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ABOUT US
BBC Worldwide is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned
subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Its
mission is to create, acquire, develop and exploit media content
and brands around the world in order to maximise the value of the
BBC's assets for the benefit of the UK licence payer.
The company has seven core businesses: Channels, Content & Production, Digital Media, Sales & Distribution, Magazines and
Children's & Licensing, Home Entertainment and Global Brands.
In 2009/10 BBC Worldwide generated profits of £145m
(before specific items) on revenues of £1074m.
BBC Worldwide operates under the BBC Charter and Agreement,
which sets out four commercial criteria with which our activities
must comply. BBC Worldwide's activities must:
- Fit with the BBC's Public Purposes as set out in the
Charter;
- Be commercially efficient;
- Not jeopardise the good reputation of the BBC or the value of
the BBC brand
- Comply with the BBC's Fair Trading Guidelines and avoid
distorting the market
BBC Worldwide provides a global showcase for the best of British
creative talent including actors, journalists, presenters, writers,
directors, musicians, designers and technicians. We sell programmes
and formats produced by more than 500 different UK independent
producers. Through our activities we build the reputation of the
BBC globally and in April 2009 we were awarded the Queen's Award
for Enterprise which recognised the company's substantial
growth in overseas earnings over the past three years.
Over the past five years we have invested more than £1bn in the
UK's creative sector, making BBC Worldwide a major supporter of
this increasingly important area of 'UK plc'.
BBC Worldwide operates to the highest standards of ethical
practice. The BBC Worldwide Ethical
Policy Code of Conduct has been in place since 2006 and all
licensees and suppliers must sign up to this before they can work
with us.
ANNUAL REVIEWS
You can find out more information in an online version of our 2009/10 Annual Review. You can also
view previous Annual Reviews.
WHO'S ON THE BOARD?
Find out who's on our
Board along with links to biographies, or go directly to
the biographies page on the online Press
Office.
BBC Worldwide Ltd is a subsidiary of the British
Broadcasting Corporation.
Registered Office: Media Centre, 201 Wood Lane, London W12
7TQ
Registered Number: 1420028 England; VAT Number: GB 333289454