Singapore – With an increase of 40 million households over the past year, BBC World News has crossed the 300 million distribution milestone and now broadcasts in more than 330 million households worldwide.

This follows recent deals with TV4 in Sweden, ERT S.A. in Greece, D life – a major distribution deal with Disney in Japan, and Comcast in the US, which led to a 100% increase in distribution there.

Some of the greatest jumps in distribution were Greece’s 549% increase and France’s 119% increase.

Full-time 24/7 distribution of the channel has also risen from 179 million to more than 200 million households.

“It’s no coincidence we’ve made this progress in what has been a year of huge international news and events,” said BBC World News Commercial Director Colin Lawrence, adding that this creates the need for fair and accurate news among international audiences.

The channel is expected to receive a further boost when it moves into state-of-the-art broadcasting studios in London later this year, improving the look and feel of its international news output for audiences.