BBC controversies about the Director General's decision'. The BBC's chief operating officer, Caroline Thomson, affirmed the need to broadcast "without affecting and impinging on the audience's perception of our impartiality" and that in this case, it was a "real issue." The 2009 Gaza appeal is the only occasion on which the BBC is known to have refused an appeal broadcast request from the DEC. It is reported the 2009 DEC Gaza appeal screened only by Channel 4 and ITV raised £8.3m. In August 2014 the BBC broadcast a new DEC aid appeal for people in Gaza, without similar controversy, which raised £16m
BBC Persian Television for The World Report, Canada's most-listened-to morning news programme. Nader joined BBC Persian television in July 2008. A reporter who covers conflict and political news from Turkey to Iraq especially the ISIS atrocities in Sinjar and other locations. Majid Afshar has worked for English language news network Press TV for 8 years before joining the BBC in 2014. BBC Persian Television BBC Persian Television () is the BBC's Persian language news channel that was launched on 14 January 2009. The service is broadcast by satellite and is also available online. It is aimed at the 110 million Persian-speaking population in