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If you’ve ever owned a shortwave radio, you’ve probably listened at least a little to the BBC World Service. After all, they are a major broadcasting force, and with the British Empire or the ...

A committee of MPs have said they are "deeply troubled" by uncertainty over the government's future funding for the BBC World Service. The government provides about 30% of the budget for the World ...

In September the BBC World Service (BBCWS) announced significant service cuts and “around 382 post closures,” or job losses, as the once-powerful global shortwave radio broadcaster copes with its ...

BBC World Service is expanding its news offer with the launch of a pilot Polish-language news website, BBC News Polska, and its content on social channels. Going live from June 24th, the website will ...

Through an extended partnership with Zeno Media, BBC World Service and BBC News Hausa content is now available on Zeno’s global audio platform, Zeno.FM. Audiences around the world can now access BBC ...

Encompass Digital Media is partnering with Zixi to lead the BBC World Service’s migration to IP. The initiative to transform the World Service from satellite-based to IP delivery aims to expand ...

The BBC World Service has been given its long-awaited funding boost in today’s UK budget, which contained no updates on film and TV tax credits but news on VFX. While not announced by chancellor ...

The BBC World Service is a priceless national asset, unique in serving a global audience of hundreds of millions of people each week across 43 language services. It sits at the heart of our commitment ...