BBS

The Bhutan Broadcasting Service is the kingdom's public service broadcaster, running national radio since 1973 and the country's only domestically produced television channels, launched in 1999. State-funded but constituted as an autonomous corporation, BBS reports in Dzongkha and English on government, culture and rural development, and its website is a primary national news source.

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BBS at a glance

Country: Bhutan
Region: South Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Public broadcaster
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups BBS

Crosswire groups BBS as Centrist for comparisons within Bhutan's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where BBS sits in Bhutan's press

BBS is one of 4 outlets tracked in Bhutan and the only public broadcaster tracked there. By outlets tracked, Bhutan ranks 26th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 9 of the 59 public broadcasters in the directory. The nearest counterparts to BBS outside Bhutan, starting with South Asia, are TaiwanPlus (Taiwan), RTHK (Hong Kong), Thai PBS World (Thailand) and Lao National Radio (Laos). Opening one of them beside BBS is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.