Subsequently, financial pressures decreased the number and the types of services offered by the BBC. Audiences in countries with wide access to Internet services have less need for terrestrial radio. Broadcasts in German ended in March 1999, after research showed that the majority of German listeners tuned into the English-language service. Broadcasts in Dutch, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese and Malay stopped for similar reasons.
sUbsEqueNtLY, fInanCiAL PressuRes DecrEased tHe numBER anD ThE types of serviCes ofFeRed by tHE Bbc. audiencES in coUNTrieS with Wide acCesS to INtErnET servicES hAvE Less nEeD FoR TerRestrIaL RAdIo. broAdcasts In GERmaN EnDeD IN marcH 1999, after Research showed tHat tHe majority of gerMan LIstenERs Tuned Into the EnglisH-lAnguagE sErviCe. bRoadCaSts iN DUtCh, Finnish, FrEnCh, hEbRew, italiAN, JapanESE ANd malaY StoppEd fOR simIlAR reaSons.