BBC World News America

Infobox Television
show_name = BBC World News America


caption =
format = News, Business, Sport, Weather
picture_format = 14:9 for BBC World
14:9 for BBC America
16:9 for BBC News
audio_format =
runtime =
creator = BBC News
with BBC World News and BBC America
producer =
executive_producer = Rome Hartman
presenter = Matt Frei
country = UK - Broadcasts
USA - Production/Studio
location =
USA
language = English
network = BBC America
BBC World News
BBC News channel (:30 only)
PBS
first_aired = 01 October 2007 US-EDT
02 October 2007 BST
last_aired = present
related = "BBC World News"
"World News Today"
website =

BBC World News America is a current affairs news programme produced by BBC News to be shown initially for American audiences. The programme is shown daily in its full hour format on BBC America and BBC World News, and for the first half hour on BBC News channel in the UK and on various affiliates of PBS in the United States. (The PBS program is distributed by WLIW in Garden City, New York, on Long Island.)

Similarities with sister programme "World News Today" (which is shown at 4 different timeslots) are that similar titles are used but with differing musical accompaniments.

Presenters

Matt Frei, the BBC's Washington DC Correspondent for 5 years, presents the programme from the BBC's Washington DC studios together with acting Washington DC correspondent Katty Kay, Philippa Thomas and Rajesh Mirchandani.

During Friday telecasts, the programme is being presented by Katty Kay.

Rome Hartman is currently the Executive Producer of this programme, he was previously the executive producer of "CBS Evening News".

It is the only foreign international newscast targeted for US viewers and offers a broad and refreshing perspective on world issues.

Timings

Regular days

This programme launched on 1 October 2007 (US time), and currently airs at the following times on weekdays:
*On BBC America: 19:00-20:00 EST
*On BBC World News: 00:00-01:00 GMT (same as 19:00 EST, 07:00 in Phil./HK)
*On BBC News: 00:30-01:00 GMT "(first half hour, on delay)"
*On PBS: times vary from station to station. Viewers are advised to check their local listings

The programme ends at :58 (except for BBC News which only show the first half-hour - on delay), with Matt Frei talking about the highlights of the next edition of the programme. On BBC World News, it will be followed by the countdown sequence then another BBC News bulletin immediately after.

Special broadcasts

For some instance, this programme has been cut off on its hour broadcast to few snippets because of a breaking news broadcast (e.g.: 2007 Karachi bombing). But in the case of the 2008 US Election primaries & caucus, the programme has been extended to 3 hours (e.g.: 2008 Iowa Caucus) and even up to 6 hours (e.g.: 2008 Super Tuesday) and only being presented by one presenter.

Criticism

*Some American TV critics had criticised the programme for following "the British way" although the programme is more focused in the Americas, but Hartman stated that they value both sets of viewers since it was being shown worldwide. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2007/10/week_one_down.html "Week One Down", from Rome Hartman's BBC News blog] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america Homepage from BBC World]
* [http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/169/worldhome.jsp Homepage from BBC America]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/rome_hartman/ Rome Hartman's Blog]