BBC World broadcasting to 2.4m extra European homes

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July 11, 2003

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BBC World broadcasting to 2.4m extra European homes

LONDON - BBC World, the BBC's commercially funded 24-hour international channel, has become available to an extra 2.4m homes after it began broadcasting free-to-air across continental Europe on the Astra 1H satellite.

With this new satellite position, BBC World is now available to 264m homes internationally. The additional 2.4m households across Europe are mainly in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland.

Jeff Hazell, director of distribution at BBC World, said: "We are delighted that BBC World is now being broadcast in digital on Astra 1H. This new orbital location will further strengthen our distribution in Europe, making the channel more accessible to cable and satellite platform operators."

BBC World is the BBC's commercially funded international 24-hour news and information channel. It launched in its present format in 1995 and is funded by advertising and subscription.

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