BBC Studios
Address: 101 Wood Ln, London W12 7RH, UK
BBC Studios Limited is a British content company. It is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC that was formed in April 2018 through the merger of the BBC's commercial production arm and the BBC's commercial international distribution arm, BBC Worldwide. BBC Studios creates, develops, produces, distributes, broadcasts, finances and sells content around the world, returning around £200 million to the BBC annually in dividends and content investment. Wikipedia
Website: www.bbcstudios.com
Latest news
- Nov 21: BBC Studios are to use Triton Digital for audio advertising and analytics tools for podcasts outside the UK, making the broadcaster’s podcasts available to over fifty ad exchanges on Triton’s global Audio Marketplace. The BBC continues to work with Acast, who are “excited to continue working together to grow the podcast market globally”.
- Jul 26: Zai Bennett will be the new CEO and Chief Creative Officer for BBC Studios Productions His remit will span the company’s UK and international production units. He’s currently Managing Director of Content for Sky.
- Jul 11: Correction: Yesterday, we reported on a number of hires at BBC Studios Audio - but were fed a wrong name. Ella Woods does not become Podcast Marketing Manager - she is “absolutely still a Development Producer,” she tells us. Ella Squire is the new Podcast Marketing Manager, but you knew that, since we reported on Jun 5 that she had started at the BBC, joining from News UK.
- Jul 10: BBC Studios Audio has made a number of hires. Annie Brown joins as Executive Editor in the US (she’s worked for the NYT and Wondery); Thomas Curry joins as Head of Production (he’s ex-Vespucci, Novel, and Audible). Ella Woods becomes Podcast Marketing Manager, and Mary Milad will be Podcast Insights Analyst.
- Jun 5: Ella Squire has started as Podcast Marketing Manager at BBC Studios. She’d worked at News UK (The Times, talkSPORT, Virgin Radio, The Sun, etc) for over three years.
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