Infobox Network network name British Broadcasting Corporation BBC network logo Image BBC.svg 200px BBC logo country United Kingdom founder John Reith, 1st Baron Reith John Reith motto nowrap Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation website http www.bbc.co.uk The BBCCharter established the BBC or British Broadcasting Corporation . An accompanying Agreement recognises its editorial independence and sets out its public obligations in detail. The most recent Charter was granted to the BBC on 19 September 2006. It took full effect from 1 January 2007. The text of the Royal Charter and Agreement are available on the BBC Trust site . ref http www.bbc.co.uk bbctrust framework charter.html . ref A number of important changes were made in the latest Charter to the Corporation s management and purpose Abolition of the Board of Governors, and their replacement by the BBC Trust . A redefinition of the BBC s public services which are considered its prime function Sustaining citizenship and civil society Promoting education and learning Stimulating creativity and cultural excellence Representing the UK, its nations, regions and communities Bringing the UK to the world and the world to the UK Helping to deliver to the public the benefit of emerging communications technologies and services, and taking a leading role in the switchover to digital television. The BBC must display at least one of the following characteristics in all content high quality, originality, innovation, to be challenging and to be engaging. The BBC must demonstrate that it provides public value in all of its major activities. External links http www.bbc.co.uk BBC homepage References reflist Category BBCCharter ... more details
Kingdom , Channel Islands and Isle of Man . The BBC is a semi autonomous public service broadcaster ref name autogenerated3 cite web title BBC website About the BBC What is the BBC url http www.bbc.co.uk info purpose what.shtml accessdate 14 June 2008 ref that operates under a Royal Charter United Kingdom Royal Charter ref name crown cite news author Andrews, Leighton title The handbook of public affairs chapter A UK Case Lobbying for a new BBCCharter pages 247 48 editor1 Harris, Phil editor2 ... bodies. Under the Royal Charter, BBC must obtain a licence from the Home Secretary. The Licence, which ... of the current charter in 2016. The same announcement revealed that the BBC would take on the full ... Board publisher BBC accessdate 28 January 2009 ref Charter The BBC operates under a Royal Charter ... on 1 January 2007 and running until 31 December 2016. ref name BBC Royal Charter cite web title BBC .... Under the Royal Charter, the BBC must obtain a licence from the Home Secretary . ref name bbchow ... name British Broadcasting Corporation BBC logo File BBC.svg 200px caption type Public broadcasting ... John Reith, 1st Baron Reith John Reith Director General of the BBC Director General br George Villiers ... br Chairman, BBC Trust br Mark Thompson br Director General of the BBC Director General industry Mass media products Broadcasting , radio , web portal s services BBC Television Television , BBC Radio radio , BBC Online online revenue operating income net income aum assets equity owner The Crown Government ... 2 bbc.co.uk footnotes intl The British Broadcasting Corporation BBC is a British Public ... , London. ref http www.bbc.co.uk aboutthebbc purpose what.shtml What is the BBC? . BBC. Retrieved ... cite web title BBC World s largest broadcaster & Most trusted media brand publisher Media Newsline ... ?p 64654 accessdate 23 September 2010 ref ref name AboutBBC cite web title About the BBC What is the BBC publisher BBC Online url http www.bbc.co.uk info purpose what.shtml accessdate 23 September ... more details
other uses Image Magna Carta.jpg right thumb 300px An example of a charter Magna Carta . A charter is the grant ... usage of the term. Also, charter can simply be a document giving royal permission to start a colony ... for a special case or as an exception to an institutional charter . A charter school , for example, is one that has different rules, regulations, and statutes from a state school. Charter is sometimes used as a synonym for tool or lease , as in the charter of a bus or boat by an organization, intended for a similar group destination. A charter member of an organization is an original member that is, one who became a member when the organization received its charter. Different types of charters ... used to grant land to lay person lay people . Charter colony main Charter colony The British .... These three types were royal colonies, proprietary colonies , and corporate colonies. A charter ... crown. ref http dictionary.reference.com browse charter 20colony charter colony Definitions from Dictionary.com ref Although charter colonies were not the most prevalent of the three types of colonies in the British Empire, they were by no means insignificant. Congressional charter main Congressional charter A congressional charter is a law passed by the United States Congress that states the mission ... under Title 36 of the United States Code . Municipal charter main Municipal charter A municipal corporation ... limited to city cities , county counties , town s, township s, charter township s, village s, and borough ... by the award or declaration of a municipal charter. Project charter main Project charter In project management , a project charter or project definition sometimes called the terms of reference ... of the project. Royal charter main Royal Charter In medieval Europe, royal charters were used to create cities i.e., localities with recognised legal rights