Background and Format: Part of BBC Worldwide, BBC Future is an online platform covering science, technology and health. It aims to explore the global ideas and innovations that are shaping our lives and the world around us - now and in the future and provide in depth analysis of cutting edge research, drawing on the BBC’s global expertise and story-telling. Audience and Readership: BBC Future is targeted at a tech savvy, highly social and affluent audience. 88 per cent of bbc.com users are ‘very interested’ in science, technology, health and environment. Monthly Unique Users: A figure is not disclosed.  Ad Rates: BBC Advertising sells advertising and sponsorship solutions on behalf of BBC Worldwide's commercial portfolio across TV, online and mobile platforms globally. More information can be found here.

BBC LGBT Sports podcast covers issue in lgbt community and sports.

Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.

BBC America delivers U.S. audiences high-quality, innovative and intelligent programming. Established in 1998, it has been the launch pad for talent embraced by American mainstream pop culture, including Ricky Gervais, Gordon Ramsay, Graham Norton, and successful programming formats including ground-breaking non-scripted television like Top Gear and top-rated science-fiction like Doctor Who. Owned by AMC Network Entertainment LLC , BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, BBC America has attracted both critical acclaim and major awards including an Emmy, four Golden Globes and ten Peabody Awards. The channel attracts one of cable’s most affluent and educated audiences and is available on digital cable and satellite TV in more than 68 million homes. There is no original news programming on BBC America; news is produced by BBC in London.Alerts:Media Alert: Wednesday 9th December 2009The winners of the 7th Annual Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting were announced this week in a luncheon at Fordham University in New York City. In addition, the Lifetime Achievement Award in Business & Financial Reporting was presented to Paul Kangas, Anchor and Financial Commentator for PBS’ Nightly Business Report, and Linda O’Bryon, the founder of NBR and now Chief Content Officer of Northern California Public Broadcasting.The winners are as follows:Outstanding Interpretation or Analysis of a Business News Story in a Regularly Scheduled NewscastReturn to White Horse Village, BBC World News America (BBC America)Executive Producer - Rome HartmanProducer - Warwick HarringtonCorrespondent - Carrie Gracie

Background and Format: BBC America is an American pay television network that is jointly owned by BBC Studios and AMC Networks. It offers a combination of original American scripted series and the best in British entertainment.  Viewing figure: We cannot issue audience figures due to contractual restraints, please visit BARB at www.barb.co.uk Monthly Unique User figure: The BBC are unable to disclose their Monthly Unique User figure. Advertising Rates: Advertising information for Global BBC websites can be found at advertising.bbcworldwide.com Alerts: Gorkana US Alert: Wednesday 9th December 2009 The winners of the 7th Annual Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting were announced this week in a luncheon at Fordham University in New York City. In addition, the Lifetime Achievement Award in Business & Financial Reporting was presented to Paul Kangas, Anchor and Financial Commentator for PBS’ Nightly Business Report, and Linda O’Bryon, the founder of NBR and now Chief Content Officer of Northern California Public Broadcasting. The winners are as follows: Outstanding Interpretation or Analysis of a Business News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast Return to White Horse Village, BBC World News America (BBC America) Executive Producer - Rome Hartman Producer - Warwick Harrington Correspondent - Carrie Gracie

Web site of the BBC America cable network, which provides programming produced and distributed by the British Broadcasting Corporation. The site features the latest headlines from the 24-hour BBC World news service, and features British-based drama, comedy, and documentaries airing on BBC America.

