I beg to differ. If anything I'd argue that it's especially important amongst emergency personnel where the desired outcome of maintaining high standards throughout the organisation is paramount.
Do you mean BBC over the air? They get it direct. It's also rebroadcast locally from many local stations. I used to watch CBS news on Canal Plus in France (had it on for an hour or more in the morning in the early 90s). With the Internet, who needs antennas? CNN international is pretty common as well as Sky News depending on your TV service.