Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Summary

Australian Broadcasting Corporation is a television network^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of television_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,284 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation was a member of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union^[3].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation was a member of International Federation of Television Archives^[4].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation is located in New South Wales^[5].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation is in the country of Australia^[6].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as television network^[7].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as statutory corporation^[8].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as radio network^[9].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as information^[10].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as public broadcaster^[11].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as organization^[12].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's founder is recorded as Lyons Government^[13].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation is owned by Australian Government^[14].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Sydney^[15].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's has organizational division is recorded as ABC News^[16].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's has organizational division is recorded as ABC Television^[17].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's has organizational division is recorded as ABC Classics^[18].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as ABC Local Radio^[19].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Commons category is recorded as Australian Broadcasting Corporation^[20].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's industry is recorded as broadcasting^[21].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's industry is recorded as journalism^[22].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's industry is recorded as media industry^[23].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's archives at is recorded as ABC Archives^[24].
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's chairperson is recorded as Ita Buttrose^[25].
• July 1, 1932 marks the founding of Australian Broadcasting Corporation^[26].
• July 1, 1983 marks the founding of Australian Broadcasting Corporation^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Holding^[28]

• Country: AU^[29]

• Began / founded: 1932-07-01^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 194dce10-13b7-4c00-b9ba-d71ae6bdd68c^[31]

Body

Founding

Australian Broadcasting Corporation's founder is recorded as Lyons Government^[13]. Recorded inception include July 1, 1932^[26] and July 1, 1983^[27].

Identity

Australian Broadcasting Corporation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[32]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ABC'}^[33].

Leadership

Australian Broadcasting Corporation's chairperson is recorded as Ita Buttrose^[25]. Its director / manager is recorded as David Anderson^[34].

Operations

Australian Broadcasting Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Sydney^[15]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as ABC Local Radio^[19].

Industry

Industries include broadcasting^[21], journalism^[22], and media industry^[23].

Ownership

Australian Broadcasting Corporation is owned by Australian Government^[14].

Why It Matters

Australian Broadcasting Corporation ranks in the top 2% of television_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,284 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

It is credited with the discovery of Panama Papers^[37], an information leak^[38], in Panama^[39]. Works attributed to it include ABC Online^[40], a website^[41], in Australia^[42], founded in 1995^[43], headquartered in Hobart^[44] and Pool^[45], a website^[46], in Australia^[47], founded in 2008^[48].

FAQs

What did Australian Broadcasting Corporation discover?

Australian Broadcasting Corporation is credited as discoverer of Panama Papers^[37].