BBC Select Available To All Stations Carrying Newshour

Hopefully you’ve been hearing – and liking – the refreshed Newshour program that started October 5. Did you know that as a Newshour-carrying station, you can now get BBC Select?

BBC Select is a daily collection of short-form, plug-and-play segments curated especially for U.S. listeners. It’s just one of the ways APM and BBC World Service are making sure you can easily integrate BBC’s unparalleled journalism and global reach into your newsday.

Take a listen
Each day, a team of BBC editors offers segments on news of the day and trending topics of interest to U.S. audiences, ranging from 30 second spots (listen to “Hong Kong – Police Charged with Activist Beating“) to longer 3-4 minute features (listen to “A Visit to the Middle Class of North Korea“). These segments offer the day’s best of BBC reporting and sound. You’ll get a written host intro, context for the story’s relevance to the U.S., and recommended air window with each segment.

With BBC Select, you can:

  • Enhance your coverage.
    BBC Select allows you to expand on stories you’re already covering, as you see fit, while adding important international perspectives that matter to your listeners.
  • Connect global and local.
    What happens in another country affects your listeners. And what occurs in your community often has international context. BBC Select helps you connect global and local in your daily programs.
  • Differentiate your service.
    You know your audience better than anyone else, and BBC Select gives you everything you need to make editorial decisions with them in mind. Customize your programming, and offer a service that your competition can’t provide.

Read our FAQ page to learn more about how you can effectively integrate BBC Select into your newsday, and hear examples from stations already using it.

Get BBC Select
Get started now! All Newshour-carrying stations can subscribe to BBC Select on ContentDepot via the BBC Select Exchange. Also, sign up for the BBC Select email. Each time a segment is posted, you’ll get an email alert with details including story context targeted to U.S. interests, host intro, segment length and cues, and recommended air window.

Questions?
Contact your APM Station Relations Representative to learn more about BBC Select.