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 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
BBC World News and BBC.com release results of global study on news consumption habits
BBC World News and BBC.com have released the results to their global study on consumption of news in the digital age. Conducted by InSites Consulting, the study surveyed more than 3,600 owners of digital services in Australia, Singapore, India, UAE, South Africa, Poland, Germany, France and the U.S. Survey participants were top income owners and owners of at least three different devices, so as to determine the growing impact of TV, smartphones, tablets and laptops on people’s news … [Read more...] about BBC World News and BBC.com release results of global study on news consumption habits
