definition for: #BackTheBBC

Back the BBC is the campaign to protect the BBC, the UK's public-service broadcaster, from destruction (aka privatisation or commercialisation) by the current UK government. Founded in 1922, the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation. It is the second largest broadcasting organisation in the world by number of employees, with over 20,000 staff. Established under a Royal Charter, it is funded principally by an annual television licence fee which is charged to all British entities (households, companies, and organisations) that are able to receive or record live television broadcasts. In 2015, the fee amounts to only a fraction of one British Pound (that is, 40 pence) per day, and is used to fund all of the BBC's radio, TV, and online services, which cover not only the whole of the UK, but also much of the world (in 28 languages) through the BBC World Service.