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BBC World News - news archive

This is an archive of news about BBC World News. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

BBC World News gears up for studio move
From Digital Spy. Posted July 4 2008, 10.34am
BBC World News will begin broadcasting from a new studio at Television Centre on Monday. (more)

Newsnight to be aired globally on BBC World News
From Media Guardian. Posted June 15 2008, 11.03pm
Jeremy Paxman is drafted in to help raise profits at the rebranded service (more)

Indiainfo: BBC World seals deal with six mobile service providers in India
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 7 2008, 9.41am
BBC World has tied up a deal with six mobile service providers in India to provide video clips to phones. BBC also plans to increase it news programming on its television channel BBC World News and generate content for video on demand and podcasts as well, reports Indiainfo. (more)

BBC News 24, BBC World to be renamed
From Digital Spy. Posted April 14 2008, 11.42am
BBC News 24 and BBC World are to be renamed BBC News and BBC World News. (more)

BBC rebrands its TV news services
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 13 2008, 12.42pm
Jonathan Marks writes: Seems the BBC is rolling out a £550,000 rebranding exercise as part of the broadcaster’s biggest attempt yet to repackage its core output. News 24, its rolling news channel, is being renamed BBC News. The corporation will rebrand BBC World, its international news channel, as BBC World News. Viewers will be able to [...] (more)

Matt Frei Names as BBC America's News Anchor
From Merry Media. Posted September 6 2007, 3.47pm
Matt Frei is the new solo anchor of BBC America's US news programme it has been announced. He starts the hour long programme on October 1st and will air weeknights at 7pm on BBC America and BBC World News Channel.. (more)

BBC launches two news programmes from the US
From Brand Republic. Posted September 6 2007, 11.15am
LONDON - The BBC is launching a nightly hour-long programme called 'BBC World News America' with presenter Matt Frei and Washington correspondent Katty Kay, along with a second daily programme, 'World News Today' presented by Philippa Thomas. (more)

Frei to host BBC World News America
From Media Guardian. Posted September 5 2007, 1.00am
1.30pm: BBC Washington correspondent Matt Frei is to anchor BBC World News America. By Ben Dowell. (more)

UK/USA: BBC World in the USA
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 10 2006, 5.42pm
Text of BBC press release on 10 April Today [10 April], BBC World Ltd announced its first major affiliate distribution deal in the US with Cablevision Systems Corporation. The new deal comes just two months after BBC World Ltd announced a partnership agreement with Discovery to distribute the 24-hour channel in the US. Later this month, BBC World News will be available to all iO: Interactive (more)

BBC World News to launch 24/7 in the US
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 25 2006, 3.52pm
BBC World Ltd today announced a new long-term partnership agreement with Discovery Communications, to distribute the BBC World News channel in the US. The partnership builds upon the success of the BBC's entertainment channel, BBC America, which is also distributed by Discovery. BBC World News will be the sole international news channel in Discovery’s distribution portfolio. BBC World News is (more)

BBC gets its US 24-hour channel in deal with Discovery
From Brand Republic. Posted January 25 2006, 1.01pm
LONDON – The BBC will launch its international 24-hour news channel, BBC World News, in the US after a deal between Discovery Communications and BBC World. (more)