The BBC is launching a new technology programme to fill the gap created by the closure of Click.
Tech Now will debut on 29 March on the BBC News channel and international digital platform, BBC.com.
It will use the BBC’s establiahed network of technology reporters to explore the latest innovation and technology.
In the first episode of Tech Now, technology reporter Adrienne Murray explores the future of air travel and the race to decarbonise aviation; Joe Tidy visits rural Zambia to see how Bitcoin has helped electricity projects to get thousands of villagers on the grid; Nick Kwek brings us the big developments from SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, and Alasdair Keane heads behind the scenes of Europe’s newest and biggest wildlife endocrinology labs at Chester Zoo.
Monica Soriano, Editor, Tech Now: “For over a century the BBC has been an innovator in both technology and content, inventing core elements of radio and television, pioneering online services, and creating programme formats that audiences in their millions have enjoyed.
“With a wide network of technology reporters around the world, Tech Now brings a truly global perspective to the trends and advancements happening in the technology space today and showcasing their potential global impacts”
Tech Now’s TV programmes are also complemented by short online videos available on BBC.com.
