Services Sound and Vision Corporation

For current operations of this charity, see British Forces Broadcasting Service.

Services Sound and Vision Corporation

Company type| Charity
Founded| 1982
Defunct| 23 July 2020 (2020-07-23) [1]
Headquarters| United Kingdom
Website| ssvc.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

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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

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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

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* Army Kinematograph Service
* British Forces Broadcasting Service

## References

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1. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* Official website

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