Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland

From	Simon Parker <simonparkerulm@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	misc.legal.moderated
Subject	Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland
Date	2025-11-19 08:06 -0800
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On 18/11/2025 16:18, Barry Gold wrote:
> On 11/17/2025 1:22 PM, Jethro_uk wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 Nov 2025 22:18:05 -0800, Barry Gold wrote:
>>
>>> Unless he sued in US Courts, which would leave the problem of finding a
>>> US court with jurisdiction over UK corporation with, AFAIK no presence
>>> in the US.
>> There is "BBC America".
>>
>> I would be mildly surprised if the US allowed sizeable media companies to
>> operate across the country without some sort of ability to hold them to
>> account.
> 
> 1. Is BBC America controlled by BBC?
> 2. Does BBC America broadcast? Or is it only a cable channel? If the 
> former, they are subject to the FCC. If the latter, about the only lever 
> Trump would have is antitrust, and I doubt that BBCA constitutes any 
> sort of monopoly or near-monopoly power.

BBC America is nothing to do with the BBC.  It is owned by AMC Networks, 
an American cable network company and receives no funding whatsoever 
from the BBC.  (Actually, the BBC cannot provide funding for any channel 
available outside the UK, but that's a separate topic for another time.)

BBC Studios used to have a stake in BBC America but AMC purchased the 
BBC's remaining stake of 50.1% in 2024 and now license the name and 
associated branding from the BBC.  Similarly, AMC pays a fee to the BBC 
to air programmes they have made.

So, to answer your questions:

(1) No.
(2) I believe it is classed as a basic cable network.

Regards

S.P.

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Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland Jethro_uk <jethro_uk@hotmailbin.com> - 2025-11-11 11:28 -0800
  Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland Simon Parker <simonparkerulm@gmail.com> - 2025-11-12 22:15 -0800
    Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland Stan Brown <someone@example.com> - 2025-11-16 13:58 -0800
      Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland Barry Gold <barrydgold@ca.rr.com> - 2025-11-16 22:18 -0800
        Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland Jethro_uk <jethro_uk@hotmailbin.com> - 2025-11-17 13:22 -0800
          Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland Barry Gold <barrydgold@ca.rr.com> - 2025-11-18 08:18 -0800
            Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland Jethro_uk <jethro_uk@hotmailbin.com> - 2025-11-18 11:34 -0800
            Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland Rick <Rick@nospam.net> - 2025-11-18 11:35 -0800
            Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland "John Levine" <johnl@taugh.com> - 2025-11-18 11:36 -0800
            Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland Simon Parker <simonparkerulm@gmail.com> - 2025-11-19 08:06 -0800
            Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland micky <misc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-11-19 08:06 -0800
              Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland Barry Gold <barrydgold@ca.rr.com> - 2025-11-19 12:17 -0800
                Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland Stan Brown <someone@example.com> - 2025-11-20 07:40 -0800
                Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland micky <misc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-11-20 21:23 -0800
                Re: Trump vs. BBC of Ingerland Barry Gold <barrydgold@ca.rr.com> - 2025-11-24 14:19 -0800

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