BBC Studios
Address: 101 Wood Ln, London W12 7RH, UK
BBC Studios is a British content company. It is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC that was formed in April 2018 through the merger of the BBC's commercial production arm and the BBC's commercial international distribution arm, BBC Worldwide. BBC Studios creates, develops, produces, distributes, broadcasts, finances and sells content around the world, returning around £200 million to the BBC annually in dividends and content investment. Wikipedia
Website: www.bbcstudios.com
Latest news
- Sep 18: Doctor Who: Redacted is back for a new season today, to celebrate the show's 60th anniversary. The second season is made by BBC Studios for BBC Sounds.
- Aug 1: Podster and BBC Studios are to make Killing Victoria into a number of different languages for new markets.
- Jul 28, 2022: The BBC could be examining ways to change their financial reporting to hide their presenters' earnings for podcasts. Currently, podcasts are paid from public service money (which has to be reported, like on page 97 of their Annual Report); one potential plan is to get the commercial arm, BBC Studios, to make the shows and pay the presenters, which wouldn't fall under these rules.
- Mar 23, 2022: Bob Shennan is to join BBC Studios, the corporation's for-profit arm, as its first Director of Audio. He used to run BBC Radio 2, Europe's largest radio station; and was Director of Radio and Music for the BBC's public service.
- Aug 31, 2020: The BBC is making a new podcast that you'll only be able to hear on Spotify. BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the corporation, is co-producing the new show, Sorted with the Dyers, alongside production company Pod Almighty. It will not be available on the BBC Sounds app, which offers radio, music and podcasts from the BBC.
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