Einar Thorsen

Professor of Journalism and Communication at Bournemouth University

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#ge2010: BBC World Service plans cross-platform and language election coverage

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    "The British general election is of huge interest to audiences around the world who want to discuss and debate the impact the UK votes may have on their lives," said Peter Horrocks, director, BBC Global News, in a release.

    "The BBC's international multimedia services have gathered the thoughts, hopes and fears of other countries, while reflecting the excitement of this race to a global audience."

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BBC iPlayer press pack March 2010 – BBC Internet Blog

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    The March 2010 BBC iPlayer press pack is published, headlines include:

    "Radio requests were highest on record, reaching 33 million requests and TV programmes requests were 84 million

    In total there were 118 million requests across all platforms (both online platforms and devices and BBC iPlayer on Virgin Media TV combined)."

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UK’s leading actors urge voters to protect licence fee and keep BBC safe – The Observer

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    "The protest letter from performers, published in the Observer today, urges voters to think about the consequences "for this cherished part of our national life". It concludes: "It is right that there is a national debate about the future of the BBC. But attacking the BBC to serve the interests of its commercial rivals would be short-sighted and threatens to devalue not just the BBC itself, but our culture as a whole.""

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