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UK gives BBC World Service 20 million pounds to support English language broadcasting

Published by Uma Rajagopal

Posted on March 13, 2023

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· Last updated: February 2, 2026

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday it had awarded a one-off payment of 20 million pounds ($24.13 million) to the BBC World Service as part of its efforts to support English language broadcasting and counter disinformation. The money is being provided to protect all 42 World Service language services over the next two years, […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday it had awarded a one-off payment of 20 million pounds ($24.13 million) to the BBC World Service as part of its efforts to support English language broadcasting and counter disinformation.

The money is being provided to protect all 42 World Service language services over the next two years, it said.

($1 = 0.8288 pounds)

(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; editing by William James)

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