and privileges . The date that such a charter ... originally began to be settled. At one time a royal charter was the only way in which an incorporated ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name This is the BBC Type live Artist Robyn Hitchcock Cover Released April 2006 Recorded 1995 1999 Genre Alternative rock Length Label Hux Records Producer Reviews Last album This album Next album This Is The BBC is an album by Robyn Hitchcock , released on the Hux Records label in April 2006. It rounds up fourteen tracks recorded for radio, primarily with Andy Kershaw between 1995 and 1999. It can therefore be viewed as a sequel piece to The Kershaw Sessions Robyn Hitchcock The Kershaw Sessions . The tracks cover Hitchock s contemporary material at the time of recording, and include a version of the evocative I Saw Nick Drake with lyrical amendments. It also includes a cover of Bob Dylan s It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry . The packaging features Hitchcock s artwork and significantly utilises a painting by his father Raymond as a cover, which dates to 1954. Raymond Hitchcock is also pictured in the booklet. Track listing Man With A Woman s Shadow Heliotrope De Chirico Street The Cheese Alarm Jewels For Sophia Polly On The Shore Where Do You Go When You Die? I Saw Nick Drake It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry Andy Kershaw Jingle Birds In Perspex Sally Was A Legend Elizabeth Jade Madonna Of The Wasps DEFAULTSORT This Is The Bbc Category Robyn Hitchcock albums Category BBC Radio recordings Category 2006 live albums Category 2006 compilation albums ... more details
The Patient s Charter is a United Kingdom government document, which sets out a number of rights for National Health Service patients. It was originally introduced in 1991, under the then Conservative government, and was revised in 1995 and 1997. ref name trans cite web publisher Press for Change title Putting the Citizen s Charter into practice for the National Health Service url http www.pfc.org.uk node 633 accessdate 2008 02 02 ref The charter sets out rights in service areas including General practitioner general practice , hospital treatment, community treatment, ambulance, dental, optical, pharmaceutical and maternity. Various stakeholders have criticised the charter for reasons widely ranging from not offering sufficient support to trans gender patients ref name trans to increasing attacks on hospital staff. ref cite news title Patient s Charter blamed for attacks on NHS Staff url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi health 202942.stm Date October 28, 1998 accessdate 2008 02 02 work BBC News date 1998 10 28 ref References Reflist Category Government of the United Kingdom Category Programmes of the Government of the United Kingdom ... more details
The Charter of Democracy lang ur was signed by Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan Muslim League N Pakistan Muslim League and Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan Peoples Party on May 14, 2006 in London . ref cite news title Democracy charter for Pakistan date 2006 05 15 publisher BBC News url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi south asia 4771769.stm accessdate 2008 02 22 ref The document, signaling an alliance between two significant political parties of Politics of Pakistan Pakistan , outlines steps to end the military rule established by the 1999 Pakistani coup d tat led by General Pervez Musharraf and restore civilian democratic rule. ref cite news first Anil last Kalhan title Whither Pakistan s Charter of Democracy? date 2007 09 08 publisher Asia Media url http www.asiamedia.ucla.edu article.asp?parentid 77611 accessdate 2008 02 22 ref References div class references small references div External links http www.dailytimes.com.pk default.asp?page 2006 5C05 5C16 5Cstory 16 5 2006 pg3 1 Daily Times Charter of Democracy http www.pmln.org.pk charter demo.php Charter of Democracy on PML N website http www.ppp.org.pk elections cod.html Charter of Democracy on PPP website Category Pakistani democracy movement Category Politics of Pakistan Category Benazir Bhutto Category Nawaz Sharif administration ur ... more details
Charter for the BBC which came into effect on 1 January 2007. The Trust, and a formalised BBC Executive Board Executive Board , replaced the former Board of Governors of the BBC Board of Governors . blockquote In summary, the main roles of the Trust are in setting the overall strategic direction of the BBC ... fee payers. BBC Royal Charter 2006 ref name Charter cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk bbctrust assets files pdf regulatory framework charter agreement royalchartersealed sept06.pdf title BBC Royal Charter author Department for Culture, Media and Sport on behalf of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom ...Image BBC trust logo.png thumb The BBC Trust logo The BBC Trust is the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC . It is operationally independent of BBC management and external bodies ... Charter establishes that the Trust should have twelve trustees, including a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and a member for each of the Home Nations nations of the United Kingdom . ref name Charter Appointments to the BBC Trust are made by Queen in Council , on the recommendation of government ministers ... Executive of BBC News . Anthony Fry , an investment banker. Alison Hastings , the Trustee for England ... appointed. Former members Since 2006 the following people have been members of the BBC Trust Michael Grade former Chairman, left the BBC to become Executive Chairman of ITV plc Dermot Gleeson BBC Dermot Gleeson finished two terms, as a BBC Governor and a BBC Trustee Richard Tait finished two terms, as a BBC Governor and a BBC Trustee Chitra Bharucha former Vice Chairman, and acting Chairman retired ... Peat former National Trustee for Scotland finished two terms, as a BBC Governor and a BBC Trustee ... up a position on the board of media regulator Ofcom . Chairman of the BBC Trust The Trust was originally ..., Grade left the BBC to become Executive Chairman of ITV . Chitra Bharucha , then Vice Chairman, became the Acting Chairman. ref name Grade cite web title Press Release Michael Grade resigns as BBC ... more details
