The World Service has extended its partnership with Zeno Media to make BBC World Service and BBC News Hausa content available on Zeno’s global audio platform, Zeno.FM. Through this collaboration, audiences around the world can now access BBC content for free, bringing trusted, independent journalism to listeners globally.
Audiences can now access BBC World Service English and BBC News Hausa audio streams on Zeno FM, featuring popular English-language programs such as The Newsroom, The Documentary and The Climate Question.
The BBC News Hausa current affairs programme, Shirin Yamma, will also be available, bringing listeners the latest global and regional news, and deep analysis, alongside listeners’ views.
With more than 40 million listeners globally, Zeno Media offers a powerful platform to extend the BBC’s trusted journalism to new audiences, particularly across Africa and South Asia, where Zeno has a strong and growing user base.
Ayesha Chowdhury, Senior Manager, Global Digital Partnerships Lead, BBC World Service, says: “We are excited to grow our partnership with Zeno, expanding our digital reach among English and Hausa-speaking audiences globally. This collaboration helps the BBC World Service engage young, digital listeners, and ensure our trusted journalism is accessible to audiences wherever they are in the world.”
Nikols Latuff, VP of Growth, Zeno Media, says: “Making quality content easily accessible to diaspora communities globally is an important piece to our global mission. We are proud to bring Zeno audiences an even wider selection of high-quality audio programming, now including BBC World Service content, for those who turn to Zeno for connection and trusted storytelling.”
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About BBC World Service
BBC World Service delivers news and current affairs around the world in 43 language services including English across a mix of video, audio, and online output. Mainly through the BBC World Service, the BBC reaches a weekly audience of 453m and is ranked first by global audiences for trust, reliability, and independence amongst international news providers.
About Zeno Media
Founded in 2012, Zeno Media connects diaspora communities with their favourite audio content. A trusted global audio partner servicing broadcasters in over 100 countries, Zeno Media reaches more than 40 million listeners through its owned and operated platforms. From streaming and podcasting to monetization and worldwide distribution, Zeno Media partners with audio companies of all sizes to provide solutions that achieve their goals. For more information, visit www.zenomedia.com.
