Saturday, 5. October 2002

BBC 'pays £10m' for the magic of Harry Potter - how much was YOUR download?


The BBC has won a bidding war with ITV and other commercial broadcasters for the first terrestrial screening of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It is claimed that the BBC paid £10 million for the film but Potter fans will have to wait until late next year at the earliest before seeing it. No date has been set but there is speculation that it could be BBC1's blockbuster family film on Christmas Day.

¬> News Telegraph

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