BBC Gujarati

BBC Gujarati
બીબીસી ગુજરાતી
Type website
Country United Kingdom
Availability International
Owner BBC
Launch date
 2 October 2017
Official website
 www.bbc.com/gujarati/
Language Gujarati

BBC Gujarati (Gujarati: બીબીસી ગુજરાતી) is an international news service by BBC in the Gujarati language. It was launched on 2 October 2017.[1] The service is being operated on websites and social networking sites. The launch is part of the World Service's biggest expansion since the 1940s, following a government funding boost announced in 2016.[2][3]

According to the official website of BBC, Gujarati spoken by 50 million people, and hence it is the 26th most used language in the world.[2][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BBC expands news services in four more languages". bestmediainfo.com. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  2. 1 2 "BBC launches new Indian services". 2 October 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
  3. ↑ "BBC News launches news service in four Indian languages as part of expansion plan". Indiablooms. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  4. ↑ "BBC World Service is going to be broadcast in four more Indian languages". verdict.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
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