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TV, Radio & Internet Broadcasting Services
COO
John SmithNumber of Employees 27,148
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Television Broadcasting: 515120
Recent Events
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BBC to Launch All-U.K. Radio Station Streamer Next Year
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BBC, Commercial Radio Unveil Web Radioplayer
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BBC Launches Star Search for Wizard of Oz's Dorothy
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DTV Media Planning Company, Leap Media, Names Tim Hanlon, Barry S. Fischer to Advisory Board
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NEWS BBC and Nintendo Reveal New Wi...
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Broadcast Rebels Ahoy!
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Report: Queen Wants Adam Lambert to Join Their Group
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News Corporation plans to sue BBC for copyright infringement?
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BBC celebrating �sweet' win with Rightful Udder release
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BBC Launches iPlayer-Like Broadband Video Service Providing Coverage of Political Institutions
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BBC and Arqiva announce agreement to enable roll-out of terrestrial HD network
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Dorling Kindersley Signs MasterChef Brand
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BBC Unveils Revamped Red-Button Interactive TV Service for Children's Channel, CBeebies
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Alesha Dixon's strictly dancing till 2am
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Will BBC Launch Paid VOD Globally?
News & Analysis
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US military releases Iraqi cameraman
- 2008-08-21
BAGHDAD AFP — An Iraqi cameraman working for Reuters and held for three weeks without charge by the American military was released on Thursday, a US military spokesman said. Ali al-Mashhadani, who also freelances for the BBC and US-based National Public Radio, was detained on July 30 in Baghdad's...
British hostages in Iraq 'alive': report
- 2008-06-21
LONDON AFP — Five British hostages who were kidnapped in Baghdad more than a year ago are alive and Iraqi authorities know where they are being held, Iraq's most senior security official told the BBC on Saturday. Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Iraq's National Security Advisor, told the BBC: "We have a...
More secret British government files left on train: report
- 2008-06-14
LONDON AFP — A second batch of secret British government files have been found on a train, just days after intelligence on Al-Qaeda and Iraq were misplaced, according to a newspaper report. The Independent on Sunday said it was handed papers covering government policy on fighting global terrorist funding,...
Families of five Britons held in Iraq speak out
- 2008-05-29
LONDON AFP — The families of five British hostages being held in Iraq pleaded for their release in a BBC interview Thursday on the first anniversary of their kidnap. The group was seized by about 40 gunmen wearing police uniforms at the finance ministry in Baghdad last May 29....
US commander in Iraq blames Iran for Green Zone bombings
- 2008-03-24
LONDON AFP — The top US commander in Iraq blamed neighbouring Iran for rocket attacks over the weekend on the heavily-fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, in an interview with the BBC on Monday. General David Petraeus said that the rockets "were Iranian-provided, Iranian-made rockets" and added that Iran's actions...
MEDIA WATCH
- 2008-03-23
DAILY Telegraph Scotland editor Alan Cochrane thought he was on safe spluttering ground last week when he attacked the BBC for its "uncontested" coverage of the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. In Friday's Telegraph, the doyen of Salmond-baiters had the bit between his teeth over Reporting Scotland's audacity to...
Discussing BBC's anti-Israel bias.
- 2008-01-01
Jewish and Arab Refugees: A Case Study in BBC Bias One by one, British trade unions have been passing resolutions calling for various types of boycott of the Jewish state. First there was the Association of University Teachers AUT and the National Association of...
Iraq takes control of Basra from British army
- 2007-12-16
BASRA, Iraq AFP — Iraq formally took security control of the southern oil province of Basra from British forces on Sunday, paving the way for Britain to sharply reduce its nearly 5,000-strong troop presence. "The handover means victory for Iraq and defeat to its enemies," Iraq's national security adviser...
Britain considering cutting troops in Iraq by 2,000: reports
- 2007-10-01
LONDON AFP — Prime Minister Gordon Brown is considering cutting the number of British troops in Iraq by up to 2,000, British media outlets reported on Tuesday. Without citing its sources, the BBC said on its website that while no final decision had yet been taken, the cut was...
Bush on surprise visit to Iraq for 'war council' talks
- 2007-09-03
AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq AFP — US President George W. Bush paid a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday for a "war council" meeting ahead of a crucial report to Congress on Washington's strategy in the war-torn nation. The trip coincided with the withdrawal of British troops from their...
Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Grade | Chairman |
| Anthony Salz | Vice Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | COO | Current |
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Chief Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director General & Editor-in-Chief | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, Strategy & Distr | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, Strategy & Distr | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, Programme | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, Programme | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, News | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, News | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Television | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, TV | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, TV | Former |
| TLC, LLC | Former | |
| The London School of Economics | MSc(Dist) | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, Radio & Music | Current |
| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, Radio & Music | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | General Director | Current |
| Lincoln School | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Deputy Director, News | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Deputy Director, News | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, World Service & Global News | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, World Service & Global News | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, Marketing | Current |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing, Europe | Former |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, Marketing | Former |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | UK Marketing Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Manager, Marketing, BBC Concert Orchestra | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Controller, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Controller | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| Fasttrack | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| Business.com, Inc. | Former | |
| Rfo, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Head, N Ireland | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Head, Contemporary Factuals | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| BBC Radio | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| Glasgow University | Chartered Accountant | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| The Pensions Regulator | Board of Directors | Current |
| BBC World Service | Deputy Director | Former |
| BBC World Service | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| Independent Television Network | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Finance | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | management consultant | Former |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Iran Project | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Chief UK Economist | Former |
| HM Treasury | member | Former |
| University of Nottingham | Honorary Degree of Doctors of Laws | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York Inc. | Narrator and Creative Director | Current |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Creative Director | Current |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Programming Advisor | Current |
| Royal Academy of Music | Current | |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global Public Media | Award, Winning Reporter for Bbc Television's Newsnight and the Observer of London | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| Encyclocentral | Current | |
| University of São Paulo | Lecturer | Former |
| University of Chicago | Mba | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Head, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| Siemens Business Services | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| WGBH | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| Royal Air Force | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cellcast Technologies | Chief Technology Officer, Cellcast Communications | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Broadcast Engineer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
Mark Gatty Saunt, Finance Director, has more than seven years of past experience licensing content from the publishing industry for electronic distribution. Mr. Gatty Saunt served as Licensing Director, News & Business Division for The Dialog Corporation, a world wide leading content aggregator. During a five year period he negotiated and licensed the electronic rights to hundreds of titles and maintained over 250 individual publisher relationships. Following that, Mr. Gatty Saunt served as a content licensing expert for online syndication company iSyndicate, Inc., now wholly owned by YellowBrix, Inc. During his time at iSyndicate, Mr. Gatty Saunt focused on big brand content acquisition from the likes of Knight Ridder, Tribune Company and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). More recently, Mr. Gatty Saunt positions himself as an independent content sales and syndication consultant. He assists various content providers, such as British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), UPBEAT Entertainment News Online, Al-Bawaba and RDSL, with new distribution channels for their content. This mainly involves marketing and licensing the content to third party aggregators, on/offline syndicates, wireless companies, corporate websites and intranets.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nite Owl Productions, Ltd | Finance Director | Current |
| Nite Owl Productions, Ltd | Producer, Business Development | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| Knight-Ridder, Inc. | Former | |
| Tribune Company | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| University of Wales | fellow | Former |
| Current Affairs | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| Harrods Ltd. | tour guide | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| Dcms | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Dcms | Director of Creative Industries | Former |
| Dcms | Permanent Secretary | Former |
| HM Treasury | Head of Banking Policy Branch | Former |
Visiting Fellow at SDPI, is currently developing the humanities program at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) as a senior faculty member of the Department of Social Sciences. He comes to LUMS from the University of Pennsylvania where he has been on the faculty of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and of South Asian Studies. Following his postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies of Harvard University where he largely carried out his doctoral work as a transfer student from University College London, Dr. Nomanul Haq's university teaching career began in earnest with his faculty appointment at Tufts University after which he became Assistant Professor at Brown University, and then at Rutgers University, finally ending up at the University of Pennsylvania. During the years 2004 and 2005, Dr. Nomanul Haq held the title of Scholar-in-Residence at the US-Pakistan federally funded American Institute of Pakistan Studies in Islamabad and served as its Project Director. He is the author of several books, largely published in Europe and the USA, as well as numerous articles and papers in some of the world's most prestigious journals, international newspapers, and edited volumes including Nature, New York Times, and Daedalus. While being General Editor of Oxford University Press book series Studies in Islamic Philosophy, he also sits on the editorial boards of many learned periodicals. Dr. Nomanul Haq has received a large number of honors and awards, including the Templeton Prize for Religion and Science and the Pakistan League of America Annual Award, and has delivered many prestigious lectures in places such as Berkeley's Graduate Theological Union, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and the Humanities Center of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of UN-sponsored Forum on Religion and Ecology, and has also worked for several years as a journalist at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sdpi | Current | |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| News Corporation | World Affairs Correspondent | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| Glasgow University | Honours Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wdet-FM | City Government Reporter | Current |
| National Public Radio Inc. | Current | |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| University of Birmingham | Senior Lecturer | Former |
| University of Birmingham | BSc Honours in Physics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| University College | Honours degree in History | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| Independent Television Network | Editor-in-Chief | Former |
| Cardiff University | Director of the Centre | Former |
| Cardiff University | Professor of Journalism | Former |
| Independent Television Network | Editor | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Head, TV News | Current |
| PM Company LLC | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, LLC | Executive Investor | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Vice Chairman | Current |
| The Media Standards Trust Limited | Executive Vice Chairman, Nm Rothschild | Current |
| The Eden-Project | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Legal Awards | Executive Vice Chairman, Nm Rothschild | Current |
| Rothschild Inc. | Executive Vice Chairman | Current |
| Business for New Europe | Executive Vice Chairman | Current |
| Advisory Panel | Board of Directors | Current |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Senior Partner | Former |
| Freshfields | Senior Partner | Former |
| Freshfields | Corporate Lawyer | Former |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Corporate Lawyer | Former |
| Business.com, Inc. | Trustee | Former |
| Exeter University | Doctor of Laws | Former |
| The Media Standards Trust Limited | Board of Directors | Former |
Executive News
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