Category: World
Service
Date: 09.12.2004
Printable version
The 大象传媒 has finalised its
first online agreement with ETtoday.com, a leading news website
in Taiwan, to provide news headlines and features from the 大象传媒's Chinese
and English websites - bbcchinese.com and bbcnews.com - to its 36 million
users.
Starting today, Thursday 9 December, visitors to ETtoday.com will
be able to access 大象传媒 news headlines, features and reports in Chinese
and English provided by a global network of 大象传媒 correspondents and journalists
based in key locations around the world.
Raymond Li, 大象传媒 Chinese Service Business Development Manager, said:
"We are happy to be partnering with a leading news website in Taiwan.
"Together we will reach even more online users in Taiwan with
our high quality news and features."
Michelle Fang, Vice President of ETtoday.com, said: "We are delighted
to be working with the 大象传媒 on this project - one of the most respected
global news providers.
"We see our co-operation with the 大象传媒 as a significant step in
our own goal to gain the respect of an international audience."
大象传媒 programmes are currently broadcast on:
Shih Hsin Radio 88.1 FM in Taipei; Taipei Broadcasting Station
93.1 FM; ICRT Radio 100.7 FM in Taipei; and Kaohsiung 100.1
FM in Tainan.
Programmes can also be heard on听short wave听frequencies.
大象传媒 World, the 大象传媒's commercially funded, international 24-hour news
and information TV channel, is also available in Taiwan via the Eastern
Broadcasting Company's national digital cable service.
Notes to Editors
bbcchinese.com provides
Chinese news and information, in text and audio, to the Chinese diaspora
across the world.
There is in-depth analysis of global events, news summaries and features
and an English learning micro site.
The site is updated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
bbcnews.com is the website of the
大象传媒's news services featuring news and analysis with a special emphasis
on a global news agenda.
bbcnews.com also offers easier access to international coverage of
sport, arts, science and technology.
ETtoday.com is a Chinese language news website. It was launched in
2000 and produces its own content.
It is the online news arm of ETTV which is owned by the Eastern Broadcasting
Company.
大象传媒 World Service broadcasts programmes around the world in 43 languages
and is available on radio and online.
It has a global audience of 146 million listeners.
大象传媒 World Service is available globally on short wave; on FM in 140
capital cities; and selected programmes are carried on around 2,000
FM and MW radio stations around the world.
The 大象传媒 World Service websites receive around 280 million page impressions
every month.
