Headline sales chart

At a glance


BBC Worldwide reports as seven operating businesses* (outlined below), each driving sales and profits globally across multiple territories and formats.


*Reorganised after year end

 

 

Operating business Description Headline
sales**		 Headline
profit/(loss)**

Channels

Offers a global showcase for the best of British television via a portfolio of 31 international, BBC-branded TV channels, and 10 further channels are operated through a joint venture with Virgin Media - UKTV. Also manages advertising and affiliate sales for BBC World News.

 Channels sales £312.0m +18.8%
 Channels profit - £40.1m +2.3%

Content &
Production

Provides TV producers with investment and expertise in return for rights. Also develops its own TV formats and runs a global network of production studios.

 Content & Production sales - £102.8m +9.1% Content & Production profit - £7.9m -55.1%

Digital
Entertainment

Comprises BBC.com and the investments we have made into two start-up digital businesses - the global BBC iPlayer and a Games Unit.

 Digital Entertainment sales - £27.1m +86.9% Digital profit/(loss) - £(6.8)m +60.0%

Digital activities are also embedded in other businesses and, on a memorandum basis, the total revenue from digital (predominantly online and mobile) was:

 Digital Across All

Brands,
Consumers &
New Ventures

Maximises the value of our major brands, including
Top Gear and Doctor Who, across all of BBC Worldwide's businesses. Manages Lonely Planet, Live Events, Licensed Products and book publishing partnerships.

 Brands, Consumers & New Ventures sales - £86.0m +4.2% Brands, Consumers & New Ventures profit/(loss) - £(10.3)m -14.4%

Memo reporting for all of BBC Worldwide's key brands†

 Brands Memo Reporting

Sales &
Distribution

Sells TV programmes to customers around the world on behalf of rights owners - the BBC and independent production companies. BBC Worldwide is the largest distributor of finished TV programmes outside the major
US studios.

 Sales & Distribution sales - £230.5m +3.3% Sales & Distribution profit - £58.8 +14.0%

Consumer
Products

Creates products that complement programming and expand consumers' enjoyment of media brands. It comprises 2 entertain (our global DVD and download-to-own business), music licensing and publishing.

 Consumer Products sales - £234.8m +1.2% Consumer Products profit - £48.9m +13.7%

Magazines

Extends viewers' enjoyment of BBC programming in the UK through a portfolio of high-quality consumer magazines and exhibitions. Through 56 international licences, joint ventures in Australia and India, and extensive content syndication, readers around the world can also access Magazines' content. The majority of this business has been held for sale during the year.

 Magazines sales - £164.5m -0.4% Magazines profit - £21.6m +9.1%


**Percentages refer to year-on-year change.
†Memo reporting includes brands such as Top Gear, Dancing with the Stars and BBC Earth. See Brands, Consumers & New Ventures.

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