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BBC World Service's weekly global audience estimate is a record 183
million, up 20 million on last year.
BBC World Service produces 1,258 hours
of programming a week in 33 languages; that's over 65,400 hours a year.
BBC World Service is now available in 151 capital cities on FM.
BBC World
Service's audiences in Africa and the Middle East are now 83
million - up 9.4 million.
The estimated radio audience in the Asia & Pacific Region is up 15.1 million
to 82.2 million.
During 2006/2007 there was a large weekly audience increase
in Bangladesh - up 8.3 million.
New near-national surveys
found large audiences in DR Congo (8.9 million) and Afghanistan (9.8 million).
Weekly audiences in India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Rwanda each grew by over
a million during the year.
The BBC's Global News Division - BBC World Service
radio, BBC World television and our international-facing online news sites
reached a combined record global weekly audience of over 233
million, with
some people using more than one service. This is up from around 210
million in 2005/2006.
The BBC's international facing online news sites attracted a
record 704 million page impressions in March 2007, compared to 499 million
in March 2006.
There were a record 38.5 million unique online users across
the globe in March 2007, up from 32.8 million a year ago.
BBC World Service's
Grant-in-Aid funding from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office for 2006/2007
was £239 million.
BBC World Service delivered £9 million efficiency
savings in 2006/2007.
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