BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, manages a range of media businesses around the world

A portfolio of channels that span the globe, connecting audiences in 288 million homes

Bringing the best of BBC and independently produced British programming to audiences around the world

Investing in programmes and formats, maximising their global potential and managing relationships with Indies

The UK's third largest consumer magazine publisher, selling over 90 million magazines every year

Helping audiences enjoy the best of the BBC through DVDs, books and audiobooks

Driving the development of new platforms for content distribution including clips sales and mobile content

Get the latest BBC Worldwide news, press releases, programme information, biographies, speeches and key facts.

Profits up 24% year on year to £111m (including exceptionals) - treble what they were in 2003/04
Sales up 8% to £810m (excluding disposals)

BBC Worldwide is the UK's...

No 1 international TV channel broadcaster
No 1 exporter of television programmes
No 1 UK-owned DVD/video distributor (through 2 entertain in partnership with Woolworths)
No 1 audiobook publisher
No 3 consumer magazine publisher