The BBC has released its Annual Plan for 2025/26, promising to continue its "ambitious program of transformation."
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BBC Unveils Support for 50 TV & Radio Indies
March 12, 2025
The BBC has named the recipients of three different funding schemes for indies, investing in 50 different TV and radio outfits across the U.K.
BBC Recommissions Dinosaur
November 19, 2024
The BBC has recommissioned Two Brothers Pictures’ comedy Dinosaur after the series won two prizes at the BAFTA Scotland Awards.
BBC Slates WHAM!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
October 29, 2024
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the song, BBC Two and BBC Music are set to debut the hour-long WHAM!: Last Christmas Unwrapped in December.
BBC Studios, Samsung TV Plus Expand EMEA FAST Offering
July 15, 2024
Samsung TV Plus has bolstered its BBC FAST offering across EMEA, launching BBC Drama and Top Gear in the region.
U.K. Scripted Commissions Slip
March 25, 2024
Scripted commissions in the U.K. fell by 18 percent in 2023.
U.K. Writers Union Seals New BBC Pact
March 1, 2024
Writers commissioned by the BBC and BBC Studios will receive a 10 percent hike in fees and increased residuals following a new agreement with the WGGB union.
BBC to Face $113 Million Shortfall from Lower License Fee Increase
December 8, 2023
The BBC's current TV license fee of £159 is set to increase by £10.50, a rise of 6.6 percent, which is less than the BBC and Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) had anticipated, leaving a funding gap.
U.K. PSBs Align for Free Live TV Online Service
September 18, 2023
Everyone TV, a consortium made of the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, will roll out a new free service delivering live TV over broadband.
BBC Surpasses £112 Million Creative Diversity Commitment
July 26, 2023
The BBC has invested a total of £128.5 million ($166 million) into TV and radio content in the first two years of its creative diversity commitment, exceeding the original commitment of £112 million ($145 million).