The move strengthens the BBC Studios and U-NEXT partnership to offer a wide range of content across multiple genres to Japanese audiences. Earlier this year BBC Studios and U-NEXT renewed their partnership to include beloved children’s programmes like Sarah and Duck and Go Jetters as well as English language learning series Yakka Dee.
Currently Director of Journalism and Deputy CEO of BBC News, Jonathan Munro will take up the post of BBC News Global Director from September. He also will be Director of the BBC World Service, oversee BBC Monitoring and remain Deputy CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs.
Inicialmente, estará disponiblene como Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, Xumo, Sling TV, Plex y Vizio, entre otros operadores. El canal pondrá a disposición su programación completa, las 24 horas del día y en vivo.
Announced amid evident changes of news consumption habits, a new BBC News Investigations unit is set to be created, and areas such as BBC Verify will be boosted, with new reporting and production roles.