BBC Studios has confirmed its first international licence for gameshow format In With A Shout to W9, France. Created by Expectation and produced locally by BBC Studios Productions France, the French adaptation will be entitled Video Quiz and is confirmed to be hosted by actor Issa Doumbia (Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom). The primetime series is due to air this autumn. […]
Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) has announced that André Renaud will join the business in November as Global Vice President Finished and Format Sales, and Revenue Generation. Based in London and reporting directly to Andrew Zein, WBITVP’s EVP Creative, Format Development and Sales, Renaud will take direct responsibility for overseeing the teams selling the […]
TMT Insights is partnering with BBC Studios on a multi-year project to help it transform its digital media supply chain. Through a combination of TMT’s Polaris operational management software platform and professional services expertise, the BBC’s commercial global content studio and media & streaming business will centralise control of its content library across worldwide regions, enhance operational continuity, […]
BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC Group, has appointed Ben Goldberger as General Manager and Executive Director of Editorial Content. In this newly created role, Goldberger will be responsible for leading the content strategy and growing audiences for the BBC website and app globally, outside of the UK. Goldberger will oversee the […]
BBC Studios Brands & Licensing has announced the appointment of Nicki Sheard as CEO, Brands & Licensing as the BBC Studios division sets a new global approach to its Consumer Products & Licensing business, with the creation of two distinct global teams. BBC Studios says the new setup will “allow the creation of a global […]
BBC Studios has named Zai Bennett as new CEO and Chief Creative Officer for its global content-making division BBC Studios Productions. Bennett’s remit – which will span the company’s UK and international production units (including the world-renowned Natural History Unit), owned labels and invested indies across its Global Entertainment, Factual, Scripted, Kids & Family and […]
The BBC has reported its Global Audience Measurement (GAM) for 2024, revealing an international audience of 450 million people on average every week. The BBC said its annual reach figure, which includes the total reach for BBC News, BBC World Service and BBC Studios, “remains resilient in the face of increased investment and fierce competition […]
Luxembourg-based M7 Group, owned by Canal+ Group and one of Europe’s leading pay-TV providers, has concluded an agreement with BBC Studios for the […]
BBC Studios and Samsung TV Plus are to expand two BBC FAST channel brands in EMEA. BBC Drama will make its debut in MENA on Samsung TV Plus whilst Top Gear launches on Samsung TV Plus across MENA, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Already available in Spain, Italy and France on Samsung […]
BBC Studios has announced that Marcin Boroszko has been appointed to the newly created role of Director of Ad Sales, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), effective immediately. Boroszkowill be based in Warsaw and report to Bartosz Witak, General Manager for CEE at BBC Studios. Responsible for developing and implementing innovative advertising sales strategies for the […]