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The innovative sequel to Walking with Dinosaurs, Walking with Beasts, was sold to 47 countries around the world
 

Partnerships with international broadcasters are another integral part of our growth strategy. 2002 saw a 10-year extension of our global alliance with Discovery Communications Inc (DCI) for the co-production of high-quality factual programming. The relationship with DCI has already brought valuable funding to the BBC, making possible the creation of quality productions such as Walking with Beasts and The Blue Planet.

Our television production business has developed strongly too. As well as marketing the original UK programmes, we also work with overseas producers and broadcasters to create local versions with local talent. BBC production teams travel the world to work with and advise overseas broadcasters on locally produced versions of BBC formats such as The Weakest Link, Top of the Pops, Yes Minister and Dog Eat Dog.

 To succeed in a tough market and reinforce our brand, we developed an innovative range of BBC programming blocks. These ‘best of’ BBC selections slot into foreign television schedules and range from entertainment to natural history and documentary. During the year, we extended the range, with BBC Select in Kazakhstan, BBC Exclusive in Spain and BBC Wild, which will transmit in a number of countries, following its launch in New Zealand. Additionally, branded blocks of BBC Learning programmes are now shown on BBC Prime.

Our Library Sales business also signed a landmark agreement with CBS News to represent its archive in the international market, creating access to a combination of the world’s biggest broadcast archives.
 
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