BBC News Chinese links up with Yahoo Hong Kong
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Rebecca Hawkes
| 25 June 2019

Video content and text from the BBC News Chinese website is now being included on Yahoo’s Hong Kong news services, following a deal between the British broadcaster and global digital platform.

Under the agreement, BBC content will feature on the news portal Yahoo Hong Kong, along with mobile apps Yahoo Hong Kong News and Yahoo TV. Yahoo Hong Kong has been operational since 1999.

“This is a great development for the BBC in Hong Kong where our news services in English, Cantonese and Mandarin reach a million people weekly. We have a strong and loyal audience on the audio platform, and with this partnership we will look to further enhance our engagement with digital audiences,” said Simon Kendall, BBC World Service, business development director.

Rico Chan, Director of Yahoo Hong Kong, said: “Deeply rooted in Hong Kong, we have been serving it for two decades, and it is our ultimate goal to establish a high standard and trusted content platform by partnering with forward-thinking and pioneering media to catalyse the development of the media industry.

“BBC News is one of the most valuable media brands globally, with positive and sharp ambitions. Our collaboration with BBC News Chinese strengthens our commitment to our users, allowing us to offer more abundant, premium, reliable content to millions in Hong Kong.”

Curated BBC News content has also been available over the past year on Yahoo Japan.

The BBC recently launched a bureau in Hong Kong for its journalists working on news in Mandarin, Cantonese and English, as well as to the commercial news operation, BBC Global News.

The BBC also has an office for BBC Studios in Hong Kong, bringing drama and entertainment programmes to Chinese audiences.

BBC News is also available in Hong Kong on TV, via the BBC World News channel, and online.