BBC World News
| BBC World News | |
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| Launched | 16 January 1995 as "BBC World" 21 April 2008 as "BBC World News" |
| Network | BBC News |
| Owned by |
BBC (BBC Global News Ltd.) |
| Picture format |
16:9 (1080i, HDTV) 16:9 (576i, SDTV) 14:9 (480i, SDTV) |
| Audience share | Available in: 350 million homes 1.7 million hotel rooms 81 cruise ships 46 airlines 35 mobile phone platforms 74 million viewers per week (September 2011, ) |
| Slogan |
Demand a Broader View (1995-2004) Putting News First (2004-2013) Live The Story (2013-) |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide (except UK) |
| Headquarters | Broadcasting House, London, United Kingdom |
| Formerly called |
BBC World Service Television (11 March 1991-15 January 1995) BBC World (16 January 1995-20 April 2008) |
| Replaced |
BBC World Service Television (11 March 1991-15 January 1995) BBC World (16 January 1995-20 April 2008) |
| Sister channel(s) |
CBeebies CBBC BBC America BBC Arabic Television BBC Brit BBC Canada BBC Earth BBC Entertainment BBC First BBC HD BBC Kids BBC Knowledge BBC Lifestyle BBC UKTV |
| Website | BBC World News |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Boxer TV Access (Sweden) | Channel 27 MPEG-4 |
| Televisió Digital Terrestre (Andorra) | Channel 20 |
| ERT Digital (Greece) | Channel 48, 56 MPEG-4 |
| PBS (USA) | Check Your Local Listings |
| KCET-TV (Los Angeles Metropolitan Area) | Digital Channel 28.4 USA |
| DTT (Mauritius) | Multiplex 2 Mauritius |
| DVB-T (Indonesia) | Channel 703 |
| Satellite | |
| Hot Bird 10 | 12597 V / 27500 / 3/4 |
| Hispasat 1C | 12012 V / 27500 / 3/4 |
| Astra 1L | 11597 V / 22000 / 5/6 |
| Thor 5 | 11325 H / 24500 / 7/8 |
| Badr 4 | 12073 H / 27500 / 3/4 (SD) 11785 V / 27500 / 3/4 (HD) |
| Nilesat 101 | 11766 H / 27500 / 3/4 |
| Sky Italia (Italy) | Channel 520 |
| HiTV (Nigeria) | Channel 03 |
| Cyfrowy Polsat (Poland) | Channel 134 |
| Indovision (Indonesia) | Channel 332 |
| Dish Home (Nepal) | Channel 702 |
| Bell TV (Canada) | Channel 510 |
| Shaw Direct (Canada)7 | Channel 501 |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 512 |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 536 |
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Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) |
Channel 34 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 780 |
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Sky TV (New Zealand) |
Channel 89 |
| Foxtel (Australia) | Channel 649 |
| SkyLife (South Korea) | Channel 173 |
| SKY PerfecTV! (Japan) | Channel 252 |
| SKY PerfecTV! e2 (Japan) | Channel 353 |
| CanalSat (France) | Channel 58 |
| Digiturk (Turkey) | Channel 122 |
| D-Smart (Turkey) | Channel 51 |
| Dream Satellite TV (Philippines) | Channel 21 |
| SKY México | Channel 631 |
| Dish Home (Nepal) | Channel 701 |
| BBC World News | |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DStv (South Africa) | Channel 400 |
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TV Vlaanderen Digitaal (Belgium) |
Channel 51 |
| Foxtel (Australia) | Channel 649 |
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OSN (Middle East & North Africa) |
Channel 404 |
| DirecTV (United States) | Channel 346 (HD) |
| Airtel Digital TV (India) | Channel 307 |
| beIN (Middle East & North Africa) | Channel 205 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 206 |
| Vidéotron (Canada) | Channel 147 |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 701 (SD) Channel 755 (HD) |
| Rogers Cable (Canada) | Channel 194 (Digital) |
| Shaw TV (Canada) | Channels 41 |
| Cable TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 75 |
| Verizon FiOS (United States) | Channel 107 |
| HiTV (Nigeria) | Channel 3 |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 20 |
| Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 23 (Analog) Channel 29 (Digital) |
| SkyCable (Philippines) | Channel 29 (Digital) |
| OneLink Communications (Puerto Rico) | Channel 74 |
| TelstraClear InHomeTV (New Zealand) | Channel 93 |
| First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 230 (SD) Channel 395 (HD) |
| Parasat Cable TV (Philippines) | Channel 15 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 157 |
| Foxtel (Australia) | Channel 649 |
| Optus TV (Australia) | Channel 649 |
| Kabel Deutschland (Germany) | Channel 838 |
| Telecable (Spain) | Channel 85 |
| IPTV | |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 320 (SD/HD) |
| Movistar+ (Spain) | Channel 113 |
| MEO (Portugal) | Channel 204 |
| Bell Fibe TV (Canada) | Channel 510 (SD) Channel 1510 (HD) |
| Deutsche Telekom Germany | Channel 99 |
| Fetch TV (Australia) | Channel 180 |
| CHT MOD (Taiwan) | Channel 151 |
| Hikari TV (Japan) | Channel 852 |
| Claro TV (Dominican Republic) | Channel 154 |
| HyppTV (Malaysia) | Channel 431 (HD) |
| AT&T U-verse (United States) | Channel 1207 (HD) Channel 207 (SD) |
| Google Fiber (United States) | Channel 112 |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 149 (HD) (Coming Soon) |
| VMedia (Canada) | Channel 194 |
| (Hong Kong) | Channel 709 (HD) |
| Flip TV (Australia) | Channel 210 (SD) |
| PEO TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 24 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Horizon |
Watch live (Netherlands only) Watch live (Switzerland only) |
| Zattoo | Watch live (Switzerland only) |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
BBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel, with an estimated 76 million viewers weekly in 2014, part of the estimated 265 million users of the BBC's four main international news services. Launched on 11 March 1991 as BBC World Service Television outside Europe, its name was changed to BBC World on 16 January 1995 and to BBC World News on 21 April 2008. It broadcasts television programming including BBC News bulletins, documentaries, lifestyle programmes and interviews. It employs more correspondents and reporters and has more international bureaux than any other news channel. Unlike the BBC's domestic channels, BBC World News is owned and operated by BBC Global News Ltd., part of the BBC's commercial group of companies, and is funded by subscription and advertising revenues, and not by the United Kingdom television licence. It is not owned by BBC Worldwide.
The channel originally launched as BBC World Service Television, though unlike BBC World Service radio which (until 2011) was funded by a grant-in-aid from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the British government refused to extend the grant-in-aid to the new television service. It was launched on 11 March 1991, after two weeks of real-time pilots, initially as a half-hour bulletin once a day at 19:00 GMT. The programme editor was Johan "John" Ramsland from World Service Radio News with John Exelby from domestic BBC TV News as his managing editor. The original picture editing team consisted of Bob Scholes, Peter Hodge and Mike Casey.
On Thursday, 26 January 1995 at 19:00 GMT, BBC World Service Television was split into 2-television stations:
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