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WHAT DO WE DO?
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WHO WE ARE
BBC Worldwide is the commercial arm and a wholly owned
subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). We
exist to maximise the value of the BBC's assets for the benefit of
the licence fee payer by creating, acquiring, developing and
exploiting media content and brands around the world. We also
focus on creating value from BBC content and showcasing British
talent both in the UK and international markets.
In the past five years the company has invested over £1bn in the
UK's creative sector making it a major supporter for this
increasingly important part of the 'UK plc'. We also sell
programmes and formats produced by more than 200 different UK
independent producers.
In 2010/11 the company saw sales rise by 7.8% to £1158m -
exceeding the £1bn mark for a third year.
In April 2009, the company was awarded the Queen's Award for
Enterprise recognising the company's substantial growth in earnings
over the past three years.
BBC Worldwide operates under the BBC Charter and Agreement,
which sets out the following four commercial criteria with which
our activities must comply. BBC Worldwide 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 has five operating businesses
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Digital
media ventures are also incorporated right across each business
area.
ANNUAL REVIEWS
You can find out more information in an online version of our 2010/11 Annual
Review. You can also view previous Annual Reviews.
WHO'S ON THE BOARD?
Find out who makes up our Board &
Committees here along with biographies.
OUR ETHICS AND STANDARDS
BBC Worldwide is committed to the highest standards of ethics,
honesty, openness and accountability. It is crucial that we take
all necessary steps to protect the reputation of the BBC and the
value of the BBC brand. As an organisation, BBC Worldwide takes a
zero-tolerance approach to any form of corruption: in the course of
our business activities we do not endorse any form of fraud or
corruption from either our own staff or those acting on our
behalf
This commitment is reflected in the key principles contained within
our Anti Fraud and Corruption Code of Conduct, which we expect all
our staff and those acting on our behalf to understand and comply
with.
OUR ETHICS AND STANDARDS
BBC Worldwide is committed to the highest standards of ethics,
honesty, openness and accountability. It is crucial that we take
all necessary steps to protect the reputation of the BBC and the
value of the BBC brand. As an organisation, BBC Worldwide takes a
zero-tolerance approach to any form of corruption: in the course of
our business activities we do not endorse any form of fraud or
corruption from either our own staff or those acting on our
behalf.
This commitment is reflected in the key principles in the BBC
Worldwide Anti Fraud and Corruption Code of
Conduct on our Ethics and Standards page, which we expect all
our staff and those acting on our behalf to understand and comply
with.
For information on ethical sourcing, see
BBC Worldwide's Code of Ethical Policy and our WorldwideAware
Corporate Responsibility pages.
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