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Focus On Africa (TV Programme)
''Focus on Africa'' is a BBC news programme broadcast on the international feed of the BBC News channel, and on local partner channels of the BBC in African countries. The programme was presented by Komla Dumor each weekday from its inception until his sudden death, aged 41, in January 2014. The programme includes news, sport and business from across Africa and around the world. The programme was closely related to ''Dira ya Dunia'', an African-focused programme broadcast on BBC Swahili, which noticeably used the same title sequence. Broadcasts ''Focus on Africa'' is aired from 18:30 to 19:00 GMT (17:30–18:00 BST during summer months in the UK and the northern hemisphere) weekdays on the BBC News channel's international feed. The programme also airs on affiliate networks across Africa, which broadcast it as a prime time news programme. Presenters Since the move to Nairobi Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Focus On Africa
''BBC Focus on Africa'' was a quarterly magazine established in 1990, based in London, UK, and available widely in Africa and in English-speaking countries globally. The magazine covered news, politics, economics, social events, culture and sport, and had access to correspondents based across Africa. The last edition was published in October 2012, making it the last BBC World Service magazine to close down after ''London Calling ''London Calling'' is the third studio album by the English rock band the Clash. It was originally released as a double album in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1979 by CBS Records, and in the United States in January 1980 by Epic Records. ...'' and ''On Air''. References External links Official website 1990 establishments in the United Kingdom 2012 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Focus on Africa News magazines published in the United Kingdom Quarterly magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct magazines published in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newsday (programme)
''Newsday'', styled also as ''Newsday with Steve Lai'' is a news programme on BBC News that was first broadcast on 13 June 2011. The programme covers international news with a specific focus on Asia and its financial markets and is mainly presented by Steve Lai in Singapore. The programme began as a dual-presented bulletin from Singapore and London. During important news stories, the programme has previously been broadcast from Washington with either Sumi Somaskanda instead of the traditional London broadcast. Such news stories have included the death of Muhammad Ali, Hillary Clinton receiving the Democratic nomination, and Donald Trump getting important votes in his presidential nomination for the Republican Party. The programme is broadcast around the world on BBC News (international TV channel), as well as PBS member stations in America, and is also shown in the UK on the domestic UK feed of BBC News channel. ''Newsday'' is sometimes broadcast on BBC One as part of the cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC World News Original Programming
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on New Year's Day 1927. The oldest and largest local and global broadcaster by stature and by number of employees, the BBC employs over 21,000 staff in total, of whom approximately 17,200 are in public-sector broadcasting. The BBC was established under a royal charter, and operates under an agreement with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Its work is funded principally by an annual television licence fee which is charged to all British households, companies, and organisations using any type of equipment to receive or record live television broadcasts or to use the BBC's streaming service, iPlayer. The fee is set by the British government, agreed by Parliament, and is used to fund the BBC's radio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 British Television Series Debuts
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Summer Time
During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and evenings one hour more. BST begins at 01:00 GMT every year on the last Sunday of March and ends at 02:00 BST on the last Sunday of October. The starting and finishing times of daylight saving were aligned across the European Union on 22 October 1995, and the UK retained this alignment after it left the EU; both BST and Central European Summer Time begin and end on the same Sundays at 02:00 Central European Time, 01:00 GMT. Between 1972 and 1995, the BST period was defined as "beginning at two o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of the day after the third Saturday in March or, if that day is Easter Day, the day after the second Saturday in March, and ending at two o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of the day after the fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Title Sequence
A title screen (also called an opening screen or intro) is the method by which films or television show, television programmes present their title and key filmmaking, production and cast members, utilizing conceptual visuals and sound (often an opening theme song with visuals, akin to a brief music video). It typically includes (or begins) the text of the opening credits, and helps establish the setting and tone of the program. It may consist of live action, animation, music, still images and graphics. In some films, the title sequence is preceded by a cold open. History Since the invention of the cinematograph, simple title cards were used to begin and end silent film presentations in order to identify both the film and the production company involved, and to act as a signal to viewers that the film had started and then finished. In silent cinema, title cards or intertitles were used throughout to convey dialogue and plot, and it is in some of these early short films that we se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komla Dumor
