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A year of record-breaking impact for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service
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The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Annual Review for 2006/7, published today (3 July), provides information about its performance during a year of major news events.
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The review highlights:
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- Independent research which indicates that ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service's reputation for trust and objectivity is stronger than that of any other international broadcaster in virtually all markets surveyed.
- An increase in its audience to a record 183 million, a rise of 20 million on the previous year, giving ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service a third more listeners than any other international radio broadcaster. Audiences rose in the Middle East, the wider Islamic world and Africa.
- The availability of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service on FM in 152 capital cities, up from 150 last year.
- A steady growth of online traffic. The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's international news websites attracted a record 763 million page impressions in March 2007, up from 546 million compared to March 2006. Around the world there were a record 38.5 million online users in March 2007, up from 32.8 million a year ago.
- ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Global News services – which include ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service, the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World television channel and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ international online news sites - attracted a record global weekly audience of over 233 million during 2006/7.
- The Annual Review can be accessed at .
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