Is the BBC on the way to dominating international news?

The international growth of the BBC is part of a transformation in broadcasting networks which feeds on the need for truth and objectivity.
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George Orwell mural on Southwold Pier, UK. Image Matt Clark. 

China has a massive population and is producing some boggling audience figures, encapsulated in one sentence by Patrick Frater: ‘The country now counts over 3,000 TV channels, a billion social media users and more than 200 million paying subscribers to streaming video platforms’.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.