in the BBC. ref cite news url http www.bbc.co.uk pressoffice pressreleases stories 2007 05 may 14 jam.shtml title Post closures follow suspension of BBC Jam publisher BBC Press Office date 14.05.2007 ref The Trust requested that the BBC management prepare a fresh proposal, including how the BBC should deliver its BBCCharterCharter obligation promoting formal education and learning, whilst ...Infobox Website name BBC Jam logo File BBC Jam logo.png 180px screenshot caption BBC Jam logo url http ... optional owner BBC author BBC launch date January 2006 Closed 20th March 2007 current status closed revenue n a slogan Explore.Learn.Create BBC Jam formerly known as BBC Digital Curriculum was an online educational service launched by the BBC in January 2006, and suspended on 20 March 2007. The service ... was the BBC s provision for the Digital Curriculum , an initiative launched by the British Government ... down due to a legal challenge concerning fair trading by the BBC. ref name launch cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi education 4655292.stm title BBC curriculum gets kids to jam date 27 January 2006 publisher BBC News ref ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi education 6449619.stm title BBC suspends net learning project date 14 March 2007 publisher BBC News ref Content The content ... web url http www.bbc.co.uk pressoffice pressreleases stories 2006 01 january 27 jam.shtml title BBC jam goes live publisher BBC Press Office date 2006 01 27 ref History Prior to launch BBC jam was commissioned ... was suspended on 20 March 2007 at the request of the BBC Trust , in response to complaints made to the European ... felt that the BBC was Anti competitive practices exceeding its public service remit by offering free ... news press releases 14 03 2007.html title BBC Trust suspends BBC Jam publisher BBC Trust date 14 March 2007 ref ref cite news url http www.dailymail.co.uk news article 442272 BBC told dump anti competitive revision website.html title BBC told to dump anti competitive revision website date 14 March ... more details
Bodies . ref The BBC operates under a Royal Charter which lasts for a limited period of ten years ... whoweare publicpurposes Royal Charter of the BBC http www.humanities.org.au About Charter.htm Royal ...Use dmy dates date May 2012 For the ship of the same name Royal Charter ship A royal charter is a formal ... cities with municipal charter s or university universities . Charters should be distinguished from warrant law warrants and letters of appointment, as they have perpetual effect. Typically, a royal charter ... be The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity, which received its charter ... cities i.e., localities with recognized legal rights and privileges . The date that such a charter ... began to be settled. At one time a royal charter was the only way in which an incorporated body ... are generally now used instead. Among the past and present groups formed by royal charter are the British ... a Royal Charter in 1858 ref name autogenerated1 http fmweb01.ucc.usyd.edu.au FMPro? db POL Main.fp5 ... obtained a Royal Charter in 1961 ref name autogenerated1 2 August 1961 Professional organizations Expand ... of a Royal Charter. In the period before 1958, 32 higher education institutes had been created by royal charter these were typically engineering or technical institutions rather than universities. ref ... right thumb The Hudson s Bay Company building in Montreal A Royal Charter is granted by Order ... www.privy council.org.uk output page26.asp Privy Council Office Royal Charter ref This is an exercise ... charities and professional institutions who receive Royal Charters. Application for a charter is a petition to the Queen in Council . To receive a Royal Charter, the organization must have ... a charter. However, meeting these benchmarks does not guarantee the issuance of a Royal Charter. ref http www.privy council.org.uk output page26.asp Privy Council Royal Charter ref Companies and societies Companies, corporations, and societies in Canada founded under or augmented by a Royal Charter ... more details
BBC Television is a service of the BBC British Broadcasting Corporation . The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television ... broadcasts is dated to 2 November 1936. ref Radio Times Radio Times The Journal of the BBC , issue dated 27 October 1957 The 21st Anniversary of BBC Television ref History of BBC Television The BBC ... Mechanically scanned, 30 line television broadcasts by John Logie Baird began in 1929, using the BBC transmitter in London, and by 1930 a regular schedule of programmes was transmitted from the BBC ... s company to what is now known as BBC One on 2 August 1932, and continued until September 1935. Regularly ... in 1946. The BBC Television Service renamed BBC tv in 1960 showed popular programming, including drama ... competed with ITV to become the channel with the highest ratings for that week. 1964 to 1967 BBC TV was renamed BBC1 in 1964, after the launch of BBC Two BBC2 now BBC Two , the third television ... in 2003 by a BBC technician. In the end the launch went ahead the following night, hosted ... line system. 