Independent Broadcasting Authority

UK television and radio regulatory authority (1972-1991) - dissolved 2003
Organization regulatory_agency Q6016439
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Independent Broadcasting Authority

Summary

Independent Broadcasting Authority is a regulatory agency[1]. It draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (regulatory_agency category, ranking #5 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • Independent Broadcasting Authority is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's instance of is recorded as regulatory agency[4].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 136690504[5].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50059442[6].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's industry is recorded as broadcasting[7].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's foundational text is recorded as Sound Broadcasting Act 1972[8].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's chairperson is recorded as Herbert Bowden, Baron Aylestone[9].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's chairperson is recorded as Bridget Plowden[10].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's chairperson is recorded as George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth[11].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's chairperson is recorded as George Russell[12].
  • +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Independent Broadcasting Authority[13].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority was dissolved in +2003-10-02T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03b9j5[15].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's replaces is recorded as Independent Television Authority[16].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's replaced by is recorded as Independent Television Commission[17].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Independent-Broadcasting-Authority[18].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's UK Parliament thesaurus ID is recorded as 26533[19].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007604362205171[20].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 216759[21].
  • Independent Broadcasting Authority's Yale LUX ID is recorded as group/37e458bd-8d19-4bbc-a504-b7f9e902d155[22].

Body

Founding

+1972-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Independent Broadcasting Authority[13].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Herbert Bowden, Baron Aylestone[9], a politician[23], 1905–1994[24], of United Kingdom[25], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[26]; Bridget Plowden[10], a writer[27], 1910–2000[28], awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[29]; George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth[11], a politician[30], 1921–2008[31], of United Kingdom[32], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[33]; and George Russell[12], a television executive[34], b. 1935[35], of United Kingdom[36], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[37].

Industry

Independent Broadcasting Authority's industry is recorded as broadcasting[7].

Dissolution

Independent Broadcasting Authority was dissolved in +2003-10-02T00:00:00Z[14].

Why It Matters

Independent Broadcasting Authority draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (regulatory_agency category, ranking #5 of 28).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . The Dissolution of the Independent Broadcasting Authority Order 2003. Retrieved . legislation.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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