(Associated Press WorldStream via NewsEdge) The British Broadcasting Corp is planning to launch a Farsi-language cable and satellite channel for Iran.
The BBC said service would begin broadcasting for eight hours a day in early 2008 and would be available to anyone with a satellite dish or cable connection in the region. The channel would be run by the BBC's international broadcasting arm, the World Service.
Treasury Chief Gordon Brown said the government would supply the 15-million-pound ($28-million) annual operating cost for the planned service.
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