1967 to 2003 Image 60 BBC Years.jpg thumb right A special ident was created in 1982 to celebrate 60 years of the BBC. On 1 July 1967, BBC Two became the first television channel in Europe ... 2010 11 26. ref BBC One and ITV began 625 line colour broadcasts simultaneously on 15 November 1969 . Unlike other terrestrial channels, BBC Two does not have soap opera or standard news programming ... ratings it is often eventually repositioned to BBC One . The different remit of BBC2 allowed ... of Man and Horizon BBC TV series Horizon . In 1967 Tom and Jerry cartoons first aired on BBC One, with around 2 episodes shown every evening at 5pm, with occasional morning showings on CBBC . The BBC ... from his job as Controller to work with the BBC Natural History Unit which had existed since the 1950s ... within the BBC One and BBC Two schedules. England s BBC One output is split up into fifteen regions ... more details
Charter schools are Primary education in the United States primary or Secondary education in the United ... for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school s charter . ref cite web publisher National Education Association title Charter Schools url http www.nea.org home 16332.htm accessdate January 21, 2008 ref Charter schools are opened and attended by choice. ref cite web publisher The Center for Education Reform title Charter Connection url http www.edreform.com Issues Charter Connection accessdate September 19, 2009 ref While charter schools provide an alternative to other ... payments tuition . Where enrollment in a charter school is oversubscribed, admission is frequently ... http www.calcharters.org understanding ref In a 2008 survey of United States charter schools, 59 of the schools ... Archive ?Annual Survey of Americas Charter Schools 2008 title Annual Survey of America s Charter Schools 2008 date July 28, 2008 publisher Center for Education Reform accessdate September 19, 2009 ref Some charter schools provide a curriculum that specializes in a certain field e.g., arts ... education than nearby public schools. Charter school students take state mandated exams. ref http www.calcharters.org understanding what are charter schools.html ref Some charter schools are founded ... cite web url http www.edweek.org rc issues charter schools title Research Center Charter Schools ... districts sometimes permit corporations to manage Chain store chains of charter schools. The schools ...? In the United States, though the percentage of students educated in charter schools varies by school ... independent public charter schools. ref name The Times Picayune 2009 RSD looks at making charters pay rent , The Times Picayune, December 18, 2009. ref History The charter school idea in the United ... Budde and the Origins of the Charter Concept&year 2005 title Ray Budde and the Origins of the Charter ... charter schools or schools of choice . At the time, a few schools already existed that were ... more details
and the business. As well as training BBC staff, The Academy also has a remit under the terms of the BBC s Charter Agreement to train the wider industry. it aims to share as much of its training ...The BBC Academy, launched in December 2009, is the BBC s centre for training. It houses the Colleges ... BBC editor Ron Neil and Pricewaterhouse Coopers in 2004 ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk aboutthebbc reports pdf neil report.pdf title The BBC s Journalism after Hutton The Report of the Neil Review Team with foreword by the BBC Board of Governors publisher Ron Neil and Pricewaterhouse Coopers date June 2004 ref which recommended a number of broad reforms of the BBC which included the establishment ... 2 hi entertainment 3831831.stm title At a glance BBC post Hutton report publisher BBC News date Wednesday ... Neil BBC statement publisher BBC News date 09.05.2008 ref . The idea of a massive re training of all BBC broadcasters was criticized by the Daily Mail in an op ed as a gross over reaction and compared ... columnists article 307947 A sad day BBC.html title A very sad day for the BBC publisher The Daily Mail date 09 38 25 June 2004 location London first Stephen last Glover ref . Nevertheless, the BBC ... news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi uk news 4630895.stm title BBC Journalism College launched publisher BBC News date ... stories 2009 12 december 14 academy.shtml title BBC opens up training to industry major new partnerships unveiled as BBC Academy launches publisher BBC date 14.12.2009 ref , offering free ... www.guardian.co.uk media 2009 dec 14 bbc college of journalism title BBC to offer journalism masterclasses ... http www.bbc.co.uk blogs aboutthebbc 2009 12 bbc academy.shtml title The BBC Academy and College of Journalism author Anne Morrison publisher About the BBC date 14 36 UK time, Tuesday, 15 December 2009 ref . Most campus courses are taught at BBC Television Centre and BBC White City in central London ... www.bbctraining.com facilitiesWN.asp title Training facilities at Wood Norton publisher BBC Academy ... more details
