Article: BBC Arabic television news channel launches next week

LONDON - BBC Arabie television - the BBC's news and information channel in the Arabic language - launches on Tuesday 11 March 2008 at 10.00 GMT, it was announced this week.

Initially broadcast for 12 hours a day, the television channel is part of the BBC's integrated multimedia news service for the Arab world. It will move to 24/7 in the summer and is the BBC's first publicly-funded international television service.

BBC Arabic is already available on air and on-demand 24 hours a day, seven days a week on radio, on the internet through bbcarabic.com, on mobiles and on hand-held computers - in whatever way best suits the audience.

BBC Arabic television will be freely available to everyone ...

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