World News Today
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| World News Today | |
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 Title Sequence of World News Today |
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| Genre | News, Business, Sport |
| Created by | BBC News for BBC World News |
| Presented by | George Alagiah (1200 GMT) Mishal Husain (1400 GMT) Nik Gowing (1600 GMT) Zeinab Badawi (1900 GMT) Tanya Beckett (2100 GMT: Business Edition) Philippa Thomas (0300 GMT) |
| Theme music composer | David Lowe |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | BBC Television Centre, London |
| Running time | 54 minutes (excluding Commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC World News BBC America BBC Four BBC News channel |
| Picture format | 14:9 on BBC World News and BBC America 16:9 on BBC Four, BBC News and BBC One |
| Original run | 03 July 2006 – Present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | BBC World News BBC World News America |
| External links | |
| World News Today Official website | |
World News Today is a current affairs news programme produced by BBC News. It was originally conceived as a morning television show aimed at American audiences, hosted by George Alagiah, but later expanded to its current 5 editions a day aimed at different markets.
It is somewhat similar to its sister-programme, BBC World News at 0500 UKT, which includes World Business Report as a 30-minute edition starting at :30 Past Hour. Meanwhile, World News Today shows a 10-minute edition of WBR at :40 past hour.
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[edit] Editions
[edit] 1200 GMT - George Alagiah
The 1200 GMT edition was the original edition of the programme, aimed at the morning audience in the United States where BBC World had been recently launched after a decade, first aired on 03 July 2006 at 07:00 (ET).
Even before the channel lanuched in US, there had been a simulcast of the channel on BBC America. World News Today was added as part of this 3-hour morning broadcast when it launched.[1].
It is also shown on BBC World News in other regions, especially Asia-Pacific at 20:00 (HK/Phil), where the programme had been considered as their evening news programme.
[edit] 1400 GMT - Mishal Husain
This edition will launch in July 2008.
[edit] 1600 GMT - Nik Gowing
On 16 September 2006, the Nik Gowing edition had originally been dedicated for the audience in Asia-Pacific, which had been shown at 05:00 (HK/Phil) or 21:00 (GMT)[2] but it had been replaced by the Zeinab Badawi edition.
This edition debuted on 23 July 2007, and is now considered as an evening news programme for viewers in South Asia and is shown at 21:30 (India)/ 24:00 (HK/Phil). This edition has not moved for BST and remains at 1600 GMT all year round.
In this edition, instead of showing World Business Report, as with other versions, BBC World News' Sport Update programme Sport Today is shown.
[edit] 1900 UKT - Zeinab Badawi
This edition had replaced the Nik Gowing edition on 29 May 2007 and a previous programme which had been also a BBC World and BBC Four simulcast, The World.[3]
The new World News Today bulletin is shown on BBC Four for the first half-hour (followed by a weather update) & exclusively on BBC World News for the second half-hour.
Unlike the other editions, this has a different calmer theme tune which has some similarities with the original theme.
[edit] 2200 GMT Business Edition - Tanya Becket
This edition premieres on Tuesday 27 May 2008.
[edit] 0300 UKT - Philippa Thomas
This edition started on 01 Oct 2007 and is also dedicated for the viewers in the United States but shown at 2200 ET. This edition airs on BBC World, BBC News Channel, and sometimes on BBC One (as a part of its "Overnight Broadcast").
This edition is different from other editions of the programme:
- It has 3 hosts: Philippa Thomas in the BBC studio in Washington DC, a presenter in Television Centre (whichever one is doing the 'overnight' BBC World News/BBC News Channel simulcasts) and Rico Hizon for World Business Report in Singapore.
- Similar to overnight broadcasts & BBC World News at 0500 UKT, they also present UK news every 15 minutes.
- Because it is also shown at Saturdays (in Asia-Pacific), World Business Report from Singapore is not possible and is replaced by an Earlier 15 min edition on BBC America and BBC World, but for viewers in UK, a short business upadte and UK News is shown.
- Unlike the other editions of World News Today, which had been produced by BBC World News, this is the only edition which has been produced by BBC News 24, since it was part of the overnight broadcasts. It is now produced by BBC World News, who have assumed control of the joint broadcasts.
[edit] Relief Presenters
[edit] Show times
| BBC World News | in United Kingdom | BBC America | |||
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| HK/Phi/Sin | CET | BST | ET | PT | |
| George Alagiah | 2000 - 2100 | 1300 - 1400 | 0700 - 0800 | 0400 - 0500 | |
| Mishal Husain | 2200 - 2300 | 1500 - 1600 | |||
| Nik Gowing | 2400 - 0100 (T-S) | 1800 - 1900 | |||
| Zeinab Badawi | 0300 - 0400 (T-S) | 2000 - 2100 | 1900 - 1930 (on BBC Four) | ||
| Tanya Beckett: Business Edition | 0600 - 0700 (T-S) | 2300 - 0000 | |||
| Philippa Thomas | 1100 - 1200 (T-S) | 0400 - 0500 (T-S) | 0300 - 0400 (T-S) (on BBC News channel and BBC One or BBC Two) |
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| BBC World News at 0500 UKT | 1300 - 1400 | 0600 - 0700 | 0500 - 0600 (on BBC News channel and BBC One) |
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| BBC World News America | 0800 - 0900 (T-S) | 0100 - 0200 | 0030 - 0100 (T-S, on BBC News channel) | 1900 - 2000 | 1600 - 1700 |
* - All Times are for BBC World, unless indicated.
[edit] See also
- BBC World News at 0500 UKT - Similar format and is shown on BBC World News and on BBC News channel at 0500 BST (0400 GMT).
- BBC World News America - Hour-long news programme with a similar graphics, but difference in timings and music.
[edit] WNT broadcasting on other channels
- This programme also broadcasts on Lider TV (Azerbaijan) which shortens the duration of Yeni Səhər on Thursdays and Fridays.
[edit] References
- ^ BBC World introduces a new hour-long news programme - World News Today BBC Press Office; 30 June 2006
- ^ World to target European evening time peak with the launch of World News Today with Nik Gowing BBC Press Office; 18 September 2006
- ^ Zeinab Badawi - new face of BBC World’s European evening news BBC Press Office; 23 May 2007
[edit] External links
- World News Today at BBCWorld.com
