BBC Studios Showcase Relocates to London

The BBC Studios Showcase is set to return in-person on February 27 and 28, 2023, relocating to London after nine years in Liverpool.

The BBC Studios Showcase began in Brighton in 1976, with 25 European buyers. During the 1980s, the event moved around Sussex, Bournemouth, Edinburgh, Bristol, Stratford-Upon-Avon and Harrogate before returning to Brighton. In 2012, it was moved to Liverpool’s ACC.

“We owe all at the ACC and the city of Liverpool a huge debt of gratitude for hosting us for many memorable years,” said Louise McNab, director of content sales. “The welcome we received was unparalleled, and we had some wonderful times that will live long in the memory. I’d like to thank everyone involved for the part they played.”

Rebecca Glashow, CEO of global distribution at BBC Studios, said, “As the market, and our own business changes, so does Showcase. Expect to see our offer to customers evolve from a content juggernaut to a series of highly curated matchmaking opportunities that brings our most valued partners, producers and programs together so the richest conversations can take place.”

“Reconnecting with customers for those early co-pro and presales conversations was invaluable to our producers at the recent Natural History, Science and Docs Days, and we’re looking forward to doing the same thing across the whole range of our content at Showcase,” added Ralph Lee, CEO of BBC Studios Productions.