BBC's Tashkent Service is closed.

[Tamanno]

It's clear that the office of BBC in Tashkent was closed up because of the harrasment and intimidation from IAK after the Andijani events. But why BBC had stopped its activity in Europe, is a biiiig question for me. As far as I know BBC is no more operating in Moscow. Which country is the next, I wonder? Kazakhstan or revolutionary Kyrgyzstan?

[UzLand]

But why BBC had stopped its activity in Europe, is a biiiig question for me.

Very simple. Europe is democratic. they have their own open and free media and there is no need for BBC. The priority now is Iraq and I think soon it will be Iran. So they are throwing their funds at their programming in Arabic and perhaps in Persian very soon.

[Zamon]

I never heard that BBC not operating in Moscow?! Are you sure because few years ago BBC Radio and BBC Televsion News open one big office in Moscow,Quenn Elizabeth II came for opening ceremony. And i listen Russian service of BBC Radio almost everyday. They have big studio in Moscow ( i guess its located in same new office). BBC may trasfer from Tashkent to Almaty Kazahstan. I really respect BBC and it is too bad that uzbek authorites force them leave the country. Vsegda zhalyutsa chto SMI v Evrope kritikuyut Uzbekistan i zayavlayut chto oni malo znayut pro Uzbekistan, a sami tak vygonayut vseh zhurnalistov iz strany. I was happy when BBC open its main office in Central Asia in Tashkent.

[furik]

It's clear that the office of BBC in Tashkent was closed up because of the harrasment and intimidation from IAK after the Andijani events. But why BBC had stopped its activity in Europe, is a biiiig question for me. As far as I know BBC is no more operating in Moscow. Which country is the next, I wonder? Kazakhstan or revolutionary Kyrgyzstan?

It's my understanding that they were stopping "world services", meaning radio services that aimed at advancement of democracy, human rights and freedom of speech. Their arguments to stop these brodcasting services in Europe were that most of European contries are now democratic. Which is why they were expanding their MidEast services.

[Samimiy]

Very simple. Europe is democratic. they have their own open and free media and there is no need for BBC. The priority now is Iraq and I think soon it will be Iran. So they are throwing their funds at their programming in Arabic and perhaps in Persian very soon.

I am sorry, but I think saying "BBC left Eastern Europe because Eastern Europe is now democratic" is just naive. I would say BBC (and the British government) now are not as interested in Eastern Europe as they used to be.

I agree with you that The Middle East is becoming more important, but not because it is in dire need of democracy, but because Britain has more at stake there.

[Guardian]

увы люди, не надо сразу постит аллигейшены. :P

Вот, один из причин, зачем Би-би-си прекращает вещание на 10 языках. Статья на тему: http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/uk/newsid_4374000/4374964.stm

[furik]

I am sorry, but I think saying "BBC left Eastern Europe because Eastern Europe is now democratic" is just naive. I would say BBC (and the British government) now are not as interested in Eastern Europe as they used to be.

I agree with you that The Middle East is becoming more important, but not because it is in dire need of democracy, but because Britain has more at stake there.


http://lenta.ru/news/2005/10/25/arabtv/

"Глава "Всемирной службы Би-Би-Си" Найджел Чепмен (Nigel Chapman) пояснил, что многие из этих каналов появились после Второй мировой войны и их существование помогло "добиться свободы, которой сейчас наслаждаются жители соответствующих стран". В настоящий момент, с появлением в странах Восточной Европы каналов, "разделяющих ценности Би-Би-Си", необходимость вещания на этих языках отпала."

Tell that to Nigel Chapman.

[UzLand]

I am sorry, but I think saying "BBC left Eastern Europe because Eastern Europe is now democratic" is just naive. I would say BBC (and the British government) now are not as interested in Eastern Europe as they used to be.

I agree with you that The Middle East is becoming more important, but not because it is in dire need of democracy, but because Britain has more at stake there.

Furik точно подметил. Наивно ведете себя вы. Если страны Восточной Европы стали демократичными, а значить и пресса их стала свободной, то слушателей BBC в этих странах стало меньше, а потому тратить деньги в пустоту им не охота и конкуренцию они не выдерживают на местном уровне, потому что в Европе местных источников информации хватает. Думаю, теперь вам яснее стало. Я думал, вы сами дойдете до этого заключения, а потому не стал уже разжевывать.:D