Asia Today
Asia Today was an Asian news programme produced by the BBC and was shown on BBC World News during the Asian morning hours, between 2003 and 2011. This programme used to be available exclusively in Asia Pacific, South Asia and Middle East but as of 1 February 2010 revamp was aired worldwide. It used to be broadcast from the BBC's London studios before being moved to the BBC's Singapore bureau which is in the CBD of Singapore. The main presenters were Sharanjit Leyl and Rico Hizon (Mon-Fri). The daily current affairs programme was aimed at viewers across Asia with in-depth reports from BBC correspondents and interviews with leading players. The programme was aired live twice and also repeated twice for a total of four airings each weekday. It has since been folded into Newsday.
| Asia Today | |
|---|---|
| Created by | BBC World News |
| Presented by | Sharanjit Leyl Rico Hizon |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Singapore |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC World News, BBC News |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 2003 – 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | BBC Newsday |
