BBC World News America has secured a rare opportunity to broadcast two live programs from Cuba on Thursday 25 February and Friday 26 February at 7:00 pm ET/PT.
Anchored by Matt Frei from Havana, these two special newscasts will feature interviews with key players and in-depth pieces examining some of the major issues impacting Cuba and US-Cuban relations.
Executive Producer, Rome Hartman says: “There are very few international relationships as complex, fascinating, and important as the one between Cuba and the United States. The opportunity to do both in-depth reporting and live broadcasting from Cuba is very rare and very special, and we mean to make the absolute most of it.”
This evening, ahead of the two live broadcasts, the BBC’s full-time resident correspondent in Cuba, Michael Voss, looks back at the key events in the country’s recent history and what the future may hold under Raul Castro.
(Source: newsonnews.net)
on Feb 25th, 2010 at 07:25
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But I’m a bit confused about their report on BBC World News America broadcasting from Cuba. Does that mean that BBC WN viewers in other parts of the world aren’t going to see those reports from Cuba?
on Feb 25th, 2010 at 09:56
The whole week of special programming is intended for the North American audience. But since much of it is pre-recorded, I imagine that at least some of the material is being shown in other parts of the world. We no longer get the BBC World News channel on cable where I live, so I can’t check.