The
World brings more depth to news on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ FOUR
The
main daily news programme on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ FOUR is being re-launched on 5
January 2004 with a completely new set and more in-depth reporting
from around the globe.
Presented
by Kirsty Lang, The World will report international
news from a global perspective, exploring intriguing stories and
angles.
The
new programme will increase the number of in-depth features on current
global news and will have the flexibility to devote the whole programme
to one major issue.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
FOUR Controller, Roly Keating, said: "ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ FOUR News has established
a brilliant editorial track record.
"The
World will build on that success and continue to provide an unashamedly
international perspective to global news."
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
FOUR News Editor Amanda Farnsworth is moving to be Editor of the
Six O'Clock news after overseeing the launch of The World.
A
new Editor for The World is currently being recruited.
The
World will be shown at 8.00pm every weekday on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ FOUR and simultaneously
on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World, which is broadcast to 273 million homes in more than
200 countries and territories worldwide.
The
half-hour programme draws on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s newsgathering operation -
the largest of any broadcaster in the world.
All the
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s digital services are now available on ,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
offers the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s eight television channels, interactive services
from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½i, as well as 11 national ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ radio networks.
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