The BBC is a corporation whose existence is granted by a Royal Charter, funded by the licence fee and Channel 4 is a statutory owned corporation, funded by commercials and sponsorship. ITV and Channel 5 are purely commercial companies but they as well as the BBC and Channel 4 are classed as public service broadcasters. Back in the analogue terrestrial days, there was only space for four, later five, channels to broadcast and so bandwidth was scarce and running a television channel was deemed a privilege that carried obligations. Such as having to broadcast a minimum number of news bulletins, kids programming, documentaries and other obligations. Back then we did not have the woke and bias issues we do now.
We even had Teletext services (for those who don't know what Teletext is, it is a news and information service broadcast over the air free of charge in unused parts of the TV picture data) and they also carried public service broadcasting obligations, including for Channel 4.
They still have those obligations today in return for holding the first five electronic programme guide positions on all platforms.
Brand was primarily on Big Brother's Eforum and its rebrand, Big Brother's Big Forum, The Russell Brand Show, Russell Brand's Ponderland as well as the odd comedy stand-up show, one-off shows plus guest appearances on other shows. He's also been on BBC Radio 2, talkSPORT, FX, MTV and BBC Four.
The BBC is a corporation whose existence is granted by a Royal Charter, funded by the licence fee and Channel 4 is a statutory owned corporation, funded by commercials and sponsorship. ITV and Channel 5 are purely commercial companies but they as well as the BBC and Channel 4 are classed as public service broadcasters. Back in the analogue terrestrial days, there was only space for four, later five, channels to broadcast and so bandwidth was scarce and running a television channel was deemed a privilege that carried obligations. Such as having to broadcast a minimum number of news bulletins, kids programming, documentaries and other obligations. Back then we did not have the woke and bias issues we do now.
We even had Teletext services (for those who don't know what Teletext is, it is a news and information service broadcast over the air free of charge in unused parts of the TV picture data) and they also carried public service broadcasting obligations, including for Channel 4.
They still have those obligations today in return for holding the first five electronic programme guide positions on all platforms.
Brand was primarily on Big Brother's Eforum and its rebrand, Big Brother's Big Forum, The Russell Brand Show, Russell Brand's Ponderland as well as the odd comedy stand-up show, one-off shows plus guest appearances on other shows. He's also been on BBC Radio 2, talkSPORT, FX, MTV and BBC Four.