Article: BBC readies Arabic news channel Broadcasting to start with 12 hours a day

Eric Pfanner The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
03-05-2008
BBC readies Arabic news channel Broadcasting to start with 12 hours a day
Byline: Eric Pfanner The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 1
Section: FINANCE/BUSINESS

LONDON --

A new Arabic-language television news channel from the BBC will cover events in the Arab world "without fear or favor," as it seeks to set itself apart from other government-financed broadcasters in the region, said Nigel Chapman, director of the BBC World Service.

BBC Arabic TV plans to start broadcasting 12 hours a day of news and current affairs to the Middle East, the Gulf and North Africa next Tuesday , followed by round-the-clock ...

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