Trust slams BBCW over Lonely Planet

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The BBC Trust has slammed BBC Worldwide’s purchase of publisher Lonely Planet (LP) and ruled that new processes be put in place to prevent similar mistakes being made during future acquisitions.

BBCW “got carried away” with deal

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