Singapore – The BBC and BBC Worldwide has announced the inaugural launch of three of its pay-TV channels in Burma – BBC World News, BBC Entertainment and CBeebies. All three channels including BBC World Service in Asia in English will launch on private broadcaster Forever Group’s pay-TV platform, on January 1, 2013. BBC World News is the BBC’s commercially-funded international 24/7 news and information channel. BBC Entertainment shows light British … [Read more...] about BBC pay-TV channels launch in Burma for the first time
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BBC Worldwide to close BBC Entertainment and CBeebies in India
BBC Worldwide has confirmed the closure of two of its branded channels in India – BBC Entertainment and CBeebies – which will no longer be available after this month. BBC World News, the BBC’s international news and current affairs channel, will remain available to Indian viewers. In an announcement via the BBC Entertainment Facebook page, the company said the decision to withdraw these BBC channels has not been an easy one to take. It added that India is a dynamic and fast … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide to close BBC Entertainment and CBeebies in India
BBC unveils changes to international news offer
London — The BBC has announced a series of significant changes to its international news portfolio, including bringing its commercially-funded TV and digital news operations together for the first time. The changes include multimedia journalists working on broadcast and digital output alongside each other in “the world's newsroom”, broadcasting in 27 different languages; state-of-the-art new studios for BBC World News going LIVE this autumn; and the successful roll-out of HD … [Read more...] about BBC unveils changes to international news offer
Thailand features in BBC World News’ latest Direct season
Thailand is in the spotlight this August as BBC World News broadcasts a special series of documentaries and news programmes that go behind the headlines to report on life in the Southeast Asian nation. From August 27 to September 7, BBC World News will explore how Thailand is recovering from 2011’s devastating floods – socially, economically and culturally. From the overall state of the Thai economy to the day-to-day lives of people throughout the country, the first ever Thailand … [Read more...] about Thailand features in BBC World News’ latest Direct season
BBC World News’ Mishal Husain Meets to highlight ambition, change and talent
Singapore – BBC World News has announced Mishal Husain Meets, a new series that profiles six well-known Asian personalities, including scientists, actors, sports personalities and artists. Filmed at the NYU Tisch School of The Arts in Singapore, the six-part series will be fronted by BBC presenter Mishal Husain and will find out what it takes to launch a successful business and career—from the astrophysicist who put the first Malaysian astronaut into space, to Singapore’s … [Read more...] about BBC World News’ Mishal Husain Meets to highlight ambition, change and talent
BBC’s international news services global audience hits 239 million
BBC’s international news services which includes BBC World News, BBC World Service and bbc.com, has hit global weekly audience estimates of 239 million. These figures were driven by the performance of BBC Arabic and BBC Persian services as tumultuous events in the Middle East and North Africa get unfolded, causing audiences to turn to the BBC for independent news they could trust. In the past year, BBC's Arabic Service has seen a record rise in audiences with 25 million adults tuning in … [Read more...] about BBC’s international news services global audience hits 239 million