75 years of commitment to quality: The BBC public service model of television
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BBC, governance stracture, financing, quality programmesAbstract
On 2nd November 2011 the BBC television service was 75 years old. During this time the BBC has faced many challenges, it has been successful and has become a model of public service television. Therefore, the main objective of this paper is to analyze the key elements that give reason for its international prestige. In particular, the origins of the corporation, its governance, its funding system and the quality of its programmes will be analyzed.
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