BBC News (International) is an international English-language pay television channel owned by BBC Global News Ltd. Launched on 11 March 1991 as BBC World Service Television outside Europe, its name was changed to BBC World on 16 January 1995. As of April 2023, the channel largely operates as an international feed of the BBC News channel in the UK, sharing the majority of its schedule. It is funded by subscription and advertising revenues, and not by the United Kingdom television licence.