The acquisition by BBC News Persian TV, which broadcasts news and documentary programmes to audiences in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, features titles focusing on a diverse range of topics.

The network received a 49 million increase with an average of 438 million viewers every week of the year. Its goal is to reach 500 million people a week by 2022.

Temas de actualidad, arte, cultura, historia y comida son algunos de los temas que se sumarán a la programación existente de BBC News Mundo, que así suma nuevas producciones de BBC Studios.