For the BBC radio stations BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 Extra Infobox TV channel name BBC Four logofile BBC Four.svg logosize 200px logocaption BBC Four logo launch 2 March 2002 picture format 16 9 SDTV br 360p BBC Online share 0.7 br share as of August 2011 share source http www.barb.co.uk report monthlyViewing? s 4 BARB owner BBC country United Kingdom replaced names BBC Knowledge web URL http www.bbc.co.uk bbcfour sister names BBC One br BBC Two br BBC Three br BBC News TV channel BBC News br BBC Parliament br BBC HD terr serv 1 Freeview UK Freeview terr chan 1 Channel 9 sat serv 1 Freesat sat chan ... serv 1 BBC Online online chan 1 http www.bbc.co.uk bbcfour watchlive Watch live UK only online serv ... 3 BBC iPlayer online chan 3 http www.bbc.co.uk iplayer tv bbc four watchlive Watch live UK only BBC Four is a United Kingdom British television channel operated by the BBC British Broadcasting Corporation BBC and available to digital television viewers on Freeview United Kingdom Freeview , IPTV , Satellite television satellite and Cable television cable . BBC Four launched on 2 March 2002 ref name ... Culture, controversy and cutting edge documentary BBC FOUR prepares to launch , BBC Press Office, 14 ... cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk bbcfour faq title BBCBBC Four FAQ accessdate 2007 08 19 ref It has ... service licences tv 2011 bbc four feb11.pdf BBC Four Service Licence. Issued February 2011 Retrieved 7 October 2011. Published by the BBC Trust. ref ref name bbctrust http www.bbc.co.uk bbctrust assets files pdf regulatory framework service licences tv 2009 bbc four aug09.pdf BBC Four Service Licence. Issued May 2009 Retrieved 12 March 2010 ref History BBC Four launched on 2 March 2002 at 19.00 GMT , having been delayed from the original planned 2001 launch. The channel replaced BBC Knowledge ... of which consisted of documentaries and art programming essentially a test of the new BBC Four schedule. BBC Four would rebrand this channel, and bring it into line with the well recognised ... more details
wiktionary charter A charter is the grant of authority or rights. Charter may also refer to Project charter , a statement of the scope, objectives and participants in a project Charter airline , a flight whose sole function is to transport holidaymakers to tourist destinations Yacht charter , the practice of renting a sailboat or motor yacht and travelling to various destinations Bare boat charter , an arrangement for the hiring of a boat Charter Communications , a U.S. broadband provider of cable television, Internet, and telephone services Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada Charter School of Wilmington Princeton Charter Club , one of Princeton University s ten eating clubs Charter plc , British engineering business Bitstream Charter , a typeface Charter Arms , American manufacturer of revolvers Charter Company , a former Fortune 500 company See also Charters Charters surname Chartered disambiguation Chartering disambiguation A congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code disambig da Charter de Charter Begriffskl rung nl Charter tl Karta ... more details
of the Agreement providing details of the topics outlined in the BBCCharter , 3 non profit, and commercial ...Image Bbc broadcasting house front.jpg thumb Much of BBC radio comes from Broadcasting House, Portland Place at the head of Regent Street, London BBC Radio is a service of the BBC British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. For a history of BBC radio prior to 1927 see British Broadcasting Company . Internally, BBC Radio is now organised under the banner of BBC Audio & Music , which also oversees online audio content. ref http www.bbc.co.uk aboutthebbc running bbcstructure am.shtm BBC Audio & Music , accessed 18 November 2010 ref BBC Radios 1 to 6 are based in London with the exception of BBC Radio 5 Live , now based ... , Glasgow and Manchester . ref http frequencyfinder.org.uk All txt.pdf ref All BBC Radio channels ... plugin streams. Stations National UK The BBC today runs eleven national domestic radio stations ... DAB , are BBC Radio 1 youth oriented, mostly contemporary pop music pop and rock music including ... and music documentaries BBC Radio 2 adult oriented entertainment, wide range of music specially adult ... in house live music sessions, original live music concerts and music documentaries BBC Radio 3 ... BBC Radio 4 news, current affairs, arts, history, original in house drama, original in house first run comedy, science, books and religion Silmocasts BBC World Service form 01 00 to 05 20 daily BBC Radio 5 Live news, sports, talk The new digital only Internet Streaming British Sky Broadcasting Sky freesat Freeview United Kingdom Freeview Digital Audio Broadcasting DAB radio stations are BBC ... concerts and music documentaries BBC Radio 4 Extra classic comedy, drama, books, science fiction, fantasy and children s programmes BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra a companion to Radio 5 Live for additional sports events coverage BBC Radio 6 Music an eclectic mix of alternative genres including rock ... more details
Sales, acquisitions and mergers Prior to the Charter renewal in 2007, there was much speculation that the BBC ...Infobox company name BBC Worldwide Ltd. logo File BBC Worldwide Logo.svg 200px type Privately held company Private subsidiary genre fate predecessor BBC Enterprises Ltd. successor foundation 1995 founder ... Worldwide key people Robert Webb QC br Chairman br John Smith BBC executive John Smith br Chief ... revenue operating income net income aum assets equity owner num employees parent BBC divisions subsid homepage http www.bbcworldwide.com www.bbcworldwide.com footnotes intl BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly owned commerce commercial subsidiary of the BBC British Broadcasting Corporation , formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in 1995. In the year to 31 March 2010 ... http www.bbcworldwide.com annual review