British Broadcasting Corp.

Overview

Date Founded

1922

Headquarters

Broadcast Centre,Wood Lane,Room BC2 A4,White City, London & South East W12 7TP

Employees (Worldwide)

10K - 1M

Industries

Cable, Satellite, and Radio Telecommunications
Media Conglomerates
Internet Software & Services
News & Digital Content

Company Description

British Broadcasting Corp. provides broadcasting services. It offers news, sport, weather reports, DVD shopping, videos, travel, capital, culture, music, nature, food and local news. The company was founded by John Charles Walsham Reith in 1922 and is headquartered in White City, the United Kingdom.

Website

http://www.bbc.com/

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In The News

The Daily Telegraph (London)

January 28, 2020

Lineker calls for BBC's licence fee to be voluntary

The Daily Telegraph (London)

January 28, 2020

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The Daily Telegraph (London)

January 28, 2020

BBC women back TalkTalk executive at pay tribunal

Washington Post Blogs

January 27, 2020

BBC confuses LeBron James with Kobe Bryant in helicopter death coverage

The Daily Telegraph (London)

January 27, 2020

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Executives & Employees

Matthew Postgate

Chief Technology & Product Officer

David Liddiment

Head of Entertainment Group BBC Television

Isabel Begg

Head-BBC North Rights & Business Affairs

John Shield

Head, Communications-Department of Communities

Jonathan Reed

Head of Press

Jonathan Munroe

Head, Newsgathering

Victoria Jaye

Head of TV Content, Iplayer

Board of Directors

David Cecil Clementi

Former Chief Executive Officer at BHF Group UK Ltd.

Valerie Gooding

Former Managing Director at The British United Provident Association Ltd.

Shirley Garrood

Former Chief Financial Officer at Janus Henderson Group Plc

Ashley Steel

Non-Executive Director at National Express Group Plc

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

Crossbencher at United Kingdom House of Lords

Nicholas Serota

Former Director at The Tate Gallery

David E. Scholey

Senior Adviser at UBS AG

Timothy Douglas Davie

Chief Executive Officer at BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

Ken MacQuarrie

Director, Nations & Regions at British Broadcasting Corp.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Vice Chancellor at Staffordshire University

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Recent Transactions

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British Broadcasting Corp., BBC Studios Ltd. purchase UKTV Media Ltd /7 Entertainment Channels from Discovery, Inc.

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Hubert Burda Media Holding KG, Immediate Media Co., Ltd. purchase BBC Studios Ltd. /BBC Good Food Assets from British Broadcasting Corp.

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British Broadcasting Corp., BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. purchase Lookout Point Ltd.

Transaction Advisors

Legal Advisor

Olswang LLP

Advised onScripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Southbank Media Ltd. purchase UKTV Interactive Ltd. from British Broadcasting Corp., Virgin Media, Inc.

Investment Advisor

KPMG International Coop.

Advised onBritish Broadcasting Corp., BBC Studios Ltd. purchase UKTV Media Ltd /7 Entertainment Channels from Discovery, Inc.

Investment Advisor

KPMG LLP

Advised onExponent Private Equity LLP purchases BBC Magazines Holdings Ltd. from British Broadcasting Corp.

Asia Managing Partner

Andrew Stott

Advised onScripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Southbank Media Ltd. purchase UKTV Interactive Ltd. from British Broadcasting Corp., Virgin Media, Inc.

Legal Advisor

Benedict Maxwell

Advised onDiscovery, Inc. purchases BBC Worldwide Ltd. /Animal Planet & Liv Ops from British Broadcasting Corp.

Legal Advisor

John P. Janka

Advised onDiscovery, Inc. purchases BBC Worldwide Ltd. /Animal Planet & Liv Ops from British Broadcasting Corp.

Advisors & Consultants

Legal Advisor

David W. Young

Partner at DLA Piper

Legal Advisor

Peter Watts

Partner at Hogan & Lovells LLP

Advisor

Nicholas Serota

Former Director at The Tate Gallery

Clients

Carnival Plc

Carnival Corporation & plc is a global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world. Our portfolio of leading cruise brands includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn in North America; P&O Cruises (UK), and Cunard in the United Kingdom; AIDA Cruises in Germany; Costa Cruises in Southern Europe; Iberocruceros in Spain; and P&O Cruises (Australia) in Australia. These brands, which comprise the most recognized cruise brands in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy, offer a wide range of holiday and vacation products to a customer base that is broadly varied in terms of cultures, languages and leisure-time preferences. We also own a tour company that complements our cruise operations: Holland America Princess Alaska Tours in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Combined, our vacation companies attract 10 million guests annually

Liberty Global Plc

Liberty Global Plc is an international television and broadband company, which engages in the provision of broadband communications services, including video, broadband Internet and fixed-line telephony services; B2B services; as well as mobile services. It operates through the following geographical segments: U.K/Ireland; Belgium; Germany; Switzerland/Austria; and Central and Eastern Europe. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Carnival Corp.

Carnival Corp. engages in the operation of cruise ships. It operates through the following business segments: North America; Europe, Australia, and Asia (EEA); Cruise Support; and Tour and Other. The North America segment includes Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn. The Europe, Australia, and Asia (EEA) segment comprises of AIDA, Costa, Cunard, P&O Cruises (Australia), P&O Cruises (UK). The Cruise Support segment represents port destinations and private islands for the benefit of its cruise brands. The Tour and Other segment o[perates hotel and transportation operations of Holland America Princess Alaska Tours. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

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AudioGo Ltd.

AudioGo Ltd. publishes audio books. It is a leading publisher of bestselling single-voice and full-cast dramatized audio books. The company is headquartered in Middlesex, GB.

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ViKi Pte Ltd.

ViKi Pte Ltd. provides services related to movies in different languages. It operates an international video website, which offers TV shows, movies, and other premium content translated into languages by a community of avid fans. The company was founded by Razmig Hovaghimian, Changseong Ho and Jiwon Moon in 2007 and is headquartered in Singapore.

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Opus Arte (UK) Ltd.

Royal Opera House Enterprises Ltd. provided audio visual recording, production and distribution services The company was founded in 2000 and was headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Suppliers

Groupe Steria SCA IT Consulting & Services | Issy-les-Moulineaux, IF

Groupe Steria SCA engages in the provision of software development and computer services and solutions. It operates through the following geographical segments: France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Scandinavia, Belux, Switzerland, and Poland. The company also operates through the Consulting and Systems Integration, and Managed Services businesses. The Consulting and Systems Integration business involves designing, developing, testing, implementing, maintaining, and upgrading information technology applications. The Managed Services business involves managing all or part of the information technology infrastructure of companies or their business processes. The company was founded by Jean Carteron in 1969 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

SCISYS UK Holding Ltd. Computer Software | Chippenham, WI

SCISYS UK Holding Ltd. engages in designing, building and supports software systems. It operates through the following divisions: Space, Enterprise Solutions and Defence, Media and Broadcast, Xibis Ltd, and ANNOVA Sytems GmbH. The company was founded on August 29, 1997 and is headquartered in Chippenham, the United Kingdom.

Mirada Plc Electrical Products | London, GL

Mirada Plc engages in the provision of support in field of digital television and broadcast markets. It specializes in the distribution of products and services among digital television operators and broadcasters. It also offers complete suite of end-to-end modular products across multiple devices including personal computers, smartphones, and tablets with the state-of-the-art user interface design. The firm operates through the Digital Television and Broadcast, and Mobile segments. The company was founded on August 4, 1998 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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