[lg policy] In biggest boost since 1940s, BBC World Service adds 11 languages

[Francis Hult]

Reuters


In biggest boost since 1940s, BBC World Service adds 11 languages


The BBC said on Wednesday that its World Service will begin broadcasting in 11 additional languages in a drive to reach millions more people, including in places like North Korea where impartial news is hard to get...The expansion is a result of a funding injection of 289 million pounds ($360 million) until 2020 announced by the government last year. The boost reversed a previous decision to cut World Service funding and was part of a broader strategy to increase Britain's 'soft power'.


Full story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-bbc-expansion-idUSKBN13B0OG?il=0

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