BBC News channel to stream free in Australia
The BBC News channel will be available as a free livestream in Australia for the first time, available via BBC.com and the BBC app. It will launch this winter.
In Australia, the BBC News channel has been broadcasting for over two decades, but was only available via a subscription to Fetch, Foxtel, or Flash.
This follows the launch of the new BBC.com site and BBC app globally in March, in a bid to “create one, cohesive digital experience changing the way audiences read, watch, and find the BBC’s renowned journalism and storytelling.”
Fiona Lang, general manager, BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand, says: “The BBC News livestream on BBC.com and the BBC app showcases the potential of our new digital products and is an important step forward for our evolving business in Australia.
“BBC News is the number 1 international online news brand accessed daily in Australia and so it’s exciting to be able to offer unrestricted access to the BBC News channel via our own platforms in the coming months, expanding its reach, the viewer experience, and the advertising offer yet further.”
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Unable to download an App for BBC news because it apparently not available in Australia and nothing on BBC.com.
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