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About BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, is a fast-growing media and entertainment company. Our mission is to maximise profits on behalf of the BBC by creating, acquiring, developing and exploiting media content and media brands around the world. We are self-funded and return profits to the BBC to be reinvested in programmes and services to help keep the UK licence fee as low as possible.

Our primary purpose is to bring value to the BBC in the form of profits and programme investment. We acquire the commercial rights to great programmes such as Planet Earth, Doctor Who and Top Gear and find ways of earning money from these across different media and markets. We then channel funds back to the BBC to be invested in new programmes and services. READ MORE >

Our Business Areas

The TARDIS, Stig and the Tomliboos

Channels

Channels

The UK's leading international television broadcaster, BBC Worldwide Channels operates a diverse portfolio of channels around the world, bringing the best British programming to over 100 countries. Wholly owned channels comprise BBC America, BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle, CBeebies, BBC HD and UKTV (Australia). In the UK, BBC Worldwide co-owns 10 UKTV channel brands through a joint venture with Virgin Media. READ MORE >

Digital media ventures are also incorporated right across each business area. READ MORE >

Content & Production

Content & Production

Content & Production provides financial investment and expertise to the UK creative industries on behalf of BBC Worldwide in return for rights. It works to maximise the commercial potential of both the BBC's in-house productions and independently produced shows. READ MORE >

Digital media ventures are also incorporated right across each business area. READ MORE >

Brands, Consumers & New Ventures

Global Brands

Brands, Consumers & New Ventures (formerly Global Brands) business was established in April 2008 to achieve greater value from BBC Worldwide's leading international and multi-format brands. These are Lonely Planet, Top Gear, Dancing with the Stars, Doctor Who and BBC Earth (the collective brand for all of BBC Worldwide's natural history content.) READ MORE >

Digital media ventures are also incorporated right across each business area. READ MORE >

Sales & Distribution

Sales & Distribution

BBC Worldwide Sales & Distribution is responsible for licensing programmes to customers around the world on behalf of the BBC and independent production companies. As Europe's largest exporter of television programmes, this business manages a catalogue of around 50,000 hours spanning all genres, including drama, factual, children's, comedy, entertainment and natural history. READ MORE >

Digital media ventures are also incorporated right across each business area. READ MORE >

Consumer Products

Home Entertainment

BBC Worldwide Consumer Products is a global producer and distributor of TV entertainment packaged media. It is made up of video - including DVD, Blu-Ray and DTO - licensed product, music, BBC Shop and book publishing partnerships. READ MORE >

Digital media ventures are also incorporated right across each business area. READ MORE >

Our Commercial Websites

Good Food website Top Gear website Lonely Planet website BBC America website BBC Entertainment website BBC HD website BBC Knowledge website BBC Lifestyle website Cbeebies website UKTV Australia website BBC Shop websiteBBC Motion Gallery website

 

 

 

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Financial results 2010/11

Headline sales* Headline profit*
£1158m £160m
up 7.8% up 10.3%

*Headline sales refers to gross revenue including discontinued operations, and including the Group's share of revenues from joint ventures. Headline profit refers to operating profit before specific items, and including profits generated by discontinued operations.



Annual Review 2010/11

Annual Review 2010/11

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Queens AwardQueen's Award

BBC Worldwide was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise on 21st April 2009

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