BBC Studios is on track to meet its five-year target of £1.2 billion in returns to the BBC by 2021/22, despite the challenges of the last year amid the pandemic.
Read More »Netflix Takes Lead in European Scripted Commissions
Netflix has become the largest single commissioner of new scripted projects in Europe, according to data from Ampere Analysis.
Read More »BBC’s Annual Plan Outlines Commissioning Shift for BBC Four
The BBC is set to deliver £880 million ($1.21 billion) of annual savings this year, beating the target of £800 million ($1.1 billion) a year ahead of schedule.
Read More »U.K. Committee Cites Government Failure in License Fee Reform
A new report by the U.K.'s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) has concluded that the BBC will have to continue to rely on the TV license fee, in part because the government has "failed to put in place the necessary broadband infrastructure that would facilitate other funding mechanisms."
Read More »BBC Unveils Transformation Plan
The BBC has unveiled plans for what it is calling its "biggest transformation in decades" as it shifts program spending and much of BBC News across the U.K., outside of London.
Read More »BBC Three to Return as a Linear Channel in 2022
The BBC is planning to make BBC Three a linear broadcast channel once again, set to relaunch in January 2022.
Read More »BBC Plans for Content Budget Cuts
Facing "downward pressures" on its income, the BBC is planning to reduce spending on its content and services by £408 million ($556 million).
Read More »BBC Appoints Leigh Tavaziva as Group COO
The BBC has appointed Leigh Tavaziva, who has worked in a range of senior executive positions spanning operations, finance, strategy and transformation roles, as its group chief operating officer.
Read More »BBC Reorganizes TV Division Without Controllers
The BBC has restructured its television division in an effort to bring a new approach to commissioning, designed to reflect changing audience behavior, fuel the growth of BBC iPlayer and strengthen its content portfolio.
Read More »BBC’s Director of Arts to Step Down in April
Jonty Claypole has decided to step down as the BBC’s director of arts in April 2021.
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