BBC Worldwide Asia today announced a deal with CANAL+ Myanmar FG Ltd that sees four of its channels launch on new pay TV platform, CANAL+ : international news and current affairs channel, BBC World News, premium factual brand, BBC Earth, pre-school channel, CBeebies and BBC Lifestyle, with BBC Lifestyle making its debut appearance in the country. CANAL+ Group, in collaboration with Myanmarese media group FOREVER Group launched the new pay TV platform on 29 January 2018. It offers local and … [Read more...] about BBC Channels to launch in Myanmar
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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 on Hulu Japan
Tokyo - The BBC announced the launch of a live stream of its award-winning 24 hour international news channel – BBC World News on Hulu Japan. The deal marks the first time the corporation has made the linear channel available via one of the major international subscription VOD services in Japan and makes BBC World News the first live streamed news channel available via Hulu Japan. The ad-free feed of BBC World News in both English and Japanese will be available via Hulu on desktop in Japan … [Read more...] about BBC World News on Hulu Japan
BBC Earth and BBC World News launch on Cignal TV
Philippines - BBC Worldwide announced a partnership that will see BBC Earth and BBC World News launch on Cignal TV – a leading subscription-based Direct-To-Home satellite television service provider in the Philippines. This will be the inaugural launch of BBC Earth in HD, in the Philippines, exclusively on Cignal TV. BBC Earth and BBC World News will launch on 1 April 2017, bringing premium natural history and factual content as well as up-to-the minute news and current affair programmes to … [Read more...] about BBC Earth and BBC World News launch on Cignal TV
Fetch TV launches CNN International in Australia
Sydney - Fetch TV announced the launch of CNN International, which will be available this week to Entertainment Pack subscribers at no additional cost. CNN international is the number one international TV news channel across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific region and Latin America. The brand reaches more than 425 million households around the globe, including more than 77 million across Asia Pacific. CNN International carries news, current affairs, politics, sports, … [Read more...] about Fetch TV launches CNN International in Australia
BBC brings U.S. presidential debates
BBC News in the U.S. has announced special coverage of the presidential and vice presidential debates. Coverage will include analysis with a uniquely impartial and global perspective from the BBC’s 2016 election campaign team, drawing on the expertise of its seasoned U.S. based correspondents and journalists. All debates will begin at 9pm ET across the BBC’s international news outlets. In the studio, the BBC’s Katty Kay (@kattykay) will be anchoring live television coverage on BBC World … [Read more...] about BBC brings U.S. presidential debates
