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title: "BBC World Service - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in New Zealand | Apple App Store"
description: "The official BBC World Service news app by Zeno Media LLC offers the latest programmes and news headlines from the BBC World Service. You can to listen to the latest radio programmes using the free au"
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# BBC World Service — New Zealand

![BBC World Service App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/eb/7b/27/eb7b2766-25b7-0d88-8d93-877b9de7d836/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-7-0-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Zeno Media](https://apptail.io/developer/zeno-media-yTrb) (United States)
**Category:** News
**Rating:** 4.6/5 (2,918 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.audionowdigital.player.bbcworldservice
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** New Zealand
**Version:** 4.10.20 (released 2025-01-18)
**Original Release:** 2019-02-13
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/app/id1451694511)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/new-zealand](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/new-zealand)

## BBC World Service Description
The official BBC World Service news app by Zeno Media LLC offers the latest programmes and news headlines from the BBC World Service. You can to listen to the latest radio programmes using the free audio player or by using the telephone dial-up option (standard geographic mobile charges will apply. Please check with your provider for exact costs before calling).
 
- Read the latest news headlines from the BBC World Service website 
- Listen to your favorite radio programmes free with the audio player, or by using the standard-rate telephone dial-up service.
- You can listen to the most recent editions of:
- The Global News Podcast
- Newshour
- HARDtalk
- Sport Today
- Business Daily
- Focus on Africa, and many more
 
For EU users only: If you choose to receive customized ads, a unique identifier (Google Advertising ID  or Apple’s ID for Advertising) relating to your device will be stored by Zeno Media to provide you with the service and allow customized advertising to be served within the app.
 
No other Personal Data relating to you (such as a username or email address) is processed. Such information will only be processed in line with Zeno Media’s Privacy Policy, available at 
Find out about your privacy rights and the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy at 
 
Notifications may include alerts, sounds and icon badges. These can be reconfigured in Settings (notifications). Details of data this app collects, including the unique identifier relating to your device and your location data, is also found under Settings.

## BBC World Service Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/2f/29/f1/2f29f19b-d649-29cc-b7da-e09cadb653f8/mzl.nhqxjzdq.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/60/a1/e6/60a1e60d-36dd-5da2-5735-9fc29313a0e0/mzl.gbtqjqfh.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/10/60/8b/10608bf3-2888-ab60-ee1d-ff6915db4184/mzl.ilazoxls.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/b2/0a/e8/b20ae819-09f8-429f-00c6-9f4411b27d20/mzl.bkejbuap.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/53/b1/35/53b135f3-ca5f-bb9c-fce0-3ac03c92c37b/mzl.ybulhncg.png/1242x2688.png)

## BBC World Service Rating Breakdown in New Zealand
- 5 stars: 2,180 (75%)
- 4 stars: 504 (17%)
- 3 stars: 121 (4%)
- 2 stars: 39 (1%)
- 1 stars: 74 (3%)

## BBC World Service Reviews in New Zealand

### ***** "The Best"
The BBC news service is the paragon provider of unbiased quality news reporting & has been for many decades. Well done.
-- Vulpecula48, 2024-12-02

### ***** "Couldn’t be better"
Good quality and comprehensive world news, reporting as the events unfold. Couldn’t be better.
-- little-Spender, 2024-07-25

### ***-- "Generally great but…."
I would give this five star apart from the fact that advertising content (usually temu ads) covers whole screen of iPhone minis - not sure about other phones. This mean you need to exit app and then open again to select program options. 
The above is more than a little surprising given the excellent standard of content and app features.
-- Captainjamesster, 2024-06-28

### ***** "Best world news"
Quality reporting
-- PaulKayser, 2024-04-28

### *---- "BBC no longer neutral truth"
BBC has changed its Lord and Master … no longer the anchor of truth
-- ASA Ltd, 2023-11-09

### ***** "Global news podcast"
HATE the advertising… No, No, No!!
-- AT1770nz, 2023-10-02

### ****- "Thanks"
Best news
-- Chahathauf, 2023-02-18

### ***** "Comment and advice"
Good content though generally biased towards the British point of view
Could improve accessibility features for blind people
-- rbh 53, 2022-05-31

### ***** "iPad"
Won’t work in landscape mode!🥺
-- Rogey 2, 2022-05-14

### **--- "Tumeke"
Tino pai
-- Puke-Korari, 2022-01-09

### ***** "BBC podcast"
BBC has done a good job to present and release the news about the world. Keep up the good works !
-- Jacqueline Chong, 2021-06-06

