BBC rubbishes reports of move into gaming market

via Games Industry


The BBC has rubbished reports that Simon Nelson, controller of BBC Vision, will use his keynote address at this year's Edinburgh Interactive Festival to announce the corporation's move into the videogame sector.

The story first emerged at the weekend, suggesting that the BBC's iPlayer could be used to deliver gaming content to consumers – but the broadcaster has told GamesIndustry.biz that Nelson's address will not discuss any such plans.

"The presentation will not reveal a major move into the games industry and is in fact just reflective of the way in which various sectors of the entertainment industry are now converging and can learn from each others methods of working," said the BBC.

"The focus of his speech is on what the BBC can learn from the gaming industry and vice versa," offered the broadcaster.