Services Sound and Vision Corporation explained

Services Sound and Vision Corporation
Type:Charity
Foundation:1982
Location:United Kingdom
Defunct: [1]

The Services Sound and Vision Corporation (SSVC) was a British registered charity.

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",[2] its activities included the British Forces Broadcasting Service with its radio[3] and television[4] operations, SSVC Cinemas,[5] the British Defence Film Library,[6] and its live events arm, Combined Services Entertainment[7] (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).[8]

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.[9] The official name of the entity was changed to BFBS on 23 July 2020.

Former managing directors/chief executives

  1. 1982–1988: John Grist (1924–2017; BBC)
  2. 1988–1993: Alan Protheroe (1934–2013; BBC)
  3. 1993–2005: David Crwys-Williams (1940–; Air vice-marshal)
  4. 2005–2009: Alastair Duncan (1952–2016; Major-general)
  5. 2009–2015: Nick Pollard (1950–; Sky News)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BFBS overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK.
  2. Web site: The work of SSVC . ssvc.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20130123081737/http://www.ssvc.com/ssvc/aboutus/index.htm . 23 January 2013.
  3. Web site: BFBS Radio . bfbs.com . 28 April 2017 . 16 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121016013625/http://www.bfbs.com/radio/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Highlights - BFBS TV . bfbs.com . 28 April 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101129164323/http://www.bfbs.com/tv/ . 29 November 2010 .
  5. Web site: Cinema . ssvc.com . 28 April 2017.
  6. Web site: British Defence Film Library . ssvc.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212113418/http://www.ssvc.com/bdfl/ . 12 December 2013.
  7. Web site: Combined Services Entertainment . ssvc.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110806054343/http://www.ssvc.com/cse/ . 6 August 2011.
  8. Web site: About Us - Trustees . ssvc.com . 28 April 2017.
  9. Web site: 75 Reasons To Love Your New BFBS. Georgina . Coupe . 2 March 2020 . Forces Network.

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