LONDON: As part of an extended partnership, BBC Worldwide will invest in Original Talent, the newly created parent company for both Cuba Pictures and Curtis Brown, taking a 10 percent stake.<\/p>\n
BBC Worldwide and Cuba Pictures have partnered on content development and distribution since 2014. The new pact will see BBC Worldwide\u2019s first look across all TV output initially extended for a further five years, until 2021.<\/p>\n
BBC Worldwide will be represented by a director on the board of Cuba Pictures and one on the Original Talent board, along with joint Curtis Brown CEOs Ben Hall and Jonny Geller, Sarah Spear and Nick Marston.<\/p>\n
Cuba Pictures\u2019 TV credits include Boy A<\/em> for Channel 4, with The Weinstein Company, and Coalition<\/em>, also for Channel 4, as well as Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell<\/em> for BBC One.<\/p>\n Geller said: \u201cBBC Worldwide has, over many years, proven itself a first-class partner for independent British production companies. Coming on the back of an established working relationship, our closer collaboration will help us accelerate Cuba Pictures\u2019 ambitions.\u201d<\/p>\n Hall added: \u201cThis new relationship will unlock further production opportunities from the richness of Curtis Brown\u2019s talent relationships and access to IP. I am proud of all that Cuba Pictures has achieved to date, and excited about what we can deliver for a range of commissioners and channels in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n BBC Worldwide\u2019s chief content officer, Helen Jackson, said: \u201cThis deeper partnership is one of a small number we are forging with independent producers of the highest quality content\u2014securing access and facilitating new premium content. It is an investment in British creativity, with Cuba Pictures\u2019 quality credentials already evident. As well as retaining a long-term content partner for BBC Worldwide, this deeper relationship lets us back a British production team playing on the world\u2019s content stage for the next phase of its growth and success.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LONDON: As part of an extended partnership, BBC Worldwide will invest in Original Talent, the newly created parent company for both Cuba Pictures and Curtis Brown, taking a 10 percent stake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":6672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[99,480,481],"class_list":["post-6671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-worldwide","tag-cuba-pictures","tag-curtis-brown"],"yoast_head":"\n