The BBC is publicly funded and isn’t out to make a profit. Its purposes are listed below:
1. sustaining citizenship and civil society;
2. promoting education and learning;
3. stimulating creativity and cultural excellence;
4. representing the UK, its nations, regions and communities;
5. bringing the UK to the world and the world to the UK;
6. helping to deliver to the public the benefit of emerging communications technologies and services.
It’s costs £12:00 a month per household which I think is excellent value and there are no advertisements.