The Pros and Cons of Broadcasting to North Korea
Francesca Unsworth, Director of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Group explains the network’s decision to broadcast into countries where they know they’re not welcome.
In 2022 the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service will be 100 years old, and by that time the aim is to reach 500m people around the world. Last year the UK Government invested Β£289m to help it meet this target and as such, in its latest announcement, it has revealed it will be broadcasting into North Korea. Francesca Unsworth, director of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Group tells Rajan Datar about their decision to do this and goes into some detail on other aspects of the expansion.
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- Sat 19 Nov 2016 19:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Americas and the Caribbean & West and Central Africa only
- Sun 20 Nov 2016 09:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet
- Mon 21 Nov 2016 02:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia & News Internet
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