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BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios to merge
Nov 29th, 2017, 12:41pm
 
To quote directly from TVB Europe ...

"The BBC has announced it is merging its Worldwide and Studio operations into a single commercial organisation.

The Corporation says BBC Studios will "ensure the BBC is best placed to succeed both creatively and commercially and will better serve licence fee payers by:
Creating a unified business with a single business plan and combined operating model better placed to support the full range of the UK’s creative talent, producing high quality, distinctive UK content in bases across the country.
Maximising the intellectual property value of BBC programming for the benefit of UK licence fee payers.
Supporting the UK creative economy by distributing British content as a cultural export and source of global influence."
It means the commercial activities already carried out by BBC Worldwide - including content financing, sales and commercial channels - and BBC Studios - the BBC’s main programme production arm - will be brought together in "a simplified organisation with a single business plan and combined operating model."

BBC Director-General Tony Hall said: “Creating a single BBC Studios will bring the BBC in line with the industry, be simpler and more efficient. It will help ensure that licence fee payers in the UK continue to receive outstanding British programmes which reflect British lives, long into the future. It will also ensure the BBC can continue to play its crucial role in supporting the successful UK creative economy.”

The new BBC Studios will be led by CEO Tim Davie, with Chief Creative Officer Mark Linsey.
Tim Davie added, “The new BBC Studios will be focused on the highest quality British content, underpinning our future financial return to licence fee payers. It will allow us to better serve customers, indie partners and the wider industry, resulting in world-class British productions for audiences in the UK and overseas."

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Re: BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios to merge
Reply #1 - Nov 29th, 2017, 1:11pm
 
This is from The BBC Media Centre, here :-

BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios to join forces as single commercial organisation

At a time of an increasingly competitive and global market for production and distribution, this new organisational structure will bring the BBC into line with the rest of the industry, integrating programme production, sales and distribution in a single entity.

It will ensure the BBC is best placed to succeed both creatively and commercially and will better serve licence fee payers by:

*Creating a unified business with a single business plan and combined operating model better placed to support the full range of the UK’s creative talent, producing high quality, distinctive UK content in bases across the country.

*Maximising the intellectual property value of BBC programming for the benefit of UK licence fee payers.

*Supporting the UK creative economy by distributing British content as a cultural export and source of global influence.


The move will see the range of commercial activities already carried out by BBC Worldwide - including content financing, sales and commercial channels - and BBC Studios - the BBC’s main programme production arm - brought together in the simplified organisation with a single business plan and combined operating model. While BBC Studios and BBC Worldwide already work together closely - such as on current TV hit Blue Planet II which is produced by BBC Studios but which is over three quarters funded by BBC Worldwide and partners - joining forces will allow them to operate more simply and efficiently. All of the major established UK industry players integrate their programme production and distribution in this way.

The TV industry has been changing fast and major global players are investing vast sums in content - but not primarily in British content reflecting British lives. Recent research by consultants Mediatique earlier this month forecast that spending on British programming could fall in real terms by £500m over the next decade - posing a real risk to the volume and breadth of British content available, with a potentially damaging impact on distinctiveness, risk-taking and innovation. A successful new BBC Studios will be better placed to make the investments others will not.

Production arm BBC Studios is internationally recognised for making high-quality British programmes across a broad range of genres and specialisms. Boasting 81 awards so far this year, its output includes the highly acclaimed Blue Planet II, Strictly Come Dancing, Antiques Roadshow, EastEnders, Top Gear, the award-winning drama Three Girls, Louis Theroux’s latest documentary series and Drugsland on BBC Three.

BBC Worldwide has a strong track record in financing and commercially exploiting British IP across numerous markets and platforms, returning almost £1bn to the BBC in the past five years, to be reinvested into programmes for BBC audiences in the UK. It has invested in, marketed and distributed global hits from BBC Studios, including Planet Earth II, winner of the Outstanding Documentary Series Emmy in 2017, sold to 233 territories; Doctor Who, sold to 239 territories, Top Gear, sold to 241 and Strictly Come Dancing, internationally licensed 54 times as Dancing with the Stars.

BBC Director-General Tony Hall says: “In a fast-changing TV industry, securing the future success of the BBC is vital.

