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BBC Online, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC's online service. It is a large network of websites including such high-profile sites as BBC News and Sport, the on-demand video and radio services branded BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds, the children's sites CBBC and CBeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize and Own It. The BBC has had an online presence supporting its TV and radio programmes and web-only initiatives since April 1994,[1] but did not launch officially until 28 April 1997, following government approval to fund it by TV licence fee revenue as a service in its own right. Throughout its history, the online plans of the BBC have been subject to competition and complaint from its commercial rivals, which has resulted in various public consultations and government reviews to investigate their claims that its large presence and public funding distorts the UK market.
The website has gone through several branding changes since it was launched. Originally named BBC Online, it was rebranded as BBCi (which itself was the brand name for interactive TV services) before being named bbc.co.uk. It was then renamed BBC Online again in 2008,[2] although the service uses the branding "BBC".
On 26 February 2010 The Times claimed that Mark Thompson, then Director General of the BBC, proposed that the BBC's web output should be cut by 50%, with online staff numbers and budgets reduced by 25% in a bid to scale back BBC operations and allow commercial rivals more room.[3] On 2 March 2010, the BBC reported that it would cut its website spending by 25% and close BBC 6 Music and Asian Network.[4][5] On 24 January 2011, the confirmed cuts of 25% were announced, leaving a £34 million shortfall. This resulted in the closure of several sites, including BBC Switch, BBC Blast, 6-0-6, and the announcement of plans to sell the Douglas Adams created site h2g2.[6]
^"BBC Internet Services – History". support.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^"BBC launches PSB partnerships" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 14 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
^"BBC signals an end to era of expansion" 26 February 2010 Retrieved 26 February 2010
^"BBC Proposes Deep Cuts in Web Site" 2 March 2010 Retrieved 2 March 2010
^"BBC 6 Music and Asian Network face axe in shake-up" 2 March 2010 Retrieved 2 March 2010
^"BBC News – BBC to cut online budget by 25%". BBC Online. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
BBCOnline, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC'sonline service. It is a large network of websites including such high-profile sites as BBC News and Sport...
BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the BBC responsible for newsgathering and production. It is one of the most popular news websites...
BBC's streaming service, iPlayer. The fee is set by the British Government, agreed by Parliament, and is used to fund the BBC's radio, TV, and online...
BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage for BBC television, radio and online. The BBC holds the television and...
an average of 210 million people a week (via TV, radio and online). In November 2016, the BBC announced that it would start broadcasting in additional languages...
BBC iPlayer (stylised as iPLAYER or BBC iPLAYER) is a video on demand service from the BBC. The service is available on a wide range of devices, including...
Ofcom report that the BBC spent £136m on news during the period April 2018 to March 2019. BBC News' domestic, global and online news divisions are housed...
"Qualitative research on the BBC Hausa Service" (PDF). bbc.co.uk. BBC Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2017. BBC Hausa at BBCOnline Research on the BBC Hausa Service...
employed by BBC Television and BBC Radio. Presenters and journalists appear across BBC television, radio but also contribute to BBCOnline. BBC News provides...
an online-only BBC Three streaming channel. The channel broadcasts daily from 7:00 pm to 4:00 am, timesharing with CBBC (which starts at 7:00 am) BBC Three...
January 2009 and is based in BBC Broadcasting House, London. It complements the BBC's existing Persian-language radio and online services. It was initially...
oversees online audio content. Of the national radio stations, BBC Radio 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Live are all available through analogue radio (MW or FM, also BBC Radio...
BBC London is the BBC English Region producing local radio, television, teletext and online services in London and parts of the surrounding area. Its...
the BBC in the United Kingdom. BBC Local Radio List of radio stations in the United Kingdom List of Internet radio stations BBC Radio at BBCOnline List...
2014. "BBC plans to launch BBC One +1". BBC News. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013. "BBC Three online move approved by BBC Trust". BBC. 30 June...
Officially it is a part of the BBC's Radio operational division; however, its remit also includes music used in television and online services. It was established...
BBC Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: BBC Alba) is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland. It is one of the four BBC national regions...
and online services in both English and Welsh. BBC Cymru Wales operates two TV channels (BBC One Wales, BBC Two Wales) and three radio stations (BBC Radio...
BBC Food is a division of the BBC which controls a recipe website part of BBCOnline, an online streaming channel, and a former international commercial...
2003. Retrieved 27 July 2018. Reporter, BBC (26 January 2001). "In Depth: Corruption in Cricket". BBC. BBCOnline. Retrieved 15 January 2010. "Coca-Cola...
Fielding". I Love Blue Peter. BBCOnline. April 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2008. "John Noakes". I Love Blue Peter. BBCOnline. April 2005. Retrieved 3 July...
BBC Bitesize, also abbreviated to Bitesize, is the BBC's free online study support resource for school-age pupils in the United Kingdom. It is designed...
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