How big is the BBC?

I was wondering this...

How big is the BBC compared with European media?

I ask because I heard (during the Carlton/Granada merger talk by the two bosses) that ITV, once GMG and Carltyon have merged, will become the largest commercial broadcaster in Europe (source: Carlton Chairman Michael Green, Central News West).

Now we all know that the BBC dwarfs ITV is terms of size (budget, range of output, etc)... so does this mean that it is safe to say that the BBC is undoubtedly the largest broadcaster or even media group in Europe? (AFAIK, public broadcasters in Europe aren't as favoured as here so I assume there aren't any as big as the BBC?)

Does anyone have a league/list of the largest broadcasters in Europe, commercial or otherwise? Does the BBC top it?

And what about the BBC's size in comparison with the US networks?


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Nice typo on your sig image .........................................

Oh yes. Thanks for pointing that out.

Now back to topic please.

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Why do people insist on having pictures of themselves in their sigs in the first place.

It's closure and hoping to get blatant complements off other members. You'd never find me posting pictures of myself on a public forum.

Yes, but is that for the same reason?

Okay, perhaps I should abandon asking for anything info here because Andrew and I Hate blah blah blah clearly don't want to keep this thread on topic and instead cast your negative view on my pretty unimportant signature.

Answer to Andrew: For the same reason there is RTS's gallery (which I only discovered today....)

Will refrain in future.

Yes everyone, stop picking on the pretty boy who likes to put his picture in his sig to get attention.

Actually, I know how you feel mate - a lot of people here are jealous of us good looking types.

Shame he's not seen fit to correct the typo ...

Oh, I don't need the attention here.

My adoring fans are everywhere and it has been known that swooning will occur when I take a walk down Union Street in Birmingham or down Smethwich High Street. Fans everywhere, me.

Shame I don't consider your comments important enough to correct the typo ...

As somebody who doesn't want to see images in signatures, so has them turned off, what I object to greatly are people like Mr Snowden who insist on putting them in the post, rather than the in the signature area, thus making me have to scroll past them.