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BBC’s global news audiences reach record 233 million

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London- The global weekly audience for the combined international news services of BBC World Service radio, BBC World television and bbcnews.com hit a record 233 million during 2006/7, up 23 million on the prior year, according to independent surveys, which also found many users use more than one service. BBC World Service’s weekly radio audience estimate is a record 183 million, up 20 million from last year. BBC World, the commercially-funded international English language news and information television channel, has estimated record audiences of 76 million viewers a week, up from 65 million in 2005/6. BBC’s international-facing online news sites attracted a record 763 million page impressions in March 2007, up from 546 million in March 2006. It registered a record 38.5 million unique online users during March 2007, up from 32.8 million last year. BBC radio audience increase of 8.3 million was found in Bangladesh, while increased survey coverage added 7.5 million to the