BBC World News
BBC World News is an international news television channel. Unlike other BBC channels, it is not available in the United Kingdom. It is not funded by a licence fee. Instead it has advertisements. BBC World News employs more correspondents and reporters than any other news channel.[1] The channel was launched in 1991.
| BBC World News | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide (except UK) |
| Network | BBC News |
| Slogan | Live the story |
| Headquarters | Broadcasting House |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 for the SDTV feeds. The Latin American subfeed is downscaled to letterboxed 4:3 480i) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC Global News Ltd. |
| Sister channels | See list |
| History | |
| Launched | 16 January 1995 |
| Replaced | BBC World Service Television[(1991–1995) |
| Former names | BBC World (1995–2008) |
| Links | |
| Website | BBC World News |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Boxer TV Access (Sweden) | Channel 27 |
| Digital terrestrial television (Andorra) | Channel 20 |
| ERT Digital (Greece) | Channel 48 Channel 56 (HD) |
| Digital terrestrial television (Mauritius) | Channel 2 |
| Nexmedia (Indonesia) | Channel 703 |
| Oqaab (Afghanistan) | Channel 43 |
| Satellite | |
| Dstv (Sub-Saharan Africa) | Channel 400 |
References
- "The World's Newsroom: An introduction". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
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