BBC World Service
Summary
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 32 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays. It is politically independent (by mandate of the Agreement providing details of the topics outlined in the BBC Charter), non-profit, and commercial-free.The English language service broadcasts 24 hours a day. In June 2009 the BBC reported that the World Service's average weekly audience reached 188 million people. The World Service is funded by grant-in-aid through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by the British Government. From 2014, it will be funded by the compulsory BBC licence fee levied on every household in the United Kingdom using a television to watch broadcast programmes.BBC World Service is a patron of The Radio Academy.
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Patricia Hughes
One day in 1981, the Radio 3 voice announced at 8am that she was going to read the news summary. There was a pause. Then she exclaimed, "Good gracious! I had it here a moment ago!" The nation's music lovers' breakfast was momentarily interrupted by this grave crisis. Matters were resolved when the errant bulletin was retrieved from the wastepaper basket into which it had fallen.
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Iran targets BBC Persian service by jamming signals and harassing staff
Staff at the BBC's Persian service face satellite jamming, smear campaigns and intimidation, says Peter Horrocks, director of the BBC World Service.
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NUJ hits back at David Cameron criticism of BBC strike
Union accuses PM of setting broadcaster on 'path to decline' and misunderstanding value of quality programming.
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Will Self in talks to become Radio 4 writer-in-residence
Appointment of controversial author would be part of station's controller drive to 'throw some fireworks on to the network'.
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Media Decoder Blog: In Boost to U.S. Plans, BBC World Service Is Added to Time Warner Cable
The channel has been aggressively seeking American distribution, and the Time Warner Cable arrangements add 10 million homes.
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In Boost to U.S. Plans, BBC World Service Is Added to Time Warner Cable
The channel has been aggressively seeking American distribution, and the Time Warner Cable arrangements add 10 million homes.
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Burma opens up to BBC news TV channel
The BBC is being allowed into Burma, a country renowned for its media censorship. The corporation has announced the new year launch in Burma of three of its pay-TV channels – BBC World News, BBC Entertainment and CBeebies.
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Media Monkey's diary: Our Glorious C4, New Zealand news and Newsround
✒ "Happy birthday Channel 4," says Broadcast magazine in a single-page tribute with a collage of images of the programmes deemed most significant, from Brookside to Brass Eye. But, oh dear, pernickety couch potatoes have noticed a photo of Celebrity Juice, which as any fule no is on ITV2. And then there's the absence of Channel 4 News, which (in contrast to the largely deceased offerings in the collage) is also celebrating its 30th.
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BBC Christmas strike threat grows as redeployment row escalates
NUJ advises members to vote yes to industrial action after outside staff are hired over workers who are facing redundancy.
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The top 5 best examples of interactive radio
An email comes in from a colder climate: "Would it be possible to share a few examples of programming initiatives that have some interactive component? I am interested in finding some innovative examples of programmes which use the potential of the technology to its maximum. But specifically for the interactive aspect, I was thinking about anything that engages the audience (incorporating a twitter feed on the display during the show, comments, questions, etc)" Why yes.
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