Keep the BBC on air 365 days of the year.
BBC D+E is driving the reinvention of the media, whilst delivering TV, radio and online services to millions of people every day. We are the team that supports, develops and maintains the systems and infrastructure that keeps the BBC on air and online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The BBC is the world's leading broadcaster:
- In the UK, 92% use the BBC every week. We have nine national television services and ten radio networks, with services for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and 40 local radio stations.
- We're also the biggest British-run digital service in the world.
- Our global services attract 370m users every week, broadcast in over 30 languages across every continent.
Our services have huge social impact in the UK:
- BBC iPlayer viewers stream 272 million programmes a month.
- The BBC is by far the most trusted source of news in the UK.
- BBC Bitesize reaches around 80% of secondary students and 40% of primary students in the UK.
- Over 80% of 15-34 year olds use BBC Online every month.