annual review 2010.aspx publisher BBC Worldwide year 2010 accessdate ... financial year. ref cite web title About BBC Worldwide url http www.bbcworldwide.com about us.aspx publisher BBC Worldwide year 2010 accessdate 29 March 2009 ref In the year to 31 March 2011 BBC Worldwide s headline profits were up 10.3 to 160.2m its highest level ever. The growth helped lift the overall return to the BBC by nearly 9 to 182m. ref cite news url http www.bbc.co.uk news entertainment arts 14114366 work BBC News title BBC annual report reveals fall in star pay date 13 July ... in some way with the output and public purposes of the main BBC. The company s work includes investment in television production. BBC Worldwide will often provide additional budget for BBC productions in return for various commercial rights to the programmes, and has also done so for non BBC programmes as well, such as the Red Production Company drama Mine All Mine for the BBC s rival ITV network in 2004. In 2006, a Content & Production business was formed to produce local versions of BBC ... as a sum from selling the initial re versioning rights . BBC Worldwide has also, since, taken a 25 ... more details
Chinese pic piccap Charter 08 logo picsize 200px t linktext s linktext j ling4 baat3 hin3 zoeng1 p linktext L ng b Xi n zh ng Charter 08 is a manifesto initially signed by over 350 Chinese ... 2008 12 200812171239.shtml title Over 5000 people have signed the Charter 08 5000 date 17 ... Soviet Charter 77 issued by dissident s in History of Czechoslovakia 1948 1989 Czechoslovakia ... anti Soviet heroes with Charter 08.html title Chinese dissidents emulate anti Soviet heroes with Charter ... the charter. ref http www.nytimes.com 2010 09 21 opinion 21iht edhavel.html? r 1 A Nobel Prize for a Chinese ... wp dyn content article 2009 01 29 AR2009012903758.html Why China s leadership should talk to the Charter ... , 31 January 2009. ref One of the authors of Charter 08, Liu Xiaobo , was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ... The Charter calls for 19 changes including an independent legal system, freedom of association ... dissident, Liu Xiaobo, arrested over freedom charter last Macartney first Jane date 10 December 2008 ... . ref name Link2008 cite news url http www.nybooks.com articles 22210 title Charter 08 Translated from Chinese by Perry Link The following text of Charter 08, signed by hundreds of Chinese intellectuals ... 10 December 2008 ref The opening paragraph of the charter states blockquote cquote This year is the Qinding ... 85717 title Charter 08 translated from the Chinese by Human Rights in China publisher Human Rights in China accessdate 10 December 2008 ref blockquote Response Mainland China Image Political Charter ... of the People s Republic of China Chinese government has said little publicly on the Charter. ref name bbc http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world asia pacific 7819355.stm China aims to silence reform call , BBC ... release of the Charter. ref Human Rights in China, http www.hrichina.org public contents 85186 Independent ... Hu Jintao asking for his release. ref name bbc In response, the Chinese government is trying to crush .... ref name bbc Media of the People s Republic of China State media has been banned from reporting on the manifesto ... more details
Resignation of Chairman Michael Grade, to join ITV. 31 December The BBC s then current Royal Charter ...This is a timeline of the history of the BBC British Broadcasting Corporation . 1920s 1922 18 October The British Broadcasting Company is formed. 14 November First BBC broadcasts from London station 2LO ... . 18 January The UK United Kingdom Postmaster General Postmaster General grants the BBC a licence to broadcast ... Stadium . 14 September First broadcast from Belfast station 2BE . 1925 First BBC shortwave transmissions ... strike General strike begins. The BBC broadcasts five news bulletins a day as no newspapers are published ... the main transmitter of the BBC National Programme . 1927 1 January The British Broadcasting Company becomes the British Broadcasting Corporation , when it is granted a Royal Charter. Sir John Reith, 1st Baron Reith John Reith becomes the first Director General of the BBC Director General . 15 January First live sports broadcast on the BBC. The rugby union international England v Wales is commented ... removed Image Bbc logo before 1970.png right 200px March The BBC coat of arms is adopted 7 July ... BBC Regional Programme Regional Programme , opens at Daventry. 1929 20 August First transmissions of John Logie Baird s experimental 30 line television system. 1930s File BBC Television Symbol 1953.jpg ... home in the country . ref BBC Yearbook 1931, p. 26 ref 1932 1 May Broadcasting House , the BBC ... broadcast from Broadcasting House. 19 December The BBC Empire Service Empire Service precursor of the BBC ... The BBC opens the world s first regular high definition television service, from Alexandra Palace ... coronation procession of George VI of the United Kingdom King George VI . 21 June The BBC broadcasts .... 16 September BBC television broadcasts world s first live football match, a specially arranged fixture ... in... ref 1938 3 January The BBC begins broadcasting its first foreign language radio service, in Arabic language Arabic . 30 April The BBC broadcasts television coverage of the FA Cup for the first ... more details
