Ask HN: Why Does BBC Maintain Two Separate Sites (.com vs. .co.uk)?

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a year ago

I have known for some time that the BBC has two different domains — bbc.com and bbc.co.uk—and both serve the same content, albeit with variations in layout and design.

Does anyone know the backstory here? Is this a legacy decision, a regional licensing issue, or something else entirely? I’m curious if there’s some historical or technical reason behind maintaining two sites that appear to do the same thing. Any insights?

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