BBC Studios
British production company
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| November 2024 | Six BBC FAST channels were added to Australia's 9Now platform. |
| March 2024 | BBC Studios acquired Werner Film Productions in Melbourne, Australia, expanding their Australian operations. |
| March 31 2024 | BBC Entertainment channel was scheduled to cease operations. |
| October 2023 | BBC Studios reached a multi-million pound financial settlement with Top Gear presenter Freddie Flintoff for injuries sustained during a car crash while filming in December 2022. |
| June 2023 | BBC Studios announced the acquisition of Scandinavian production company STV, to be rebranded as BBC Studios Nordic Productions. |
| April 2023 | BBC Brit and BBC Earth were replaced by BBC Nordic in the Nordics region. |
| April 3 2023 | BBC merged BBC News and BBC World News channels into a single networked news channel, with regional opt-outs for domestic and international versions. |
| 2022 | ITV announced it had bought out BBC and other partners' stakes in the UK BritBox service, with the intention of integrating it with ITVX. |
| October 2022 | BBC Studios took full control of Firebird Pictures by acquiring the remaining stake. |
| August 2022 | BBC Studios planned to launch an international newsletter business, focusing on Canada and the US. |
| July 2022 | BBC announced plans to merge BBC News (UK audiences) and BBC World News (international audiences) into a single international news network. |
| April 2022 | BBC Children's production moves into BBC Studios Productions to expand global market potential for British children's content. |
| February 1 2022 | BBC Three relaunched as a broadcast programming channel. |
| April 2021 | BBC Three's in-house production team joins BBC Studios Productions. |
| March 2021 | BBC Children's Productions and BBC Global News units were transferred into BBC Studios. |
| February 22 2021 | BBC Studios launched BBC Select streaming brand in North America and signed a first-look deal with Gobstopper Group. |
| December 31 2020 | BBC Canada television channel closed down. |
| December 8 2020 | Charlotte Moore announced a new leadership structure for BBC Content to take effect in April 2021, prioritizing iPlayer and restructuring channel management with portfolio editors. |
| May 27 2020 | BBC HD television channel in Turkey ceased operations. |
| 2019 | A UK-specific version of BritBox was launched as a separately managed service. |
| 2019 | BBC Studios Productions became the UK's most commissioned creator of new content, with 77 new commissions from the BBC and third-parties. |
| October 10 2019 | Final BBC Knowledge channel in Australia relaunched as BBC Earth, ending the BBC Knowledge brand after 12 years |
| August 2019 | BBC Studios signed a long-term deal with HBO Max for streaming rights to top BBC programmes. |
| April 2019 | BBC Studios announced agreements with Discovery, Inc., including breaking apart their UKTV joint venture and a 10-year content agreement with the Natural History Unit. |
| February 2019 | BBC Studios took a 25% minority stake in Firebird Pictures, an independent drama production company. |
| February 24 2019 | BBC Scotland channel was launched, replacing the Scottish version of BBC Two and becoming a dedicated platform for homegrown Scottish programming. |
| October 22 2018 | New Zealand BBC Knowledge channel replaced by a localized version of BBC Earth |
| October 1 2018 | BBC Studios Ltd. was officially established, and production company and distribution company were renamed accordingly. |
| April 2018 | BBC Studios was formed through the merger of BBC's commercial production arm and BBC Worldwide, establishing a unified commercial subsidiary of the BBC dedicated to content creation, development, production, distribution, and global sales. |
| April 3 2018 | BBC Ventures Group Ltd. was renamed BBC Studios Group Ltd. |
| 2017 | BritBox launched its international service in North America as a joint venture between BBC Studios and ITV plc. |
| 2017 | BBC Store online platform was shut down. |
| 2017 | BBC Studios launched as a commercial entity, enabling production of programming for other broadcasters and services to generate profit for the BBC. |
| November 29 2017 | BBC announced the merger of BBC Worldwide into BBC Studios, effective 1 April 2018. |
| 2016 | BBC Worldwide and ITV plc announced BritBox as a joint venture streaming service for international markets. |
| 2016 | BBC physical retail shop closed in the UK. |
| October 2016 | BBC announced plans to lay off 300 employees from the division considered redundant. |
| September 2016 | BBC announced it would tender its non-news programmes over the next 11 years. |
| April 2016 | The re-organisation and formation of BBC Studios as a division of the BBC was completed. |
| February 16 2016 | BBC Three moved to an online-only content platform. |
| 2015 | BBC Brit officially launched, with the first international rollout beginning in Poland. |
| September 2015 | BBC's general director Tony Hall announced a proposal to split the BBC's in-house production units into a separate BBC Studios division. |
| April 2015 | BBC Brit and BBC Earth channels launched in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland, replacing BBC Entertainment. |
| February 27 2015 | BBC Studios Ltd. was first registered as a production company. |
| February 1 2015 | Poland became the first location to launch the new BBC Earth channel, replacing BBC Knowledge. |
| February 1 2015 | BBC Knowledge launched on Australian IPTV service Fetch TV |
| 2014 | BBC Studios announced the rollout of a new channel, BBC Earth, to replace BBC Knowledge in most locations. |
| August 3 2014 | BBC First entertainment channel launched in Australia, featuring drama, crime, and comedy programming. |
| December 10 2013 | BBC Four HD launched as a high definition simulcast of BBC Four. |
| December 10 2013 | CBeebies HD high definition simulcast channel launched, providing programming for children aged six and under. |
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