BBC World Service risks being overtaken by Russia and China, warns outgoing director
Russia and China are said to be investing hard in their foreign-facing news output.
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Yalda Hakim says Sky News are ‘insurgents’ as she leads primetime hour of foreign coverage
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RAJARs: BBC Radio 5 Live sees growth but World Service slumps below 1m in UK
GB News Radio saw 25% annual growth, but remains bottom-ranked on our list.
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RAJARs: GB News Radio is fastest growing station as it makes ground on News UK rivals
GB News Radio experienced sharp quarter-on-quarter growth in the third quarter of 2022, according to new RAJAR data. It was…
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BBC annual report: £1bn savings made in five years as more cuts needed
The BBC says it has saved more than £1bn over the past five years, according to its latest annual report.…
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BBC Persian journalists unable to visit sick relatives as Iran continues ‘collective punishment’ of news service
Iranian authorities are continuing to target the families of BBC Persian journalists in an attempt to silence the London-based news…
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BBC News leaders told to end ‘openly exploitative’ unpaid freelance shifts used on Victoria Derbyshire show and World Service
BBC director general Tony Hall has reaffirmed the corporation’s policy that freelance shifts should always be paid after it emerged…
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BBC World Service’s Matthew Bannister steps down as Outlook presenter after ten years
After ten years, Matthew Bannister has stepped down as the presenter of BBC World Service’s Outlook programme to join the…
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