The BBC announces results of 50:50 Project
100% of BBC World News teams monitoring their output for 12 months or more reached 50% of female contributors on air in April 2019.
BBC opens new bureau in Hong Kong
BBC has a total weekly audience of a million people in Hong Kong where it is available on TV, via the BBC World News channel.
Blue Ant International grows their kids’ catalogue with two new series
Blue Ant International launches the unique Mimi On A Mission: Sex Ed (5 x 22’ ; HD) at the Kidscreen Summit
Free BBC Learning English App goes live
One of the world’s most popular providers of English-language teaching material, BBC Learning English, has launched its free app. The BBC Learning English App brings together all of the BBC’s most popular English-teaching content in a simple to use package.
Burmese edition of BBC’s “Click” lands on MRTV
BBC News Burmese has launched the Burmese edition of BBC’s flagship digital technology programme, Click. The weekly programme is aired in Myanmar by the country’s largest TV network MRTV, and is also available on demand on the BBC News Burmese website and YouTube channel.
BBC marks anniversary of Rohingya crisis
To mark the anniversary of the beginning of Rohingyas’ exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh, BBC News Bangla will run five days of special output on its social-media platforms and radio output website.
CNN ranked #1 digital news brand globally
CNN has ranked as the #1 global news brand, outpacing BBC, The New York Times, BuzzFeed and others in desktop and mobile audience size across the US and 24 key international markets.
BBC Global News and Hainan Airlines sign major deal
BBC Global News and Hainan Airlines have signed a new deal that will see content marketing division BBC StoryWorks produce digital and video content for Hainan Airlines, to mark the launch of its new route and the beauty of its destinations.
BBC One commissions “All Together Now Celebrities”
BBC One has commissioned a one-off celebrity special of its hit entertainment format All Together Now from Remarkable Television. Hosted by comedian Rob Beckett, and with Geri Horner as Head of “The 100”, it will air later in the year. A second series of All Together Now has also been commissioned which will be on air in early 2019.
BBC News reaches over 60% of adults in Afghanistan
The BBC services for Afghanistan have grown by nearly 80% over the past four years, the BBC Global Audience Measure for 2018 has shown. Content from BBC News Pashto and BBC News Dari as well as BBC News Persian and BBC News Uzbek now reaches a weekly audience of 11.8m, more than 60% of the country’s adult population.
