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World Service,18 Sep 1998,13 mins

BBC Monitoring: Listening in 100 Languages

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How BBC Monitoring at Caversham Park, Reading, monitors broadcasts, press and internet in 100 languages from 150 countries for news content, 24 hours a day. Director Andrew Hills talks about the service's customers – the UK government, the BBC itself, research organisations and international businesses – and the subscription structure of its funding.

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