Services Sound and Vision Corporation
TypeCharity
Founded1982
Defunct23 July 2020 (2020-07-23) [1]
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
Websitessvc.com

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

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 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)

See also

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.


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