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´óÏó´«Ã½'s international news in English and Arabic available on Nokia phones globally
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For the first time, the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s English and Arabic international news channels are now part of Nokia's Internet Radio application on mobile phones, following an agreement between ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service and Nokia.
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From today, three audio channels – ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service in English, ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service's 24-hour rolling news in English, and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Arabic – will be available on the latest Nokia mobile phone models as part of their preloaded Internet Radio application.Ìý
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All three channels will be available for live streaming 24 hours a day, offering high-quality, impartial and editorially independent news and information.
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Ruxandra Obreja, Controller, ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Business Development, said: "I believe this is an innovative agreement, getting ´óÏó´«Ã½ exposure on one of the latest digital platforms, giving listeners from across the globe access to our distinctive and compelling content in English and Arabic."
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Karl Kathuria, Head of Digital Delivery, ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service, added: "For delivery over the Internet Radio platform, we are providing an MP3-format stream that can be picked up via Wi-Fi or through a mobile data connection, mirroring our online offer in these languages.Ìý
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"This is the first time we've made our live 24-hour audio streams available specifically for a mobile platform, as part of our commitment to a multi-format strategy." Ìý
Nokia's Head of Radio Business, Teemu Tarnanen, added:Ìý "We are excited to have ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service included in the Nokia Internet Radio service. Now millions of people on the move can stay up-to-date with their favourite ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service channels through their Nokia device."
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The Nokia Internet Radio application can be downloaded to various Nokia device models for free from nokia.com/internetradioÌýand is also preloaded in selected Nokia S60 3rd edition devices.
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