BBC World

BBC World is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs.

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), publicly financed broadcasting system in Great Britain, operating under royal charter. It held a monopoly on television in Great Britain from its introduction until 1954 and on radio until 1972.

A five-year, $20 million grant awarded to the BBC World Service Trust by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in December blurs the lines between funding for traditional media and public education, the Seattle Times reports.