Komla Afeke Dumor (3 October 1972 – 18 January 2014) was a Ghanaian journalist who worked for BBC World News and was the main presenter of its programme '' Focus on Africa''. Early life and education Dumor was born in Accra, Ghana. His father, Ernest Dumor, was a professor of sociology and his mother, Cecelia Dumor, had a master's degree in Mass Communication. His grandfather was Philip Gbeho, composer of the music of Ghanaian national anthem, and his uncle, James Victor Gbeho, is a leading Ghanaian diplomat. Dumor initially studied pre-clinical medicine at the University of Jos, Nigeria, but left for his home country where he started as a medical student at the University of Ghana but later graduated with a BSc. in Sociology and Psychology, and from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government with a Master's of Public Administration. His sister was Mawuena Trebarh, former Chief Executive Officer of thGhana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC)and his brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa Business Report
''Africa Business Report'' is a business news programme produced by BBC News and is shown on BBC World News. This programme was launched on 2 February 2009 as a monthly half-hour programme presented by Komla Dumor. Following a hiatus on 1 August 2011, the programme was relaunched on 6 October 2013 and is now aired worldwide as a weekly 20-minute programme. The program aired its final episode on 25 May 2018. The programme, which uses correspondents located throughout the continent, is described by BBC World News BBC News is an international English-language pay television channel owned by BBC Global News Ltd. – a subsidiary of BBC Studios – and operated by the BBC News division of the BBC. The network carries news bulletins, documentaries, an ... as: :"A look at business across the continent. We talk to the people and businesses who are changing the economic face of Africa. BBC correspondents within each country will report on the growing trends and latest busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World News Today
''World News Today'' is a current-affairs news programme, produced by BBC News that was presented on Friday-Sundays with Philippa Thomas, Karin Giannone and Kasia Madera. Presenters alternated the weekend shifts. It was originally conceived as a morning television show aimed at American audiences, hosted by George Alagiah, but later expanded to six editions a day aimed at different markets. There was then one daily edition only, aimed as an evening news programme for the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa part-simulcast on BBC Four, BBC News Channel and BBC World News. The programme aired until 20 March 2020. History The programme originally used the same graphics and music as BBC World, though when ''The World'' on BBC Four was renamed ''World News Today'', all editions were given a separate set of graphics and music with three being simulcast in the UK (03:00 on BBC One & BBC News, 12:00 on BBC Two, 19:00 on BBC Four). Since April 2008, the programme used the standard titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global (programme)
''Global'', styled also as ''Global with Matthew Amroliwala'' (as of 8 September 2014), is a news programme on BBC World News that premiered on 14 January 2013 with the relaunch of the channel from Broadcasting House. The programme was hosted initially by Jon Sopel who joined the channel from the domestic BBC News channel. Sopel regularly presented the programme on location around the world and in this case it is broadcast in part on the BBC News channel. Sopel was promoted to North America Editor in 2014, and was succeeded in September by Matthew Amroliwala. ''Global'' replaced '' The Hub'', which originally was an edition of ''World News Today'' and served as a news 'nerve centre' for South Asia and the Middle East, providing both the headlines, and detailed analysis of the global news agenda. As part of BBC's plan to merge its domestic BBC News channel in the UK and BBC World News in early 2023, ''Global'' was one of the programmes which was cancelled. The final episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impact (TV Programme)
''Impact'' (formerly ''Impact Asia''), styled also as ''Impact with Yalda Hakim'' is a news programme that premiered on BBC World News on 1 February 2010 as part of a network-wide refresh. The programme was initially hosted by Mishal Husain, but in later years, the presenter is Yalda Hakim, who replaced previous presenter Mishal Husain. The programme brought audiences a mixture of breaking news, debate and analysis using the BBC's range of correspondents based in the Asia Pacific regions and around the world. Broadcasting political, diplomatic, business, sports and breaking news stories directly affecting Asia Pacific, the programme aimed to analyse stories from a global perspective. The format included sport, business and weather updates. The programme aired until 3 March 2023. History As part of a shake-up of the BBC World News schedule, on 1 February 2010 presenter based strands were developed to give more focus on the names hosting each slot. These replaced several editio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMT (programme)
''GMT'' is a news programme that aired weekdays on BBC World News between 1 February 2010 and 1 November 2019. The programme's main presenters were Lucy Hockings and Stephen Sackur, rotated depending on the edition because (, original presenter George Alagiah was on leave from his anchor duties on ''GMT''), with Tim Willcox serving as a primary relief presenter. Each programme began with the presenter providing an in-depth lead story, giving the time in that part of the world; the program also featured other reports of moderate length focusing on political, social, health and human rights issues, business and sport news, as well as a brief summary of other news headlines from around the world (however, the programme does not emphasize 'headlines' from BBC World News). Its title apparently refers to Greenwich Mean Time, as the programme commences at 12:00 GMT. It was also the first program to be broadcast from the Broadcasting House on 14 January 2013 at 12:00 GMT. Schedule ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
