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1. BBC Persian TV
Stories that Connect live

2. BBC Persian TV
Stories that connect lives

3. BBC Persian TV
Shared stories that connect lives

4. BBC Persian TV
Stories that connect lives

5. BBC Persian TV
Stories that connect lives

6. BBC Persian TV
Stories that connect lives
Measuring results
Balatarin
• 150,000 (Persian)
Google blogs
• 21,794 (Persian)
• 7,523 (English)
Blogfa
• 10,902 (Persian)
Google search ‘BBC Persian TV in Persian’ (excluding BBC website)
½ million entries in the 30 day period post launch

7. BBC Persian TV
Stories that connect lives
Iranian bloggers welcome launch of BBC Persian TV
BBC Persian TV made an explosive start! The appealing variety of
programmes, the praise-worthy professionalism of its presenters and
anchormen, the studio's lively atmosphere, and the lack of long and
tiresome analyses all demonstrate the fact that a different Persian-language
news network has been launch
Mohammad Moi'ni, 15 January 2009
http://mmoeeni.blogspot.com

8. BBC Persian TV
Stories that connect lives
Iran’s Top 20
Power and public discourse in the Islamic Republic are dominated by fewer
than two dozen heavyweights, ranging from ayatollahs to entertainers (and
one TV network).
18. BBC Persian Service – Illegal TV Network
The ban on satellite dishes is widely ignored: Iranians want news they can
trust, not state TV. The Persian Voice of America is too pro-Washington for
some. Since early this year, many have turned instead to the BBC and
popular anchors like Farnaz Ghazizadeh.
June 2009

9. BBC Persian television
News Channel of the Year
2009 HotBird Award

10. BBC Persian TV
Stories that connect lives