Jul 14 2016
Plans to merge the BBC News Channel with international TV service BBC World News have been abandoned by the BBC. The controversial plan was originally devised as part of a cost-saving initiative, that could have seen the merged channel trying to balance covering major news stories of UK interest with major international news stories. Another […]
Jul 4 2016
Staff at BBC World News are planning a walkout as part of a 24-hour strike on Thursday 7 July over rota changes which require them to work significantly more hours. They will leave their central London newsroom building at noon. NUJ members voted by 96.5 per cent, on a strong turnout, for the action. Many […]
May 3 2016
The BBC reaches a record weekly audience of 348 million people worldwide, a 13 per cent increase on last year, according to figures released by the BBC Global Audience Measure (GAM). The figures show that the BBC’s weekly global news audience has increased by 38 million people, or 13 per cent, to a total of […]
Apr 15 2016
Intelsat has announced that BBC World News has renewed and expanded its contract for use of multiple Intelsat premier video neighborhoods and the Galaxy 13 at 127˚ West terrestrial network to distribute content across several continents. Under the multi-year agreement, BBC World News will be delivered to millions of viewers in the Americas and Asia […]
Mar 11 2016
The BBC’s international channel BBC World News celebrates 25 years on air during Friday 11th March. The channel is the BBC’s biggest in terms of audience reach. According to figures released by the BBC, BBC World News reaches 85 million viewers every week. 433 million households can receive BBC World News in their channel line-up. […]
Mar 4 2016
The award-winning 24-hour TV channel BBC World News is celebrating its 25th birthday this month and will mark its silver anniversary with a special on-screen look. The English language channel originally launched with a half hour news bulletin as World Service Television (WSTV) on Monday 11 March 1991, when it replaced BBC TV Europe. At […]
Nov 24 2015
The government has promised to invest an annual £85 million (€121 million) in the BBC’s digital, TV and radio services as part of the Strategic Defence Review. It marks an about-turn for policymakers, which is 2010 ended the tradition that the BBC World Service should be funded through foreign office grants, rather than the Licence […]
May 21 2015
New figures unveiled today show the BBC has a weekly global audience of 308 million people. This represents the combined measured reach of international BBC content – both news and entertainment – for the year 2014/15 and is the first time this figure has ever been measured in this way. In 2013 Tony Hall, Director […]
May 6 2006
The director general of the BBC, Mark Thompson, said the broadcaster will retain global news TV channel BBC World, despite calls from an independent auditor to close the money-losing venture. Speaking at a Broadcast Press Guild lunch, the BBC boss said that BBC World, which is a commercially funded channel, should be kept running, despite […]
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Sep 2 2016
BBC World News on Heathrow Express
Heathrow Express passengers will be kept up to date with a new BBC World News onboard service, launched on September 1, which will provide one-minute news and business bulletins on the 15-minute journey to and from Heathrow and Paddington. The bulletins will be delivered through the existing Express TV service, which are positioned on screens […]
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By Expat • BBC, News Channels • Tags: BBC World News, Heathrow Express