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OF 081538Z OCT 91
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AND TO ROUTINE ALEXANDRIA, AMMAN, BAHRAIN, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN AND TO ROUTINE BANGKOK, BEIRUT, BOMBAY, CAIRO, CALCUTTA, COLOMBO AND TO ROUTINE DHAKA, DAMASCUS, HANOI, HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG AND TO ROUTINE ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, JEDDA, KARACHI, KATHMANDU AND TO ROUTINE KUALA LUMPUR, KUWAIT, MADRAS, MANILA, NEW DELHI AND TO ROUTINE OSAKA, PEKING, RANGOON, RIYADH, SEOUL, SHANGHAI AND TO ROUTINE SINGAPORE, TEHRAN, TOKYO, ULAN BATOR AND TO ROUTINE COI
COI FOR HUXLEY
FROM INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
LAUNCH OF BBC WORLD SERVICE TELEVISION (WSTV) IN ASIA
1. AS YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW FROM PRESS REPORTS OR LOCAL BBC REPRESENTATIVES, THE ASIAN LAUNCH OF WSTV IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON 14 OCTOBER. PROGRAMMES WILL BE BROADCAST ON ONE OF THE CHANNELS OF QUOTE STAR TV UNQUOTE (A HUTCHVISION, HONG KONG, SUBSIDIARY) VIA ASIASAT WHOSE LARGE FOOTPRINT COVERS ALL ADDRESSEES OF THIS TELEGRAM. INITIALLY THERE WILL BE A DAILY TWO-HOUR INTRODUCTORY SERVICE, EXPANDING IN NOVEMBER TO A ROUND-THE-CLOCK NEWS AND INFORMATION CHANNEL COMPRISING A MIXTURE
They Laven't PROGRAMMES. WSTV HOPE TO INCLUDE SIMULTANEOUS MANDARIN NEWS
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WSTV ARE SUPPLYING US WITH AN HOUR LONG VHS PAL VIDEO (FOR NON-BROADCAST USE) OF THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY AND THE FIRST NEWS PROGRAMME, AND COPIES WILL BE SENT TO YOU BY BAG. GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS OF THE VENTURE AND ASSIST YOU IN HANDLING ANY ENQUIRIES LOCALLY. ALSO, THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF LONDON CALLING HAS A COMPREHENSIVE PIECE ON WSTV AND THEIR PLANS.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE FORMATION OF WSTV AND THEIR RELATIONS WITH HMG, MAKING CLEAR THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN WSTV AND THE RADIO WORLD SERVICE, WAS PROVIDED IN FCO TELNO 74 OF 6 MARCH TO ABIDJAN AND OTHER POSTS. ALTHOUGH WSTV IS A COMMERCIAL
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