Washington — CBS News and the BBC on Wednesday announced a new editorial and newsgathering partnership that aims to boost their global strength against rivals such as CNN. The US and British television news giants will share video, editorial content, and other resources in New York, London, Washington and around the world, according to a joint statement. "There’s never been a more important time for smart, courageous coverage of what’s happening in the world," said James Harding, the BBC’s director of news and current affairs. "This new partnership between the BBC and CBS News is designed to bring our audiences — wherever you live, whatever your point of view — news that is reliable, original and illuminating. Our ambition is to deliver the best in international reporting on television." The deal brings together two major television news organisations and comes weeks after US-based NBC finalised a deal to take a 25% stake in France-based Euronews to boost its global scale. CBS News ...
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