“Creating a single BBC Studios will bring the BBC in line with the industry, be simpler and more efficient. It will help ensure that licence fee payers in the UK continue to receive outstanding British programmes which reflect British lives, long into the future.

“It will also ensure the BBC can continue to play its crucial role in supporting the successful UK creative economy.”

The new BBC Studios will be led by Chief Executive Officer Tim Davie and Chief Creative Officer Mark Linsey.

Tim Davie says: “Creating one company, in line with market norms, is a natural step in this market.

“The new BBC Studios will be focused on the highest quality British content, underpinning our future financial return to licence fee payers. It will allow us to better serve customers, indie partners and the wider industry, resulting in world-class British productions for audiences in the UK and overseas.

“I am excited about the prospects ahead, and delighted to be part of the new organisation.”

Mark Linsey says: “Bringing BBC Studios and BBC Worldwide together will help secure the BBC’s future and guarantee our unrivalled creativity, risk-taking, quality and range.

“I am so proud of BBC Studios’ programmes – from huge hits like Blue Planet II and Strictly Come Dancing, to the extraordinary Drugsland and Murdered for Being Different on BBC Three, to EastEnders, Mrs Brown’s Boys, Our Girl, Carols from Kings, Antiques Roadshow, Countryfile and Horizon. We cater to every taste and this merger means that will continue for years to come.”

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The new BBC Studios will bring together existing subsidiaries BBC Studios and BBC Worldwide. It will have a single business plan and will be set up and managed with two divisions, Production and Sales & Distribution, along with a central HQ function. It is expected to begin trading from April 1, 2018.

The change has been considered and approved by the BBC Board.

The new BBC Studios will be subject to the same rigorous Trading and Separation regulations regarding its interaction with the BBC Public Services as currently applies to the existing organisations, including clear operational and financial separation from the Public Service, publication of transfer pricing methodologies regarding trading with the Public Service, and regular financial reporting to Ofcom.

BBC Worldwide’s vision is to build the BBC’s brands, audiences, commercial returns and reputation across the world. This is achieved through investing in, commercialising and showcasing content from the BBC around the world, in a way that is consistent with BBC standards and values. The business also champions British creativity globally. In 2016/17 BBC Worldwide generated headline profits of £157.3m and headline sales of £1,059.9m and returned £210.5m to the BBC. The new, integrated, company will continue to invest in third party production companies and distribute non-BBC content.

BBC Studios, our existing production arm, launched as a commercial subsidiary on April 3, 2017, and makes over 2,000 hours of programming a year. As well as producing programmes for the BBC, it also competes to make programmes for other broadcasters. It has made some of the UK’s biggest TV hits of the year including Blue Planet II, Strictly Come Dancing and EastEnders. The production arm of the new, integrated, company will continue to make and compete for commissions across all genres and specialisms from bases across the UK.

Commercial income complements the BBC’s licence fee income, funding more programmes and services for UK audiences. Delivering on plans for BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios were two of the BBC’s priorities set out in our Annual Plan for 2017/18.

Following the restructure, the combined companies will employ approximately 3,000 permanent staff, along with six production bases in the UK, a further seven wholly-owned and production partnerships internationally, and operations in a total of 22 markets.

Integrated producer-distributor companies now account for over 50% of the UK production market and the top five distributors (all of which, apart from BBC Worldwide, are part of integrated companies) account for over 80% of distribution revenues.
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Re: BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios to merge
Reply #2 - Nov 29th, 2017, 1:29pm
 
Can we take this opportunity to get rid of the appalling end caption?

"BBC Studios Unscripted Programmes"


When this follows a programme obviously NOT made in a studio... it looks silly.

Can the whole lot be replaced by something simple, like, I hesitate to write..

A BBC Production


Or is that too obvious?

Keep
It
Simple.


please.
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Re: BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios to merge
Reply #3 - Dec 1st, 2017, 4:40pm
 
Or get rid of studio credits altogether-surely they are only industry appreciated ?
In any case it doesn't matter a hoot  at the BBC since during closing credits  the screen is usually quartered off whilst the "revolve" races through at top speed with a continuity announcer clashing a closing sig with a trail or (even two!)
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