On Tuesday 6 May BBC World Questions will come to Guyana to debate the country’s political and economic future in the country’s capital, Georgetown. Vast offshore oil and gas reserves are transforming the nation. Guyana is now the fastest growing economy in the world. But amid territorial tensions with neighbouring Venezuela and environmental concerns, will oil prove to be a blessing or a curse? And how should the oil revenues be best spent? The BBC World Service programme, which puts people … [Read more...] about BBC World Questions arrives in Guyana
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BBC World Service Launches New Global China Unit
The BBC World Service has announced the creation of the Global China Unit, a new team that will focus on reporting stories on the country’s role in the world. The team will produce a range of original journalism that will be available on the World Service and wider BBC platforms. It will look to answer how China’s economic rise and global influence impacts the rest of the world through analytical, investigative and human interest stories. Liz Gibbons, BBC Executive News Editor, says: “It … [Read more...] about BBC World Service Launches New Global China Unit
BBC Turkce contents on Kanal SIM website
Text and video content from the BBC Turkce (BBC Turkish) website - bbcturkce.com will now be directly available to the users of the Northern Cyprus-based online video news channel, kanalsim.com. Kanal SIM has changed its website’s video-only format to accommodate the BBC Turkce text stories. Branded news from BBC Turkce, in video, photography and text, are now delivered directly to kanalsim.com, bringing the users of the news portal reports from the BBC Turkce home page as well as … [Read more...] about BBC Turkce contents on Kanal SIM website
NHK World TV launches 24-Hour channel on U.N. In-House Network
Tokyo – Japan International Broadcasting, the distribution company of NHK’s international channels, announced a five-year partnership with the United Nations Headquarters (U.N.) in New York City which brings NHK World TV, the stand-alone, 24-hour, English-language television news and lifestyle network, to the U.N.’s In-House Network channel. The service officially launched on May 1, and the two parties held a signing ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters on June 26, … [Read more...] about NHK World TV launches 24-Hour channel on U.N. In-House Network
BBC’s “Outside Source” to broadcast across international platforms
The BBC has announced development of a brand new news programme, Outside Source, hosted by Ros Atkins, to be broadcast across its international platforms - BBC World Service Radio, BBC World News TV and BBC.com. Broadcasting live from the BBC’s Broadcasting House, London, the programme is launching initially on World Service Radio.The format will subsequently develop to provide audiences with a fully integrated web, radio and TV experience. Outside Source aims to open up the … [Read more...] about BBC’s “Outside Source” to broadcast across international platforms
Intelsat to carry Fiji TV DTH services
Luxembourg – Fiji TV has signed a capacity deal with Intelsat for its direct-to-home (DTH) services to customers across the Pacific Ocean region, which includes Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa and the Solomon Islands. Fiji TV has also renewed its video contribution requirements and capacity for its subsidiary Media Niugini Limited, which operates EMTV, Papua New Guinea’s only free-to-view channel. Fiji TV also offers Sky Pacific, a pay-TV service uplinked from Suva, Fiji, that … [Read more...] about Intelsat to carry Fiji TV DTH services
