18.01.02
BBC
World now available on Qantas aircraft
Hand-picked
programming from BBC World, the BBC's 24-hour international news
and information channel, is now available on Qantas Airways flights.
The tailored service is available on a selection of domestic Australian
and international flights.
The
BBC World line-up for Qantas Airways passengers includes the following
programmes;
Click
Online covering the latest developments on the internet, new media
and related electronic and technical advances.
HARDtalk with Tim Sebastian, BBC World's flagship interview programme
speaking to newsmakers, personalities from the world of sports and
entertainment and ordinary people who find themselves in the news.
Simpson's World where BBC World's Foreign Affairs Editor John Simpson
takes time out for analysis and reflection, in the company of people
at the heart of events shaping our twenty-first century world.
Commenting
on the development Stephanie Dovey, Channel Manager for BBC World
in Australia and New Zealand said, "We are delighted to be
able to offer Qantas travellers a hand-picked selection of quality
BBC World programming featuring topical interviews and news analysis,
relied upon by people from all over the world. Never more so than
in the current climate have business travellers represented such
a high percentage of our core audience, so we are delighted to be
able to keep them up to date and informed even when they're in the
air."
"We
are thrilled to be able to expand our range of current affairs content
for our customers."
said Michael Freedman, Executive Producer In-Flight Entertainment,
Qantas.
In
Australia, BBC World can be seen on both FOXTEL and Optus Television.
Notes
to editors
BBC World is the BBC's 24-hour, English language, international
news and information channel, reaching 192 million homes in 200
countries and territories worldwide (90 million 24-hour homes).
Launched in its present form in 1995, BBC World is a commercial
service, run by BBC Worldwide and funded by advertising and subscription.
BBC
World is also offered in over 800,000 hotel rooms worldwide and
on almost 20 leading airlines and cruise liners.
BBC
World provides all the latest news, business, weather and sport
24 hours a day, plus the best of the BBC's current affairs, documentary
and lifestyle programming. It provides unmatched, impartial and
in-depth analysis of breaking news as well as a look at the stories
behind the news.
BBC
World draws on the resources of BBC News which has the world's largest
newsgathering operation, comprising 2,000 journalists, 58 news bureaux
and 250 correspondents worldwide supported by the world's first
fully-digitalised 24 hour news room which is in London.
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