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BBC broadcasts to India via WorldSpace
satellite radio
City dwellers across India can now enjoy a range of BBC programmes, in digital quality sound, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, thanks to a partnership between international radio service, BBC
World Service and WorldSpace satellite
radio which broadcasts to the Indian subcontinent.
Listeners across India and in places such as Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai, can subscribe to WorldSpace's basic package to hear BBC news and BBC World Service programmes in four languages: English, Hindi, Urdu and Bengali.
They can also hear BBC programmes on WorldSpace's newly launched all-sports radio channel, Play.
Subscribers to an enhanced gold package will, in addition,
receive the BBC Global News channel
which has up-to-the-minute news and in-depth analysis from the
BBC.
Michel Lobelle, BBC Business Development Manager, Asia
and Pacific Region, said: "I am pleased the BBC is now available right across India in digital audio quality - a major achievement."
Shishir Lall, Managing Director of WorldSpace India
said: "We are delighted to be broadcasting BBC World Service because
it delivers the right mix of original and innovative programming.
"We are thrilled that the BBC is helping to make
our vision a reality in our primary market."
Here are some of the BBC programmes subscribers can
enjoy in four languages through WorldSpace:
BBC programmes in English include its flagship
programmes Newshour, 60 minutes of news and analysis of the day's
top stories from the BBC's most experienced correspondents, and
Outlook which brings human interest stories from across the globe.
World, Have Your Say is the weekly multimedia, interactive
phone-in programme encouraging ordinary people to put questions
to experts and leading international figures in the news.
BBC programmes in Bengali include E
Masher Bitarko, the interactive programme
debating the current issue of the day with listeners and experts
across the world.
Mathe Maidaney is the specialist sports magazine
programme while Dharabahik offers documentaries.
Subscribers
can also keep across Listeners' Letters and hear the latest
in information technology in Click Online.
BBC programmes in Hindi include
Aaj Ke Din, the
morning programme and Aaj
Kal, the evening news programme
with expert opinion and analysis of current affairs, business and
sports stories as they unfold.
Aapki Rai is dedicated to listeners'
letters and Career Kya Karoon helps listeners with career-related
queries and information.
Humse Poochiye answers listeners' questions
on general topics and Aapki baat: BBC
ke saath, is the live
half-hour interactive programme where listeners can put questions
to a guest.
BBC programmes in Urdu includes the flagship programme
Sairbeen which provides 60 minutes of news and current affairs
every day.
Jahanuma is the daily breakfast programme that sets
the day's news agenda, ensuring listeners are fully informed,
and Shabnama has a roundup of the main events of the day.
BBC Urdu also brings listeners weekly magazine features on sports,
science and the economy.
Notes to Editors
BBC World Service is an international
radio and online broadcaster delivering
programmes and services
in 33 languages.
It uses multiple platforms to reach 149 million listeners
globally, including SW, AM, FM, digital satellite and cable
channels.
It has more than 2,000 partner radio
stations which take BBC content, and numerous partnerships
supplying content to mobile phones.
Its international
online sites, which include audio and
visual content and offer users opportunities to interact directly
with world events, receive over 330 million page
impressions a month.
WorldSpace, Inc is the world's only
global media and entertainment company positioned to offer a satellite
radio experience to five billion people in more than 130 countries.
WorldSpace subscribers benefit from a unique combination
of local programming, original WorldSpace content and content from
leading brands around the globe.
WorldSpace
in India boasts a range of over 40 radio stations across many
genres. For more information, visit worldspace.com
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