Background and Format: Launched in March 2008 BBC Arabic Television is a news and information television channel broadcast to the Middle East by the BBC. The BBC also runs a website that serves as an Arabic language news portal and provides online access to both the TV and radio broadcasts. The radio service is broadcast from Broadcasting House in London as well as from a BBC Bureau in Cairo. Production Company: BBC Schedule Times: More information can be viewed http://www.bbc.com/arabic/tvandradio/2013/05/000000_bbcarabic_livetv Target Audience: The target audience is viewers and listeners across the Middle East and North Africa. Stats: Due to licence restrictions, we are not able to list the audience figures for individual shows. Refer to main BBC World Service page for overall figure or view www.barb.co.uk for more information. Tips for PRs: The BBC switchboard will put you through to the news desk. Stories relating to Arab world and its diaspora, particularly technology, the arts and international development are of interest The BBC cannot accept traditional product press releases because the BBC cannot endorse products The BBC will not carry out competitions Other Information: The YouTube Channel can be viewed at www.youtube.com/user/BBCArabicNews and the Google+ account can be viewed at https://plus.google.com/+bbcarabic/posts Awards: 2017 - Online Media Awards, Best Campaigning / Investigative Journalism: Shame (winner) 2017 - British Media Awards, Editorial Campaign of the Year: Shame (gold) Alerts: Gorkana Consumer Alert: Thursday 29th January 2009 The BBC has enhanced its multimedia service this week by extending the BBC Arabic television broadcasts to 24 hours a day and introducing five new television presenters from across the Arab world – Makki Helal, Dima Izzedin, Malak Jaafar, Tareq Naser and Nouran Sallam. They can be reached at arabic.planning@bbc.co.uk Gorkana Alert: Wednesday 5th March 2008 BBC Arabic is launching a television service on Tuesday 11th March 2008 at 10am, to work alongside their radio and internet (www.bbcarabic.com) offerings. The television service will be freely available on satellite and cable in North Africa, the Middle East and the Gulf, with a schedule which includes news headlines every 15 minutes and a full news summary every 30mins. There is a twice daily news and current affairs programme, Newshour, which highlights news, analysis, key interviews and debate on the top events making the news in the region and around the world that day. The channel will be based at Broadcasting House in London. For further information please contact the press office on +44 (0)20 7557 2941, or Peter Connors on peter.connors@bbc.co.uk

Background and Format: BBC Arts aims to provide Films and features showcasing the best in arts and culture.

Background and Format: BBC Asian Network aims to provide the latest music for the Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan diaspora in UK, available on DAB :12B, Freeview: 709, Freesat: 709, Sky (UK only): 0119 and Virgin Media: 912.   The station is targeted towards people of South Asian descent (Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans) and those with an interest in South Asian affairs. The audience is predominantly made up of listeners aged 35 and under. The BBC cannot accept traditional product press releases because the BBC cannot endorse products. Awards: 2018 - ARIAS, Best Community Programming: BBC Asian Network at Mulberry Girls School, Tower Hamlets (bronze)  2017 - Mind Media Awards, Radio: My Mind & Me (winner) 2016 - ARIAS, Best National Music Breakfast Show: Tommy Sandhu show (nominated) 2016 - Mind Media Awards, Radio: Bigorexia: Addicted to Muscle (winner) 2014 - Radio Academy Awards, Best News & Current Affairs Programme: Asian Network Reports (nominated) 2013 - Sony Radio Academy Awards, UK Station of the Year (nominated) 2013 - Sony Radio Academy Awards, Best Comedy, Meera Syal's Asian Comedy Night (nominated) 2008 - Sony Radio Academy Awards, News feature award, 'Britain's Missing girls' (Winner) 2007 - Sony Radio Academy Award Alerts: Gorkana UK Consumer Alert: Tuesday 13th December 2016 BBC Asian Network will introduce a new look to weeknights from Monday 9 January 2017. The following editorial changes have been announced: Comedians and actors Mawaan Rizwan and Emily Lloyd-Saini will open the week with a new show on Monday nights (9pm-midnight). Harpz Kaur will now have an extended role on Breakfast across the weekend (Saturdays and Sundays, 6-10am). Harpz joined the station from a community radio station in Leeds last year. She can be reached at harpz@bbc.co.uk Guz Khan takes on a new weeknight slot (Tuesdays, 9pm-midnight) bringing a more after-hours flavour to his show with his own brand of ‘comedy and grime’. He can be reached at guz@bbc.co.uk Yasser Ranjha's BBC Introducing show now moves to Wednesday nights (9pm-midnight). Yasser will also be taking control of The Official Asian Music Chart (Saturdays, 3-6pm) where he’ll be running through the Top 40 streamed and downloaded Asian tracks each week. He can be reached at yasser.ranjha@bbc.co.uk A new show, Friday Night Residency (9pm-midnight), will set the tone for the weekend, featuring mixes from a range of new DJ talent on rotation. Nottingham-based new talent for the station is Jasmine Takhar who will be the first to step up to the decks, joining from community radio stations Kemet FM (Nottingham) and Westside Radio (Southall). The full announcement can be viewed here.

BBC Asian Network - Asian Network Breakfast brings you breakfast beats and bants. For weekend breakfast contact at smashbengali@bbc.co.uk