CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -2.1 Ofcom became the first independent external regulator of the BBC under the current BBC Charter and Agreement, which began on 1 January 2017 and ends on 31 December 2027. The Charter and Agreement set out the different roles and duties of the BBC and Ofcom, including the principal functions of the BBC Board.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Charter gives Ofcom responsibility for regulating the content standards of the BBC’s television, radio and on-demand programmes. The Ofcom Broadcasting Code contains the rules which the BBC is required to follow so that BBC viewers and listeners are appropriately protected.

Detailed explanation-3: -From 1958, for this television network, there have been six different logos. The first logo of the network was used from 1958 to 1963, the second from 1963 to 1971, the third from 1971 to 1992, the fourth from 1988 to 1997, the fifth from 1997 to 2021, while the sixth and current logo was adopted in October 2021.

Detailed explanation-4: -The BBC also has three commercial branches, BBC Worldwide, BBC Studios and Post Production and BBC World News. The four areas below explain how the BBC is run with the interests of its viewers and listeners at the core of what it does. The BBC is established under a Royal Charter.