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  • BBC Worldwide strengthens south Asian sales team

    BBC Worldwide strengthens south Asian sales team

    MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide has promoted Sunil Joshi to head of distribution for BBC Global News in south Asia, and appointed Stanley Fernandes as sales director for south Asia.

     

    Joshi was elevated from his prior role of heading up distribution for the north and western India. In his new role, he will oversee the distribution sales of BBC Global News’ content, including television, online and mobile productions.

     

    Both will be based in Mumbai and report to Myleeta Aga, SVP and general manager for India and content head for Asia.

     

    Joshi will partner with Sirsendu Chakravarty, who handles the eastern region; Hemang Pathak, who handles the west; Sethuraman Sathyanarayanan, for the southern region as well as digital; and Sandra Fernandes, for corporate.

     

    In Fernandes’ new role, he will build and lead BBC Worldwide’s television content sales to linear channels and digital platforms in India and the subcontinent. Previously, he was the senior manager at Disney Media Distribution.

     

    “Sunil has a great depth of relationships in the distribution network and wealth of insights that will help contribute to our next phase of growth in south Asia,” said Aga. “Stanley has joined us at a very important time as we move into the new regional structure with strong market focus.”

  • BBC Global News to launch multi-media US08 Election bus tour

    BBC Global News to launch multi-media US08 Election bus tour

    MUMBAI: BBC Global News has announced its US08 Election bus tour across America to report the build-up to the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, with coverage commencing on Wednesday, 10 September.

    The initiative will carry a tri-media team of journalists from BBC World Service radio and online (English network and language services), BBC World News and BBC America television, including flagship news programme BBC World News America, and bbc.com/news.

    BBC reporters on the integrated, multi-media US08 Election bus will seek to discover what Americans are really talking about and what the world is saying about their nation.

    BBC Global News director Richard Sambrook says, “The BBC US08 Election bus tour is a fine example of multi-platform commissioning enabling us to harness the skills and expertise of our teams from across BBC World Service, BBC World News and bbc.com/news, as we report one of the biggest and significant international news stories of the year”.

    Travelling from West coast to East coast, the US08 Election bus will cross 15 U.S. states, clocking up some 4000 miles during its landmark journey, including stops at each of the critical presidential debates in Oxford, Mississippi, Nashville and Long Island.

    However, with an objective of finding out what everyday Americans want and need from their new President, the US08 Election bus will also visit smaller towns and outposts along the way. The BBC Global News teams will investigate the real issues at the heart of these communities, with likely topics including the economy, environment, poverty, health care, race and age.

    In addition, the US08 Election bus initiative will link Americans with the millions of people around the world watching the electoral race with interest and stimulate a global conversation by reporting international attitudes and perceptions towards America, through a series of overseas outside broadcasts across the BBC’s TV, online and radio services.

    BBC World Service senior commissioning editor Anne Koch says, “The BBC US08 Election bus tour is a unique initiative providing international audiences with a global perspective on the real issues within the U.S. election campaign. It offers an alternative insight into the many communities which make up America’s vibrant and diverse society, as well as giving Americans themselves the opportunity to see what the world is saying about them”.

  • BBC Global News maintains record 233 million audience

    BBC Global News maintains record 233 million audience

    MUMBAI: For the second year in succession, the BBC’s combined international news services attracted a global weekly audience of over 233 million during 2007/8, according to independent surveys.

    The global audience figure for the combined services of BBC World Service radio, BBC World News television and the BBC’s international online news service bbcnews.com is up 23 million from 211 million two years ago.

    BBC World Service’s weekly radio audience estimate is 182 million listeners a week across its 33 language services, down a million on last year’s record 183 million total. However its English language service attracted 40 million weekly listeners, up two million on last year.

    Many people used more than one service. BBC World News – the commercially funded international English language news and information television channel – now has estimated record audiences of 78 million viewers a week, up two million on 2006/7.

    The BBC’s international-facing online news sites – which include bbcnews.com and the Webby Award-winning bbcworldservice.co.uk – attracted 13 million weekly unique users.

    BBC Global News director Richard Sambrook said, “Maintaining the BBC’s impact in this fiercely competitive global media marketplace for news services is a huge achievement.

    “We are also pleased that the quality of our programmes and services have been recognised this year with four gold Sony Awards for BBC World Service radio programmes; a Webby for our online services and a prestigious Peabody Award for BBC World News.

    “This demonstrates that people around the world still turn to the BBC when they need quality news and information that is independent and trusted.”

  • Dominic Coles is BBC COO Journalism Group

    Dominic Coles is BBC COO Journalism Group

    MUMBAI: Dominic Coles has been appointed as BBC’s Journalism Group COO.

    He was previously director of sports rights and finance at the BBC. He assumes overall responsibility for the financial and business operations of BBC News, BBC Sport, BBC Global News and BBC Nations & Regions – the divisions which make up the corporation’s Journalism Group.

    He retains full responsibility for negotiating sports rights, as well as remaining Finance Director for BBC Sport. He will sit on the Journalism Board and the BBC’s Finance Board.

    BBC deputy DG Mark Byford says, “I am delighted that Dominic Coles has taken up this really important new post on the Journalism Board. He has a wealth of experience and expertise across finance, business operations rights, investment analysis and fair trading. Moreover, he is passionate about the importance of the BBC’s role in Journalism and Sport at local, UK-wide and international levels.

    “Dominic will be a key member of the Journalism team as we respond to the big challenges of changing audience need, new technologies and new competitors and driving excellence and value for money across all our activities.”

    Coles says, “I am thrilled to be taking on this new role and the exciting responsibilities which come with it. For anyone with a passion for news, current affairs and sport, this is a dream job. It’s also a responsible one given how news and sport remain fundamental to the BBC’s ability to connect with its audiences in the digital age.

    “I look forward to working with the Deputy Director General, my new colleagues on the Journalism Board, and everyone within this formidable group of divisions.”