Services Sound and Vision Corporation

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Services Sound and Vision Corporation
Type Charity
Founded1982
Defunct23 July 2020 (2020-07-23) [1]
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
Website ssvc.com

The Services Sound and Vision Corporation (SSVC) was a British registered charity. [2]

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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

Old SSVC facility at the former British barracks in Osnabruck, Germany SSVC Osnabrueck.jpg
Old SSVC facility at the former British barracks in Osnabrück, Germany

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

  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)

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References

  1. 1 2 "BFBS overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
  2. "Services Sound and Vision Corporation, registered charity no. 233480". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  3. "The work of SSVC". ssvc.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013.
  4. "BFBS Radio". bfbs.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  5. "Highlights - BFBS TV". bfbs.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  6. "Cinema". ssvc.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  7. "British Defence Film Library". ssvc.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
  8. "Combined Services Entertainment". ssvc.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011.
  9. "About Us - Trustees". ssvc.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  10. Coupe, Georgina (2 March 2020). "75 Reasons To Love Your New BFBS". Forces Network.