Richard Colebourn has been appointed the Regional Director for Europe for BBC News and the BBC World Service. As Regional Director, Colebourn will be BBC News’ most senior representative in Europe and Central Asia, responsible for both editorial and operational matters across the region. He will also oversee BBC News Russian, BBC News Ukrainian and […]
The BBC and Jio Media Limited, owner of the Jio TV and Jio TV+ platforms, have agreed a deal that will see BBC News Hindi, BBC News Marathi and BBC News Gujarati delivered across smart and connected TVs, and on the Jio mobile app throughout India. Audiences will be able to watch and listen to […]
BBC News Uzbek has expanded its social-media reach with the launch of its channel on TikTok where the feed now brings videos to Uzbek-speakers – in Uzbekistan, Central Asia and beyond. The newly launched TikTok channel adds to the service’s social-media presence on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook (with separate feeds for audiences in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and elsewhere, using different […]
BBC Studios and Indonesian telco Telkomsel have announced the launch of two live channels, BBC News and CBeebies, in Indonesia. BBC News is now available on IndiHome TV channel 816 and CBeebies on channel 301. Broadcasting round the clock in English in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe, BBC News covers a […]
BBC News Urdu has launched TV programme Jahan Numa (Window to the World) on Pakistan’s TV channel Aaj News. Broadcast on Aaj News at 19:30 local time (14:30 GMT), Monday to Friday, the programme also will be available via BBC News Urdu digital platforms from 20:00 local time (15:00 GMT). Produced in London, with the […]
While the BBC World Service has achieved savings primarily through closing TV and radio platforms, it has experienced a fall in audience numbers and it has not yet achieved its aim to switch audiences to its digital content, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO). The NAO has assessed the Service’s progress […]
BBC World Service is launching BBC Global Women, a new commitment to highlight women’s storytelling across its global output. The BBC says that this new editorial priority will “enhance the BBC World Service’s storytelling by listening, sharing and amplifying stories for women around the world,” all year-round. Alongside new commissions, the initiative aims to elevate […]
BBC News Pidgin has officially launched its TikTok channel, which aims to deliver high-quality journalism to Pidgin-speaking audiences across Africa and beyond. The BBC News Pidgin TikTok channel features a range of short-form videos in Pidgin covering politics, culture, society as well as science, health and technology. The service currently reaches around 800,000 people weekly […]
BBC Studios and BBC News have launched the first phase of a pay model for visitors to the BBC website in the US. In the initial phase of the launch, for $49.99 (€42.76) per year or $8.99 per month, users who join will get unlimited access to the BBC’s news articles, feature stories and the […]
BBC World Service is expanding its news offer with the launch of a pilot Polish-language news website, BBC News Polska, and its content on social channels. Going live from June 24th, the website will deliver independent and impartial news in text and video for Polish-speaking audiences. The new language offer aims to counter a wave of […]