2008-03-28 BBC Chief Has Radical Designs on Internet

2008-03-28 \internet\BBC http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120666555301970483.html BBC Chief Has Radical Designs on Internet &ldquo;Mr. Thompson's push raises a counterintuitive possibility: The world's oldest and largest public broadcaster may emerge as a pioneer of new ways of delivering TV news and entertainment. The taxpayer-financed BBC doesn't have to worry about advertisers or delivering results to Wall Street. It owns most of its own shows, so it can control how they appear online. As such, the 85-year-old global behemoth can focus on the industry's most pressing problem: keeping viewers in the Internet age.&rdquo;   