London - BBC Global News Ltd, the BBC’s commercially funded international news arm, has announced the appointment of Charlie Villar to its newly-created Chief Operating Officer position. Villar, who is currently the BBC’s Director of Tax, Treasury and Corporate Finance, will start with immediate effect and will be responsible for the financial and operational leadership of the company, bringing together finance, engineering, internal and external communications, HR and legal and business … [Read more...] about BBC Global News Ltd appoints Charlie Villar
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BBC study reveals value of trusted news
BBC World News published a study on the value of news to pay TV subscribers across the APAC region. The research, titled ‘The Value of News– and the Importance of Trust’, shows that, despite the proliferation of digital news offerings, TV is still the most popular platform for staying up-to-date with international news (85%), followed by social media (76%), news apps (50%), websites (49%), newspapers (45%) and news aggregators (36%). According to The Global Web Index,consumers’ use of digital … [Read more...] about BBC study reveals value of trusted news
BBC World News to expand in Australia
Sydney – BBC Global News Ltd is extending their local coverage in Australia by launching a dedicated Australian news service on BBC.com from 21 October and producing a series of programmes called Australia Direct to air on BBC World News throughout the period of the G20 Summit. The homepages for BBC.com and BBC News, that have been redesigned to include a new layout and video player, will be specially curated for an Australian audience, ensuring the most … [Read more...] about BBC World News to expand in Australia
BBC announces Indian election coverage plans
Mumbai – BBC will be taking its international news channel BBC World News to India as part of plans to provide extensive coverage of the upcoming elections. Throughout April and May, BBC World News and BBC.com will provide its audiences around the world with analysis and the latest developments as the campaign progresses. And as the results are announced, the BBC team of journalists will be covering what this means for India as a growing economic and global player. Starting on the first … [Read more...] about BBC announces Indian election coverage plans
Rob Norman and Jon Miller join BBC Global News Ltd
Rob Norman, Chief Digital Officer of GroupM Worldwide, and Jon Miller, co-founder, Fuel Media Capital, have been appointed Non-Executive Directors of BBC Global News Ltd, which owns and operates the BBC's commercially funded global 24-hour news channel BBC World News and bbc.com/news. Norman and Miller will join the Board of Directors for BBC Global News Ltd., which includes the Director of Global News, Peter Horrocks, and Chief Executive Officer, Jim Egan. Norman is Chief Digital Officer of … [Read more...] about Rob Norman and Jon Miller join BBC Global News Ltd
