bbc

BBC stands for the British Broadcasting Corporation, the national media company for the United Kingdom.

The BBC has been in existence since 1922 when a group of companies decided to band together to launch their first radio station, known as 2LO, from Marconi, England. From those tiny beginnings, the BBC has used the decades since to grow into the largest broadcasting corporation in the entire world, offering a dedicated TV news channel, online information portals, original programming, and world broadcasting services to dozens of countries, reaching hundreds of millions of viewers and listeners.

The British Broadcasting Corporation also provides subscription and non-subscription Interactive Digital TV services, allowing users to find relevant news, sports, and information going on at that moment in time.

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• Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Botched Bombing of Christmas Flight – ABC News

  
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  BBC News Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Botched Bombing of Christmas Flight ABC News President Obama broke his silence on the foiled Christmas Day attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines jetliner today as an al Qaeda group claimed responsibility for the botched bombing. Obama condemns the ...
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• BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: Russia-Georgia flights to resume

  
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  This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . Moscow allows the first direct flights from Georgia since the 2008 war, but Tbilisi says this is too late for the New Year holiday.
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• Love of the Land: Who Occupies Gaza?

  
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  Who Occupies Gaza? Honest Reporting/ Backspin 28 December 09 An "expert" in international law, BBC bureau chief Jeremy Bowen, has concluded that Israel is still the legal occupier of Gaza, despite the 2005 disengagement. This statement is his own words: But Israel, legally speaking , still ...
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• Suicide bomber kills 30 on Shia procession in Karachi – The Guardian

  
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  Reuters Suicide bomber kills 30 on Shia procession in Karachi The Guardian AP in Karachi Pakistani shopkeepers look at the burning market set on fire in retaliation after the suicide blast in Karachi. Photograph: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images A suicide bomber struck a procession marking a Shia ...
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• BBC HD faces claims of HDLite after slashing bitrate

  
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  Even on this side of the Atlantic, weve been hearing complaints about a supposed drop in HD quality from the BBC over the last few months. After installing new encoders in August, the broadcaster slashed its bitrate and viewers have since complained about a variety of PQ issues. Of course the Beeb claims its new ...
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• Skepta - Bad Boy (Prod. By Agent X)

  
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  Performing Live on Radio 1.Skepta’s latest single. a2a_linkname="Skepta - Bad Boy (Prod. By Agent X)"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2009/12/28/skepta-bad-boy-prod-by-agent-x/"; a2a_hide_embeds=0; a2a_show_title=1;
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• BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: Yemeni al-Qaeda claims US bomb plot

  
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  This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . Al-Qaeda on the Arabian peninsula says it carried out the failed plot to bomb a US-bound jet, US monitors say.
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• BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: Final pleas for death row Briton

  
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  This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . The execution of a British man with mental health problems in China would be "entirely inappropriate", says the UK government.
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• BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: US vows to pursue plane plotters

  
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  This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . President Barack Obama pledges the US "will not rest" until all those behind a plane bomb plot are tracked down.
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• BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: Ship released by Somali pirates

  
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  This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . Somali pirates have released a Singapore-flagged ship held for nearly 10 weeks, an EU naval force in the area says.
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• UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

  
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  A British soldier has been killed in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
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• How Many People Can Live On Planet Earth (2009)

  
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  BBC – How Many People Can Live On Planet Earth (2009)XviD | 640 x 352 | 0:58:34 | 549 MBIn a Horizon special, naturalist Sir David Attenborough investigates whether the world is heading for a population crisis.In his lengthy career, Sir David has watched the human population more than double from 2.5 billion in ...
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• Top Gear brings the firepower, named UKs favorite show of the decade

  
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  Filed under: Etc. , UK , Celebrities As fellow car fanatics, its often hard for us Statesiders to get a clear picture as to how big of a phenomenon Top Gear really is over in the UK. After all, we hardly have a proper frame of reference - the only car shows that really draw significant audience shares in ...
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• WSJ UPDATE:Suicide Blast Kills 20 In Karachi Shiite Procession – Wall Street Journal

  
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  Reuters WSJ UPDATE:Suicide Blast Kills 20 In Karachi Shiite Procession Wall Street Journal KARACHI, Pakistan (Dow Jones)--A suicide bomber struck a religious procession in Pakistans business center, Karachi, on Monday, killing at least 20 people in the latest attack targeting the minority Shiite ...
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• BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: Suicide attack on Pakistan Shias

  
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  This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . At least 25 people are killed in a suicide attack on a Shia Muslim march in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say.
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• BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: Children dead in US building fire

  
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  This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . At least three children are among nine people killed in a fire in a building in the US state of Mississippi, say reports.
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• BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: Cook ton guides England into lead

  
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  This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . Alastair Cooks patient century helps England move 43 ahead at 386-5 after three days of the second Test with South Africa.
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• KANYE & AMBER GOT SWAG!

  
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• Who said that? David Gower fan - BBC sports comedy

  
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  Rory McGrath and Gary Lineker try to guess the identity of a David Gower fan in this funny short video from BBC sports quiz They Think It’s All Over. Duration : 0:2:42 (more…)
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• Todt’s FIA to tackle Schu favouritism claims

  
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  Todt says F1 still too expensive F1’s governing body will be “on their toes” in 2010 to scupper renewed suggestions of bias towards Michael Schumacher. Damon Hill, the German driver’s fierce championship opponent of the mid 90s, told the BBC: “The suspicion was always that Michael got a little bit of ...
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