It has been widely reported in the British press that the UK government is considering the sell-off of BBC Worldwide, the BBC's commercial arm and majority shareholder in Lonely Planet Publications.
The BBC has denied such a sale could take place, telling the Guardian that "Worldwide is not up for sale".
However, the Daily Mail reports that a sale could net the government up to £2 billion and that BBC Worldwide is part of a group of government owned assets facing privatisation.
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