Date: 16th February 2001

BBC To Buy Millennium White Elephant?


The BBC's commercial unit BBC Worldwide, disclosed Thursday that it is in talks aimed at acquiring London's Millennium Dome, the indoor theme park that was to have been the centerpiece of Britain's millennium celebration but turned out to be a billion-dollar fiasco instead.

British press reports said today (Friday) that BBC Worldwide may become part of a consortium bidding to buy the giant structure from the government. It would use the site to celebrate the country's favorite BBC programs throughout its history. The British Guardian newspaper noted that the Dome, although closed, still costs taxpayers some $4.5 million per month to maintain.

Source: Studio Briefing