the BBC s existing TV and Radio networks, achieving a change in the BBCCharter . This led to the official ...Use dmy dates date April 2011 Infobox website name BBC Online favicon logo screenshot File BBC Homepage ... owner BBC author BBC launch date 1997 current status Active revenue alexa IncreaseNegative 50 as of 2012 ... Site Info publisher Alexa Internet accessdate 2012 05 02 ref Updated monthly by OKBot. BBC Online is the brand name and home for the BBC s United Kingdom UK online service. It is a large network of website s including such high profile sites as BBC News and Sport , the on demand video and radio services co branded BBC iPlayer , the pre school site Cbeebies , and learning services such as Bitesize. The BBC has had an online presence supporting its TV and radio programmes and web only initiatives ... plans of the BBC have been subject to various public consultations and government reviews illustrating ... BBC Online, it was then rebranded as BBC Red Button BBCi which itself was the brand name for interactive TV services before being named bbc.co.uk. It was then branded BBC Online again in 2008. ref cite ... title BBC launches PSB partnerships date 11 December 2008 publisher BBC Press Office accessdate 13 December 2008 ref The World Wide Web Web based service of the BBC is one of the world s largest ... Thompson , Director General of the BBC, proposed that the BBC s web output should be cut by 50 , with online staff numbers and budgets reduced by 25 in a bid to scale back BBC operations and allow ... article7041944.ece BBC signals an end to era of expansion 26 February 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 26 ref On 2 March 2010, the BBC reported that it will cut its website spending by 25 and close BBC 6 Music and Asian Network. ref http www.nytimes.com 2010 03 03 business media 03bbc.html BBC Proposes Deep ... BBC 6 Music and Asian Network face axe in shake up 2 March 2010 Retrieved 2010 03 02 ref ... in the closure of several sites, including BBC Switch , BBC Blast , 6 0 6 , and the announcement ... more details
one source date August 2011 The Citizen s Charter was a United Kingdom British political initiative launched by the then Prime Minister , John Major , on 22 July 1991, less than a year into his premiership. ref For details about John Major, see the official http www.number10.gov.uk history and tour john major 2 Number 10 Downing Street web site. ref It aimed to improve public services in the UK by Making administration accountable and citizen friendly. Ensuring transparency and the right to information. Taking measures to cleanse and motivate civil service. Adopting a stakeholder approach. Saving time of both executant and the clientele One part of the initiative was the granting of Charter Mark s to those public bodies meeting defined standards. Sources http news.bbc.co.uk onthisday hi dates stories july 22 newsid 2516000 2516139.stm BBC On This Day References references John Major Category Programmes of the Government of the United Kingdom UK gov stub hi pa ... more details
About the organisation within the BBC the television channel BBC News TV channel other uses Infobox company name BBC News logo File BBC News.svg 200px caption BBC News logo type Department of the BBC genre foundation location city BBC Television Centre , br White City, London White City , br London location ... broadcasts revenue operating income net income aum assets owner BBC num employees 3,500 2,000 are journalists ... intl yes BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC responsible for the gathering ... 3970000 newsid 3975900 3975913.stm title NewsWatch About BBC News This is BBC News accessdate 3 ... Broadcast06 BBC BBCNewsIntro.html title Content accessdate 3 April 2007 ref The service .... Since 2004, the Director of BBC News has been Helen Boaden . The department s annual budget is 350 million it has 3,500 staff, 2,000 of whom are journalists. ref name Boaden Through the BBC English Regions , BBC News has regional centres across England as well as national news centres in Northern ... and other current affairs and BBC Sport sport programmes. Radio and television operations are broadcast from BBC Television Centre in West London sub region West London , though are due to move to the newly ... and broadcast from studios in Millbank in London. ref The BBC s Millbank Studios are also a fall ... the last hour of BBC News TV channel BBC News Channel output less in vision clock for this purpose. ref The BBC is a quasi autonomous corporation authorised by list of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charter Royal Charter , making it formally independent of government, and required .... Internationally, the BBC has been banned from reporting from within some countries which accuse the corporation of working to destabilise their governments. In 2004, the BBC celebrated 50 years of television news broadcasts. BBC News journalists, cameramen, and programmes have won awards over the years for reporting, particularly from the Royal Television Society . The BBC founded the BBC College ... more details
People s Charter may refer to Chartism People s Charter of 1838 in the United Kingdom People s Charter for Change, Peace and Progress in Fiji The People s Charter 21st century A political movement in the United Kingdom disambig ru ... more details
