,830 employees and reported $7.5B in revenue as of 2024. It functions as a public service broadcaster, specializing in broadcast television and radio. The BBC is noted as the oldest and largest local and global broadcaster by number of employees.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1922

Headcount

33,826

Headquarters

UK

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

Non-profit

Deployments

1

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On March 14, 2026, figures disclosed that the BBC allocated over £25 million to external management consultants between 2021 and 2025, seeking advice on strategy, finance, staffing, and technology, which has sparked public outrage given the Corporation's existing senior management. Previously, on March 13, 2026, BBC Radio 1's Greg James commenced day two of his 1000km tandem challenge to Edinburgh for Red Nose Day, having completed 123km on the first day and finishing in Bristol.

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BBC offers 20 products in the media tech and media and telecoms services industries. BBC's product portfolio comprises of graphics, media managed services, media and TV services and broadcast television and radio.
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BBC's revenues were over $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split BBC's revenue into 6 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to BBC's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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BBC currently holds 142 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including motorsports, basketball, soccer | association football, equestrianism, cyclo-cross, shinty, athletics, rowing, table tennis, rugby league, aquatics and swimming, ice skating, netball, winter sports, rugby union, tennis, field hockey, combat sports, snooker, golf, badminton, gymnastics, darts, curling, gaelic games, baseball, cricket, cycling, boxing, futsal, multi-sport, squash, triathlon, marathon and american football.

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