BBC May Sell Programs Online

Not exactly my dream, but still some way towards it: The BBC is to sell its programmes to overseas viewers over the Internet and may also take advertising on its website for the first time, under plans to boost its commercial revenues. Any such move would have to be handled through the corporation’s BBC Worldwide commercial subsidiary.

While it is unlikely that straightforward online news coverage would be accompanied by advertising, other elements of the BBC.co.uk site could be accompanied by ads if viewed from abroad.

On its IMP project (online archive of its programs over the last week, there might be a commercial version as well, with both downloads and streams.

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