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LWT & BBC Involved In Video On Demand Tests
When BT tests the video-on-demand system this Spring in Essex, programming for the experiment will be provided by the BBC, LWT, retail group Kingfisher and Pearson.
The BBC is planning to launch its World Service Television News and Information channel into the US for the first time. The service should be launched late this year or early next year. This will be seen as a challenge to Cable News Network.
Viacom yesterday triumphed over QVC to gain control of Paramount, the end of a take-over battle that had raged for five months.
