the international news and current affairs channel . for the bbc radio network see bbc world service . bbc world news launched 16 january 1995 as bbc world 21 april 2008 as bbc world news network bbc news owned by bbc bbc global news ltd. picture format 16 9 1080i hdtv 16 9 576i sdtv 14 9 480i sdtv audience share available in 350 million homes 1.7 million hotel rooms 81 cruise ships 46 airlines 35 mobile phone platforms 74 million viewers per week september 2011 1 2 slogan demand a broader view 1995 2004 putting news first 2004 2013 live the story 2013 country united kingdom language english broadcast area worldwide except uk headquarters broadcasting house london united kingdom formerly called bbc world service television 11 march 1991 15 january 1995 bbc world 16 january 1995 20 april 2008 replaced bbc world service television 11 march 1991 15 january 1995 bbc world 16 january 1995 20 april 2008 sister channel s cbeebies cbbc bbc america bbc arabic television bbc brit bbc canada bbc 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live unavailable in uk usa japan china singapore thailand and malaysia zattoo watch live switzerland only sling tv internet protocol television bbc world news is the bbc s international news and current affairs television channel . it has the largest audience of any bbc channel with an estimated 76 million viewers weekly in 2014 part of the estimated 265 million users of the bbc s four main international news services . 3 launched on 11 march 1991 as bbc world service television outside europe its name was changed to bbc world on 16 january 1995 and to bbc world news on 21 april 2008 . it broadcasts television programming including bbc news bulletins documentaries lifestyle programmes and interviews . it employs more correspondents and reporters and has more international bureaux than any other news channel . unlike the bbc s domestic channels bbc world news is owned and operated by bbc global news ltd. part of the bbc s commercial group of companies and is funded by subscription and advertising revenues and not by the united kingdom television licence . it is not owned by bbc worldwide . 4 contents 1 history 1.1 move to broadcasting house 2 broadcasting 2.1 high definition 2.2 worldwide 2.3 online 2.4 united kingdom 3 programming 3.1 world news bulletins 4 presenters 4.1 news presenters 4.2 relief presenters 4.3 sport presenters 4.4 weather presenters 4.5 former presenters 5 presentation 6 awards 7 other stations 8 references 9 external links history edit the channel originally launched as bbc world service television though unlike bbc world service radio which until 2011 was funded by a grant in aid from the foreign and commonwealth office the british government refused to extend the grant in aid to the new television service . it was launched on 11 march 1991 after two weeks of real time pilots initially as a half hour bulletin once a day at 19 00 gmt . the programme editor was johan john ramsland from world service radio news with john exelby from domestic bbc tv news as his managing editor . the original picture editing team consisted of bob scholes peter hodge and mike casey . on thursday 26 january 1995 at 19 00 gmt bbc world service television was split into 2 television stations monday 16 january 1995 at 19 00 gmt 24 hour 24 hour english free to air terrestrial international news channel such news bulletin information business and financial news magazine and current affairs programmes led of bbc world now bbc world news . monday 30 january 1995 at 19 00 gmt 24 hour english cable lifestyle variety and entertainment channel such variety culture leisure lifestyle art and light entertainment programmes bbc prime now bbc entertainment . since 1995 the service has gone through several branding changes . from 1995 to 1997 the channel used relatively few graphics to display the name of the channel with the studio modelled on that used for bbc news in the united kingdom . as part of a major bbc corporate redesign which included a new logo for the corporation on 4 october 1997 the channel received its first main refresh on 9 november 1997 the day bbc news 24 was launched . various fictional flags with some real ones were used . the idents were computer generated and developed by the lambie nairn design agency . another large relaunch for bbc world took place on 3 april 2000 5 which brought it in line with the bbc s uk news channel which was relaunched in 1999 . the new uniform look was made up of red and cream designed by lambie nairn with music based on a style described as drums and beeps composed by david lowe a departure from the general orchestral versions of other news programmes . on 8 december 2003 a second makeover using the same drums and beeps style music but new graphics took place although on a much smaller scale to that of 1999 . the music was changed slightly while the main colour scheme became black and red with studios using frosted glass white and red colours . later in 2004 the channel s slogan became putting news first replacing demand a broader view . the graphical refresh introduced in 2003 was refreshed in may 2006 with a more red output . on 22 january 2007 a new refresh was presented based on the previous graphics a red coloured labels covering a red and black earthglobe along with the bbc world logo . the channel s present name was introduced on 21 april 2008 as part of a 550 000 rebranding of the bbc s news output and visual identity . bbc world news later moved to the renovated former studio of bbc news 24 now bbc news . new graphics were produced by the lambie nairn design agency and music reworked by david lowe . move to broadcasting house edit bbc world news relocated to broadcasting house from its previous home at bbc television centre on 14 january 2013 . this is a part of the move of bbc news and other audio and vision departments of the bbc into one building in central london . broadcasting house was refurbished at a cost of 1 billion with a new newsroom and several state of the art news television studios being built . 6 broadcasting edit live news output originates from studios b and c in broadcasting house with some recorded programming from broadcasting house studio a and the bbc millbank studio . the bbc world news newsroom is now part of the new consolidated bbc newsroom in broadcasting house along with bbc world service and uk domestic news services . previously the channel was broadcast in 4 3 with the news output fitted into a 14 9 frame for both digital and analogue broadcasting resulting in black bands at the top and bottom of the screen . on 13 january 2009 at 09 57 gmt bbc world news switched its broadcast to 16 9 format initially in europe on astra 1l satellite 7 and eutelsat hot bird 6 satellite to other broadcast feeds in the asian region from 20 january 2009 . high definition edit as a result of the move to broadcasting house bbc world news gained high definition studios and equipment to be able to broadcast in high definition . on 5 august 2013 bbc world news will be offered as a high definition hd feed across the middle east when it launches its international hd channel on arabsat . arabsat will be the bbc s first distribution partner in the middle east to offer the award winning news channel in hd . on 1 april 2015 bbc world news in english started broadcasting in high definition from the 11.229 ghz v transponder on astra 1kr at the 19.2 e orbital position available free to air to viewers with 60 cm dishes across europe and coastal north africa . 8 worldwide edit bbc world news claims to be watched by a weekly audience of 74 million in over 200 countries and territories worldwide . 9 bbc world news is most commonly watched as a free to air fta channel . the channel is available in europe and many parts of the world via satellite fta or cable platforms . in the united states the channel is available through various providers 10 such as cablevision comcast time warner cable verizon at & t u verse 11 directv and others . this version is distributed through the bbc s partnership in the united states through amc networks which owns the minority half 49.9 % of partner channel bbc america with some of the schedule carrying american advertising overlaid over the master bbc world news feed . online edit in mid 2012 livestation made bbc world news available as part of a subscription package with sky international al jazeera english and euronews