BBC Launching HDTV Channel In US?

A report in this week's US based Multichannel News has a quote from Darren Childs BBC Worldwide's MD of global channels "We're working very hard now to try and get a BBC HD service launched ... the BBC is going to be one of the biggest producers of HD content in the world in three years and it just seems natural for us to have a strong presence in one of the biggest HD markets in the world as well".

Come next March when the UK's BBC HD trial supposedly ends, hearing of a new BBC HD channel in the US that none of us can get won't go down well with the license payer, especially if 'lack of funds' is the reason for the trial to stop.

Reply on this from Amy Castle, BBC Global Channels: "At present we are in the process of launching BBC Entertainment in Asia and CBeebies and BBC Entertainment in India. We intend to launch BBC Knowledge and BBC Lifestyle soon in these and other regions, and are working on the BBC HD proposition for global audiences".