BBC Worldwide launches new HD services

Following the launch of BBC America HD earlier this year, BBC Worldwide is planning to launch a second HD channel for the Australian market.

The company is also expanding in the Middle East and plans to launch an HD channel in the region when regional service providers have put the necessary technical support in place.

It plans to add up to 100 thousand more hours of HD programming, adding to the 350 thousand hours already in place.

BBC Worlwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, recently appointed a new chairman, Robert Webb QC.

Web succeeds Etienne de Villiers, who has stepped down from the role following a review of the division’s governance structure.