On 29th March, the BBC will launch Tech Now, the flagship technology programme on the BBC News channel and international digital platform, BBC.com.
Tech Now (previously Click), uses its international network of technology reporters to explore the latest innovation and technology shaping our lives. Bringing audiences the inside track on global trends and advancements happening in the tech space today – from AI and robotics, to health, climate, transport and gaming.
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.
Future episodes will also be looking at the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco; Microsoft’s HQ in Washington; the Rubin Observatory in Chile; and green steel production in Sweden.
Tech Now’s TV programmes are also complemented by engaging short online videos available on BBC.com.
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”
For more technology content from the BBC, audiences can also subscribe to BBC’s Tech Decoded newsletter which decodes the biggest developments in technology for a global audience, drawing on the expertise of BBC correspondents posted around the world. Rooted in the largest tech hubs, Tech Decoded contains an in-depth analysis of a big global issue, plus snapshots of top technology stories and features.
The first episode of Tech Now airs on the BBC News Channel on Saturday 29th March at 00:30, 06:30 and 18:30, Sunday 30th March at 04:30, 13:30, and Thursday 3rd April at 08:30 (all times GMT).
