Services Sound and Vision Corporation


The Services Sound and Vision Corporation is a British registered charity.
Set up in 1982 from the merger of the Services Kinema Corporation and the British Forces Broadcasting Service to "entertain and inform Britain's Armed Forces around the world", its activities include the British Forces Broadcasting Service with its radio and television operations, SSVC Cinemas, the British Defence Film Library, and its live events arm, Combined Services Entertainment.

History

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.
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. The official name of the entity remains Services Sound and Vision Corporation.

Former Managing Directors/Chief Executives

  1. 1982–1988: John Grist
  2. 1988–1993: Alan Protheroe
  3. 1993–2005: David Crwys-Williams
  4. 2005–2009: Alastair Duncan
  5. 2009–2015: Nick Pollard