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BBC Hausa was the first African-language service operated by the BBC and is one of the five African languages it broadcasts. The service was launched on 13 March 1957 at 09:30 GMT with a 15-minute programme by the BBC World Service presented by Aminu Abdullahi Malumfashi: a translated version was later read by Abubakar Tunau in the programme West Africa in the News.
and "Live from London, you're watching The World Today on BBC News.", going into breaks, different to the "Live from London, this is BBC News." and "Around the world and across the UK this is BBC News." used for the BBC News-branded programmes. The Top of the Hours also has a coming-up section introducing lighter stories, that will be covered.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. BBC news programme World News Today Final title card, used from 2019 to 2020. Created by BBC World News Presented by Philippa Thomas Karin Giannone Kasia Madera (Fri) Alpa Patel (Sat-Sun) Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English Production Production locations Studio C ...
BBC News Now, styled also as BBC News Now with Lucy Hockings, is a news programme that premiered on both UK feed and international feed of BBC News channel on 22 May 2023 as part of a refresh following the merger of the two news channels. [1] The programme is mainly hosted by Lucy Hockings.
Bilkisu Labaran is a Nigerian journalist, editor and head of Africa News & Current affairs at BBC. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She played a vital role in the establiment of BBC pidgin [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and is the first Nigerian BBC editor.
Focus on Africa is a BBC news programme broadcast on the international feed of the BBC News channel, and on local partner channels of the BBC in African countries. [1] The programme was presented by Komla Dumor each weekday from its inception until his sudden death, aged 41, in January 2014. [2]
The BBC World Service began on 19 December 1932 as the BBC Empire Service, broadcasting on shortwave [25] and aimed principally at English speakers across the British Empire. In his first Christmas Message (1932), King George V characterised the service as intended for "men and women, so cut off by the snow, the desert, or the sea, that only ...
The programme is broadcast around the world on International feed, as well as PBS member stations in America, and is also shown in the UK on the domestic UK feed of BBC News channel. Newsday is sometimes broadcast on BBC One as part of the channel's overnight simulcast of BBC News. It covers international news with a specific focus on Asia and ...