What is the plan for a BBC Arabic television channel?
BBC Arabic will be providing the audience in the Middle East with a comprehensive offer across all platforms in media that complement each other. We will actually be delivering the audience the service they want – anywhere, anytime. So whether you are in the office, in the car or at home, you can tune to the BBC via online, radio or television. The BBC needs to be on television as anyone will tell you – satellite television is a phenomenon in the Middle East. There are only two reliable 24-hour news channels in the region and the perception is that they are representing certain points of views and certain governments. For a viewer in the Middle East, they have to watch the two stations and draw their own conclusions. I think the BBC can come along and immediately offer a service that the audience know and can trust. The BBC has 70 years of experience in providing accurate and impartial reports. We will have faster news coverage, better newsgathering sources and a more comprehensive age
