{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox website | name = BBC News Punjabi | logo = BBC News 2022 (Alt, boxed).svg | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | caption = | native_name = BBC News ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | native_name_lang = pa | romanized_name = | former_name = | company_type = | type = Online newspaper | language = Punjabi (Gurmukhi) | language_count = | language_footnote = | predecessor = | successor = | headquarters = | location_city = | location_country = | country_of_origin = | locations = | area_served = | owner = | author = | chairman = | chairperson = | president = | CEO = | MD = | GM = | key_people = | industry = | products = | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | employees = | parent = BBC World Service | divisions = | subsidiaries = | url = {{URL|https://www.bbc.com/punjabi}} | ipv6 = No | launch_date = {{start date and age|2017|10|2|df=yes}} }} '''BBC Punjabi''' (in Punjabi: ਬੀਬੀਸੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Gurmukhi), بی بی سی پنجابی (Shahmukhi)) or '''BBC News Punjabi''' is an international news service in Punjabi language. It was started on 2 October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seenit.co.uk/bbc-news-india-launches-new-services-in-gujarati-marathi-punjabi-and-telugu/|title=BBC News India launches new services in Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Telugu|date=2017-10-02|website=SEENIT|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/bbc-launches-its-punjabi-service-476635|title=BBC launches its Punjabi service|last=Service|first=Tribune News|website=The Tribune|language=en|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref> The service is on websites and social networking sites.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sikh24.com/2017/07/04/bbc-news-agrees-to-include-punjabi-language-on-news-site|title=BBC News Agrees To Include Punjabi Language On News Site|website=Sikh24.com|date=4 July 2017 |access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref> The launch is part of the World Service's biggest expansion since the 1940s, following a government funding boost announced in 2016.<ref name="bbc.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41360801|title=BBC launches new Indian services|date=2 October 2017|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.medianama.com/2016/11/223-bbc-indian-languages/|title=BBC to launch in Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Telugu in late 2017|date=2016-11-17|website=MediaNama|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>
==Coverage area== thumb|Former BBC News Punjabi logo. Target audiences are Punjabis from India, Pakistan and other western countries with significant Punjabi population like Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1296888|title=BBC World Service to add Punjabi, 10 other languages|agency=Reuters|date=17 November 2016|website=dawn.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/at-50-million-audience-india-bbcs-top-overseas-market-5794070/|title=At 50 million audience, India BBC's top overseas market|date=2019-06-22|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref> According to BBC's official website Punjabi language spoken by 100 million people, the 11th most used language in the world.<ref name="bbc.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altnews.in/did-bbc-al-jazeera-reuters-fabricate-reports-of-unrest-in-kashmir/|title=Did BBC, Al Jazeera, Reuters fabricate reports of unrest in Kashmir?|date=2019-08-13|website=Alt News|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>
== See also == {{Portal|BBC}} * List of Punjabi media * List of Punjabi-language television channels
==External links== * [https://www.bbc.com/punjabi BBC Punjabi (Gurmukhi) website] * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN5piaaZEZBfvFJLd_kBHnA/videos BBC News Punjabi on YouTube]
==References== {{Reflist|25em}} {{BBC World Service}}
Category:Mass media in Punjab, India Category:BBC World Service foreign language stations