BBC Worldwide under fire from rivals.

(From Guardian Unlimited)

The activities of the BBC 's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, came in for criticism from rival media companies today, with one executive branding it an "out-of-control juggernaut".

MPs on the House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee heard executives from the BBC's commercial rivals claim BBC Worldwide was moving into areas not covered by its remit and calling for it to come under closer scrutiny.

Lyn Hughes, the editor and publisher of independent travel magazine Wanderlust, questioned BBC Worldwide's plans to launch a Lonely Planet travel magazines in a time of economic downturn when travel companies are …