BBC Worldwide Collection International to form 2 Entertain, which was part owned by BBC Worldwide; the following year the company sold "Eve" magazine to Haymarket Group and in 2006 the company sold a majority stake in BBC Books to publisher Random House. In 2007 BBC Worldwide purchased a 75% stake in the travel guide publisher Lonely Planet, acquiring the final 25% of the company in 2011. The acquisition was part of the BBC's strategy to grow its online portfolio and to increase its operations in Australia and the USA. In January 2009 it was announced that Ofcom had put forward the recommendation
BBC Television and the Republic of Ireland." A high definition simulcast, BBC Three HD, launched on 10 December 2013. The BBC's wholly owned commercial subsidiary, BBC Studios, also operates several international television channels under BBC branding: The BBC also co-owns the following channels in joint ventures with other broadcasters: News channel that targets Persian-speaking countries including Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan in the Persian/Dari/Tajiki language. BBC Japan was a general entertainment channel, which operated between December 2004 and April 2006. It ceased operations after its Japanese distributor folded. BBC Television BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation has