BBC

Media & Entertainment content provider music news radio television

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) operates as a public service broadcaster in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through UK PSB Group, BBC World Service and BBC Monitoring, and BBC Worldwide segments. The Company broadcasts on radio, television and online providing news and information. It offers national TV services providing entertainment, news, current affairs and arts; and operates national radio stations that provide music and speech programming to audiences in the United Kingdom. The Company also operates a portfolio of websites, including BBC news, sport and weather; children’s sites, such as CBBC and CBeebies; and knowledge and learning, as well as provides access to radio and TV programs on-demand through BBC iPlayer.

Revenue(FY, 2018)

£5.1 B

Type	Private
HQ	London, GB
Founded	1922
Size (employees)	21,583 (est)+2%
Website	bbc.co.uk

BBC was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in London, GB

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Key People/Management at BBC

Tony Hall

Director General

Anne Bulford

Deputy Director-General

Kerris Bright

Chief Customer Officer

Tim Davie

CEO, BBC Studios

Valerie Hughes D'Aeth

Director, Human Resources

Glyn Isherwood

Director, Finance & Operations

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BBC Office Locations

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BBC has offices in North Berwick, Lagos, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and in 41 other locations

London, GB (HQ)

Broadcasting House, Portland Place

Paris, FR

4th Floor, 18/20 Quai du Point du jour, 92100 Boulogne Billancourt

Hong Kong, HK

Rooms 2524-2536, 25/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road

Mumbai, IN

Construction House A, 401-4th floor, Off Linking Road,24th Road Khar West

Tokyo, JP

Tokyo Club Building, 10F, 3-2-6 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku

Seoul, KR

27F West, Center 1 Bldg., 26 Uljiro 5-gil, Jung-gu

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BBC Financials and Metrics

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Founding Date	1922

BBC Revenue

BBC's revenue was reported to be £5.06 b in FY, 2018 which is a 2.2% increase from the previous period.

Summary

GBP
Revenue (FY, 2018)	5.1 b
Revenue growth (FY, 2017 - FY, 2018), %	2.2%
Net income (FY, 2018)	179.6 m
EBIT (FY, 2018)	233.6 m
Cash (31-Mar-2018)	523 m

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Income Statement

GBP	FY, 2017	FY, 2018
Revenue	5 b	5.1 b
Revenue growth, %		2%
Operating expense total	5 b	4.8 b
EBIT	(39.3 m)	233.6 m

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Balance Sheet

GBP	FY, 2017	FY, 2018
Cash	256.3 m	523 m
Accounts Receivable	276.9 m	236.9 m
Prepaid Expenses	97.7 m	79.6 m
Current Assets	1.9 b	2.3 b

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Cash Flow

GBP	FY, 2017	FY, 2018
Depreciation and Amortization	388.5 m	339.7 m
Accounts Payable	80.1 m	(21.7 m)
Cash From Operating Activities	314.4 m	589 m
Purchases of PP&E	(123.3 m)	(126.1 m)

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Ratios

GBP	Y, 2018
Revenue/Employee	171.9 k
Debt/Equity	0.7 x
Debt/Assets	0.2 x
Financial Leverage	3.7 x

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BBC Operating Metrics

	FY, 2017	FY, 2018
Weekly Global Reach		376 m
International Weekly Audience (BBC News)	345 m	347 m
Weekly Audience (BBC World Service Radio)	155 m	160 m
Weekly Audience (BBC World Service)	269 m	279 m