### *---- "New bbc app"
Keeps cutting out
-- hdif cickepn, 2021-04-07

### ***** "Over the top"
I have given you my impressions with plenty of praise, why, why, why must I give you further kudos??
Be satisfied, as I am with the BBC news
-- enoughenoughenough, 2021-02-20

### *---- "Poor functionality"
Your iPlayer was so much better to find podcasts!!
-- Gibbo. 127, 2020-11-15

### ****- "CFO"
A worthy functional source of information, however, hardly ever right wing type perception!
-- uloliwe, 2020-06-19

### **--- "Ads arrangement makes app feel cheap"
Great to have the app but the arrangement of ads really makes the app feel cheap, not sth made by the BBC. There are definitely better layouts.
-- Phil.NZ, 2020-04-28

### ***** "Review"
I have listened to the World Service for many years especially in relation to being in many other countries over the past 60 years. I have never been disappointed with the content or quality. Malcolm Lewis.
-- Kiwi-taff, 2019-05-15

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## BBC World Service Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | New Zealand | News | #19 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | News | #22 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | News | #25 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | News | #27 |
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | News | #32 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | News | #35 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | News | #37 |
| Top Free | Ireland | News | #41 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | News | #41 |
| Top Free | Japan | News | #42 |
| Top Free | Egypt | News | #47 |
| Top Free | Poland | News | #48 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | News | #50 |
| Top Free | South Korea | News | #50 |
| Top Free | Australia | News | #52 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | News | #54 |
| Top Free | Russia | News | #55 |
| Top Free | Türkiye | News | #55 |
| Top Free | Thailand | News | #60 |
| Top Free | Greece | News | #61 |
| Top Free | Belgium | News | #64 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | News | #71 |
| Top Free | Czechia | News | #72 |
| Top Free | Colombia | News | #80 |
| Top Free | Singapore | News | #81 |
| Top Free | Canada | News | #83 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | News | #86 |
| Top Free | South Africa | News | #88 |
| Top Free | Spain | News | #91 |
| Top Free | United States | News | #93 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | News | #94 |
| Top Free | Sweden | News | #95 |
| Top Free | Argentina | News | #101 |
| Top Free | Germany | News | #106 |
| Top Free | India | News | #107 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | News | #108 |
| Top Free | France | News | #112 |
| Top Free | Denmark | News | #118 |
| Top Free | Chile | News | #120 |
| Top Free | Portugal | News | #127 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | News | #128 |
| Top Free | Italy | News | #153 |
| Top Free | Norway | News | #155 |
| Top Free | Belarus | News | #157 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | News | #163 |
| Top Free | Philippines | News | #169 |
| Top Free | Mexico | News | #175 |
| Top Free | Peru | News | #212 |
| Top Free | Hungary | News | #251 |
| Top Free | Austria | News | #268 |
| Top Free | Romania | News | #269 |
| Top Free | Finland | News | #270 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | News | #278 |
| Top Free | Algeria | News | #292 |
| Top Free | Brazil | News | #317 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | News | #322 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | News | #326 |
| Top Free | Israel | News | #411 |

## BBC World Service Discovered Keywords
- bbc sport
- bbc worldwide
- bbc world service
- bbc news
- reuters news
- bbc
- the guardian
- apple news
- politics
- npr

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## BBC World Service Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/united-states)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/canada)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/australia)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/china)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/japan)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/india)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/france)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/germany)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/spain)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/italy)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/new-zealand)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/ireland)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/south-korea)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/taiwan)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/hong-kong)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/netherlands)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/sweden)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/vietnam)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/switzerland)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/singapore)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/belgium)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/turkey)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/south-africa)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/thailand)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/nigeria)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/poland)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/denmark)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/norway)
- [Kenya](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/kenya)
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- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/mexico)
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- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/israel)
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- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/kazakhstan)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/kuwait)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/chile)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/hungary)
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- [Uruguay](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/uruguay)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/ecuador)
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- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/algeria)
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- [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/slovenia)
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- [Honduras](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/honduras)
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- [Grenada](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/grenada)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/madagascar)
- [North Macedonia](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/north-macedonia)
- [Cayman Islands](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/cayman-islands)
- [Belize](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/belize)
- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/brunei)
- [Suriname](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/suriname)

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