Services Sound and Vision Corporation
The Services Sound and Vision Corporation (SSVC) was a British registered charity.[2]
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Type | Charity |
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Founded | 1982 |
Defunct | 23 July 2020 [1] |
Headquarters | United Kingdom |
Website | ssvc |
Set up in 1982 from the merger of the Services Kinema Corporation (SKC) and the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) to "entertain and inform Britain's Armed Forces around the world",[3] its activities included the British Forces Broadcasting Service with its radio[4] and television[5] operations, SSVC Cinemas,[6] the British Defence Film Library,[7] and its live events arm, Combined Services Entertainment[8] (a successor to ENSA).
History
A new ten-year contract began on 1 April 2013 awarded by the Ministry of Defence. SSVC/BFBS will continue to provide services to the British armed forces in the UK and where deployed abroad. Its current Chief Executive Officer is Simon Bucks (born 1952; from Sky News).[9]
The operations of SSVC were changed on 2 March 2020 when it and most of the properties under its management were rebranded under the new BFBS and Forces brandings.[10] The official name of the entity was changed to BFBS on 23 July 2020.[1]
Former managing directors/chief executives
- 1982–1988: John Grist (1924–2017; BBC)
- 1988–1993: Alan Protheroe (1934–2013; BBC)
- 1993–2005: David Crwys-Williams (1940–; Air vice-marshal)
- 2005–2009: Alastair Duncan (1952–2016; Major-general)
- 2009–2015: Nick Pollard (1950–; Sky News)
References
- "BFBS overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
- "Services Sound and Vision Corporation, registered charity no. 233480". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- "The work of SSVC". ssvc.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013.
- "BFBS Radio". bfbs.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- "Highlights - BFBS TV". bfbs.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- "Cinema". ssvc.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- "British Defence Film Library". ssvc.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
- "Combined Services Entertainment". ssvc.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011.
- "About Us - Trustees". ssvc.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- Coupe, Georgina (2 March 2020). "75 Reasons To Love Your New BFBS". Forces Network.