[Swprograms] Sunday Times: BBC World Service could lose 18-25% of funding

[Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>]

See http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article7114027.ece

or

http://snipurl.com/vyaam

Arabic and Persian TV are deemed especially vulnerable, as are
"minority languages".

No reasons for requiring cuts of these levels were listed; this would
be for the three years beginning April 2011.

One speculates the timing for the announcement is to enable World
Service listeners to apply what pressure they can...

-- 
Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA
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