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.
In addition, it creates, acquires, invests, develops, and exploits media content and brands; provides TV studios and post-production facilities, offering production solutions to the media industry; supplies TV facilities; and offers face to face courses and online training programs in TV, radio, journalism, new media, health and safety, and broadcast technology skills for the media industry. Further, the Company operates as a multi-channel retailer, which sells books, DVDs, audiobooks, and toys for fans of the BBC and BBC programs through online, phone, and post; and broadcasts live music, stage shows, and interviews with stars.
Key People/Management at BBC
Tony Hall
Anne Bulford
Kerris Bright
Tim Davie
Valerie Hughes D'Aeth
Glyn Isherwood
BBC Office Locations
BBC Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 1922 |
BBC Revenue
| 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 |
- Source: Company Filings
| 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 |
| 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) |
| GBP | Y, 2018 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 171.9 k |
Debt/Equity | 0.7 x |
Debt/Assets | 0.2 x |
Financial Leverage | 3.7 x |
BBC Revenue Breakdown
BBC revenue breakdown by business segment: 15.5% from BBC Worldwide, 73.9% from PSB Group, 7.7% from BBC Studios and 2.9% from Other
BBC revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 15.6% from Rest of World and 84.4% from UK
Competitors
BBC Online and Social Media Presence
1.4m Twitter followers
BBC has 1.4m number of Twitter Followers. The number of followers has decrease 0.3% month over month and grown 1.8% quarter over quarter
47.06m Facebook likes
BBC has 47.06m number of Facebook Likes. The number of likes has grown 0.4% month over month and grown 1.2% quarter over quarter