The funding was confirmed by the next Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling in October 2007. Some 140 staff are employed of which about 40 are support personnel.
In 2008, the BBC announced the launch of the BBC Persian Television. It was launched in January 2009 and is based in BBC Broadcasting House, London. It complements the BBC’s existing Persian-language radio and online services. Farnaz Ghazizadeh (born December 3, 1974) is a journalist, and BBC Persian Television Presenter.
She has been involved with BBC Persian Television. In 1999, she married Sina Motalebi. She first joined the BBC network as a radio correspondent in 2005. She later on joined the television department with a focus on international persian relations as well as hosting a weekly segment.
