BBC World Service to air seven-part drama on Fukushima
BBC World Service has launched Fukushima, a new seven-part drama series exploring the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.
David Hamilton fronts new £1m marketing campaign for Boom Radio
Boom Radio has launched a new million-pound marketing campaign to attract more listeners.
BBC World Service to end 10 radio services and cut 382 job positions
The BBC is proposing to close 382 job positions and end radio services around the world in Arabic, Persian, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Hindi, Bengali, Chinese, Indonesian, Tamil, and Urdu.
BBC World Service to receive £4.1 million in emergency funding
The government is giving the BBC World Service emergency funding to help it continue bringing independent, impartial and accurate news to people in Ukraine and Russia.
BBC to cut 450 jobs across the News division
The BBC has announced job cuts across the board including posts at BBC Radio 5 Live in a bid to save £80m by 2022.
BBC World Service extends shortwave radio in Kashmir
The BBC World Service has extended output on shortwave radio in Indian-administered Kashmir to provide news and information during media shutdown.
Mcasso creates new sound for BBC World Service
There's a new Top of Hour signature tune on BBC World Service Radio from today created by London-based Mcasso.
Matthew Bannister steps down from BBC Outlook
After 10 years, Matthew Bannister has decided to step down from presenting the BBC World Service programme Outlook.
BBC WS to create podcasts with Norway’s NRK
The BBC World Service and Norway’s NRK are joining forces on a new podcast-first production, Death in Ice Valley.
BBC World Service extends content in Nigeria
The BBC has launched two new services this week - BBC Igbo and Yoruba - for Nigeria and the West and Central Africa region.
BBC World goes on FM in the Arctic Circle
BBC World Service has signed a deal with GLR - a local radio station within the Arctic Circle.