‘To educate, inform, and entertain’
‘Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation’
Two BBC official mottos
One of the 2017 anniversaries is related to the BBC, ‘British Broadcasting Corporation’, the historical British agency for public Radio and Television. (UK people and tabloid often call it ‘auntie’, or ‘Beeb’; other public broadcasters in UK are Channel 4, S4C, Channels 3 and 5, but they are held by private companies). Officially considered one of the most authoritative Media Company in the world, BBC also manages BBC NEWS, a very important journalistic website in English and other languages. Only based on a license fee, BBC is definitively free of commercial issues; it gathers advertising only for BBC World and abroad channels. BBC publishes web content with a Creative Commons License.
According to BBC official history, it was founded on October 1922 as ‘British Broadcasting Company Ltd.’ by GPO (General Post Office) and six companies: Marconi Company, Radio Communication Company, Metropolitan- Vickers (Metrovcik), General Electric, Western Electric and British Thomson- Houston (BTH). First show was broadcasted on November 14, 1922. (According to other sources, the date should be moved at November 2).
After Second World War, during which broadcasting had been interrupted, the announcer Jasmine Bligh said:
‘Good afternoon! How are you? Do you remember of me? I am Jasmine Bligh!’
In Italy, the date of November 2 was also reminded in ‘Il giorno e la Storia’, on Rai Storia.
Author: Pasquale Curatola
Pasquale Curatola holds degrees in Advertising studies and International Communication, alongside Master's degrees in Marketing & Brand Communication, Film & TV management, and Animated Films management.
He has also trained in acting, participating in several workshops.
As a manager, his 1st professional experience dates back to 1999 (Carat), though he likes to begin by telling of a letter he wrote at the age of 14 to Mediaset, offering his own strategic advice on schedules and programming.
In 2003, he joined Cinecittà Entertainment, a company closely related to Cinecittà Studios and Italian Dreams Factory, where he contributed to the realization of several events and shows broadcast by SKY Italia and other channels, including Sinners, Non aprite quella porta, and Sulle rotte del cinema.
In 2006, he worked on 'Santa Caterina', an animated short created by Mondo TV as a project work, and was involved in organizing I castelli animati as well as in the start-up phase of La città dell'animazione.
That same year, he also launched his activity as a blogger (Pasquale Curatola's Blog) and author, with works spanning from essays and non-fiction to fantasy and comedy-thrillers (attività letteraria).
His career also includes collaborations with news outlets and live shows for private channels, alongside PR experiences for high-profile clients such as AC Milan, Bank of New York, and Orange Business Services.
He is a dedicated blood and organ donor.
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