The Charter of the Forest Carta de Foresta is a charter originally sealed in England by the young Henry III of England King Henry III , acting under the regency of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke . ref d William Marshal earl of Pembroke, ruler of us and of our kingdom is mentioned by name. ref Redressing some applications of the Anglo Norman Forest Law that had been extended and abused by William Rufus , the charter re established rights of access to the royal forest for free men that had been eroded by William the Conqueror the Conqueror and his heirs. Many of its provisions were in force for centuries afterwards. ref http info.sjc.ox.ac.uk forests Carta.htm Henry III s Charter of the Forest facsimile and translation ref It was first issued in 1217 ref Rothwell, Harry English Historical Documents 1189 1327 1995 p337 ref as a complementary charter to the Magna Carta from which it had evolved. It was reissued in 1225 ref Rothwell, Harry English Historical Documents 1189 1327 1995 p347 ref with a number of minor changes to wording, and then was joined with Magna Carta in the Confirmation of Charters in 1297. ref Rothwell, Harry English Historical Documents 1189 1327 1995 p485 ref In contrast to Magna Carta, which dealt with the rights of barons, it provided some real rights, privileges ... Cite web url http info.sjc.ox.ac.uk forests Carta.htm title Forests and Chases Henry III s Charter ... , English Villagers of the Thirteenth Century , 1941. ref this charter was almost unique in providing ... their animals. The Charter provided a right of common access to royal private lands that would ... on. The Charter specifically states that Henceforth every freeman, in his wood or on his land ... Courts were set up within the forests to enforce the laws of the Charter. By Tudor times, most ... Forest and the Forest of Dean . In this respect, the Charter was the statute that remained longest ... pip 8lj9c BBC Radio 4 The Things We Forgot to Remember, Broadcast 3 of 4 http www.bl.uk onlinegallery ... more details
POV date February 2008 Coatrack date February 2012 TOC right The BBC British Broadcasting Corporation BBC has been criticized for various reasons, by the British government of the day, as well as from other political groups and various media outlets. Iraq and the Hutton Inquiry The BBC was criticised ... title Viewers most common complaints of 2006 author BBC NewsWatch format Video date 22 December ... in Iraq by the government, led to the BBC being heavily criticised by the Hutton Inquiry , ref ... whitewash , January 29, 2004 on the reaction of the British press to the final report ref The BBC ... of David Kelly , London Methuen, 2007 ref Allegations of bias Political bias BBC News forms a major ... left wing citation needed date November 2011 , while some on the left criticise the BBC for being part ... on the centre right of politics. ref cite web url http www.cps.org.uk cpsfile.asp?id 521 title BBC ... article2240427.ece title Confessions of a BBC liberal author TimesOnline date 12 August 2007 accessdate ... features 552791 the bbc white season only shows how little auntie has really changed.thtml title The BBC White Season only shows how little Auntie has really changed author The Spectator date ... article 23385944 details What is the loneliest job in Britain Being a Tory at the BBC article.do title What is the loneliest job in Britain? Being a Tory at the BBC author The Evening Standard date ... bias? It s written through the BBC s very DNA, says Peter Sissons & 124 Mail Online publisher Dailymail.co.uk ... Marr argues that the liberal bias of the BBC is the product of the types of people the Corporation ... news article 411846 We biased admit stars BBC News.html We are biased, admit the stars of BBC News , Mail on Sunday , 21 October 2006 ref In 2011 Mark Thompson , the current BBC Director General, wrote, In the BBC I joined 30 years ago there was, in much of current affairs, in terms of people s personal ... news culture media and sport thompson bbc had massive left wing bias 21383477.htm title Thompson ... more details
Charter 97 is a declaration calling for democracy in Belarus and a pro human rights news site taking its inspiration from the declaration. The document the title of which deliberately echoes the Czechoslovak human rights declaration Charter 77 twenty years earlier was created on the anniversary of a referendum held in 1996, and which, in the words of the organisation of the same name, declares blockquote devotion to the principles of independence, freedom and democracy, respect to the human rights, solidarity with everybody, who stands for elimination of dictatorial regime and restoration of democracy in Belarus. blockquote Belarusian journalist Pavel Sheremet acted as the group s spokesman at the declaration s public launch. ref cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi europe 29562.stm title Belarus government accused of human rights abuses author date 11 November 1997 work publisher BBC News accessdate 28 January 2012 ref Charter 97, as a citizens human rights organisation based around the principles outlined in this document, is a non partisan organisation which has organised protest rallies and has provided a springboard for other democratic movements in the country. It also maintains a website of news with a focus on human rights developments. The site s editor in chief, Natalya Radina , received the 2011 CPJ International Press Freedom Award International Press Freedom Award , an annual recognition of courageous journalism , for her work. ref cite web url http cpj.org awards ... accessdate 28 May 2011 ref On September 3, 2010, the body of the founder of Charter 97, Oleg Bebenin ..., alleging fraud. Radina and the Charter 97 staff posted numerous articles documenting arrests ... January 2012 ref On 21 December 2010, the Charter 97 office was raided by agents of the State Security ..., Charter 97 was victim to a hacking attack that deleted archives and posted false news articles ... Charter 08 References Reflist External links http www.charter97.org Charter 97 website http www.open.by ... more details
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