The BBC

The BBC (British Broadcasting Company) is the largest broadcasting company in the world. It is a public service broadcaster, and is governed by the BBC trust. The BBC consists of 8 national TV channels, 10 national radio stations, 40 local radio stations and a very extensive website. All these things + more make up the masive thing that is, The BBC.

The BBC is run by 4 main things these things are;
" The Royal Charter," which recognises the bbc's independence and sets out its public purposes.
"The BBC Trust," This sets the strategic direction of the BBC and has a clear duty to represent the interests of licene fee payers.
"Executive Board" is responsible for delivering the BBCs service and running the organisation thats been set by the trust.
"Media Regulations." goverment responsibility for broadcasting and creative industries in the UK lies with The DCMS (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
So they are the main theings that the BBC need to run.

The BBC has a "Commercial Arm" which is BBC Worlwide. This has a range of things like publishing books, Dvds and merchindise. Overall the BBC is one of the biggest companys in the world and if you look into it, has a lot of others inside it.