British Broadcasting Corporation

British Broadcasting Corporation

Logo used since 2022
Type	Statutory corporation with a legislative act
Industry	News media
Founder	HM Government
Key people	EdwardHardcastle (Director–General) alwaysbegold (Acting Deputy Director-General)
Products	Broadcasting
Number of employees	TBC
Divisions	BBC News BBC Sport BBC Studios

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom, based at Broadcasting House in London, England.

The BBC is currently established by law under the British Broadcasting Act 2022, with recent plans to be re-established officially under a royal charter. Following the closure of the Department for Culture, Media & Sport in mid 2022 by the Government, the BBC has had government oversight under His Majesty's Treasury. As a public service, the BBC's work is primarily funded by a government grant, as listed in the Government's monthly Budget.

Governance & Corporate Structure

The BBC is a statutory corporation, , independent from direct government intervention, with its activities being overseen by the BBC Board.

Overseeing Document & Charter

The BBC operates under the British Broadcasting Corporation Act 2022, which was originally proposed by Prime Minister DeanRHeathcote. The Act lists the governing structure of the BBC, from the appointment of the Director–General, to the operations of the BBC Board, and the operational structure, e.g. its divisions.

In June 2023, Deputy Prime Minister AdaptedFrost proposed a repeal bill to Parliament to repeal the British Broadcasting Corporation Act 2022, to be replaced by a royal charter which would set out the arrangements for the governance of the British Broadcasting Corporation in a more detailed manner. The Repeal Bill successfully passed the Commons, however failed to pass the Lords, with members wanting details on the transition period between the law being repealed and the royal charter taking effect.

BBC Board

The BBC Board sets the strategy for the corporation and assesses the performance of the BBC's executive committee in delivering the BBC's services.

Due to the absence of an independent Chairman, the BBC Board is currently chaired by the Director–General, and consists of the following members:

Name	Position	Assumed office
EdwardHardcastle	Director-General	16 January 2023*
alwaysbegold	Acting Deputy Director-General	10 February 2023
LucasTxyIor	Director of Operations	24 April 2023
iiPowerLaws	Director of Strategy & Performance	6 April 2023
HenryTBernstorff	Director of BBC News	17 March 2023
gaming_plays890	Director of BBC Sport	30 May 2023

Executive Committee

The executive committee is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the broadcaster. Consisting of the corporation's management and senior officials, the Executive Committee is chaired by the Director-General:

Name	Position
EdwardHardcastle	Director-General
alwaysbegold	Acting Deputy Director-General
LucasTxyIor	Director of Operations
iiPowerLaws	Director of Strategy & Performance
frainie12	Director of BBC Creative
s_21	Director of Public Relations

BBC Operational Divisions

The BBC operates in three split divisions: BBC News, BBC Sport and BBC Studios; that each form an integral part of the corporation's day-to-day operations.

Each BBC division is led by a Director, who oversees the daily operations of the division, and reports all important updates to the Director-General.

• Director of BBC News: HenryTBernstorff
• Director of BBC Sport: gaming_plays890
• Director of BBC Studios: imthatguoorl (Acting Director)

BBC News

BBC News is the BBC's primary division, responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs within the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and its foreign allies. The News team regularly reports its news coverage via the twitter handle [1].

BBC Sport

BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage from across the United Kingdom, and works with the BBC Studios division in the broadcasting of sports fixtures.

• This division has recently been re-established, following talks with the directors of the English Conference Leagues.

BBC Studios

BBC Studios is the creative division of the BBC, responsible for creating, developing, producing, distributing and broadcasting BBC News Bulletins and other BBC shows. All broadcasts are released live on the BBC's [2] channel.