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BBC Media Action, formerly known as the BBC World Service Trust, is the BBC's international development charity, funded independently by external grants and voluntary contributions. The purpose of the organisation is to use media and communication to reduce poverty, improve health and support people in understanding their rights.
BBC News provides television journalism to BBC network bulletins (on BBC One and BBC Two) and programmes as well as the BBC News Channel available around the world and in the United Kingdom. BBC News runs BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC World Service as part of its rolling news coverage, journalists and presenters also contribute to podcasts produced ...
In April 2009, he replaced Nigel Chapman as Head of the BBC World Service and was responsible for the overall editorial leadership and management, a post in which he remained until 2014. [3] He is the chairman of the BBC Media Action Board of Trustees (Previously called the BBC World Service Trust). [4]
Sajha Sawal was a popular show among the Nepali community, reaching out to 6.6 million viewers, according to a research conducted by BBC Media Action. The show is appreciated for its impartial take on different social issues.
Meena Ally is a Tanzanian radio and television presenter and actress known for her radio program Niambie, hosted by BBC Media Action, which addresses youth issues [1] and influences engagement of young people in development. [2] She is an advocate for youth and women rights in Tanzania. [3]
Aadha Full was a 2016 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age action-drama series created by BBC Media Action in association with UNICEF. [1] The series comprises 78 episodes and was released on DD National in October 2016. Produced by Sunshine Productions, the series starred Richa Soni, Ahsaas Khanna, and Harsh Mayar. [2] [3]
The World Today was an early morning news and current affairs radio programme on the BBC World Service, launched in 1999, and broadcast from 3:00 to 8:30 (GMT) daily as of 2011. It consisted of news bulletins on the hour and half-hour, serious international interviews and in-depth reports of world news.
On 7 July 2005, the day that there were a series of coordinated bomb blasts on London's public transport system, the BBC Online website recorded an all time bandwidth peak of 11 Gb/s at 12.00 on 7 July. BBC News received some 1 billion total hits on the day of the event (including all images, text, and HTML), serving some 5.5 terabytes of data ...