RealNetworks, Inc., has launched BBC News on RealOne – a desktop news service that offers a unique package of high quality live and on-demand video designed for the needs of broadband users around the world.
The BBC News on RealOne service has been specifically designed for the desktop, and is available only through the RealOne Player, to subscribers of the RealOne SuperPass service or the stand-alone BBC News on RealOne service.
While UK users can receive BBC News on broadband free of charge through the main broadband ISPs, this new service is designed to satisfy international demand, without placing a burden on the UK license fee payer.
The service, fully funded and commissioned by BBC Worldwide from BBC News, is produced around the clock by a team of specialist broadband journalists, selecting global news stories of interest to international audiences. They draw on BBC News’ worldwide network of correspondents in more than 40 international bureaux.