Panorama (TV programme) that the programme's audience would have "dwindled" had it remained on Monday nights. In January 2007 Heggessey's successor, Peter Fincham, moved "Panorama" back from Sunday nights to a prime time Monday evening slot at 8.30 pm, although it was now shorter than it had previously been, running to half an hour. This decision was at least partly in response to a demand from the Board of Governors of the BBC for the channel to show more current affairs programming during prime time. Panorama (TV programme) Panorama is a British investigative current affairs documentary programme that is aired on BBC Television.
BBC World Service Television and current affairs service, launched in Asia on 14 October 1991 on STAR TV, and also available from Turkey to South Korea on AsiaSat. Competing against CNN International, it showed current affairs and documentary programming from BBC One and BBC Two in addition to "BBC World Service News" with entertainment programs aired on Star Plus. Following the acquisition of STAR TV by Rupert Murdoch, owner of News Corporation, in March 1994, BBC World Service Television was removed from the satellite service that was broadcast to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, although it could still be received in the rest of