BBC Worldwide
1979–2018 commercial subsidiary of the BBC
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| March 2024 | BBC Studios acquired Werner Film Productions in Melbourne, Australia, expanding their Australian 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. |
| 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. |
| April 2022 | BBC Children's production moves into BBC Studios Productions to expand global market potential for British children's content. |
| 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. |
| 2019 | BBC Studios Productions became the UK's most commissioned creator of new content, with 77 new commissions from the BBC and third-parties. |
| 2019 | A UK-specific version of BritBox was launched as a separately managed service. |
| 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. |
| April 1 2018 | BBC Worldwide merged with BBC Studios, creating a new integrated licensing, production, and distribution company under the BBC Studios name, effectively ending BBC Worldwide's independent existence. |
| 2017 | BBC formed BBC Studios as a second commercial subsidiary to hold most of its in-house production units. |
| November 2017 | BBC Store was closed after operating since an unspecified start date |
| November 29 2017 | BBC announced the merger of BBC Worldwide into BBC Studios, to be completed in April 2018. |
| March 2017 | Launched BritBox, a US streaming video on demand (SVOD) service, in partnership with ITV |
| 2016 | BBC physical retail shop closed in the UK. |
| 2016 | BBC Shops closed, though BBC Worldwide retained online shops for Doctor Who and Top Gear branded merchandise |
| December 2016 | BBC Worldwide and ITV plc announced BritBox, an international British television streaming service. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| February 27 2015 | BBC Studios Ltd. was first registered as a production company. |
| 2014 | BBC Worldwide generated headline profits of £157.4m and headline sales of £1,042.3m, returning £173.8m to the BBC. |
| 2013 | BBC Worldwide reorganized its company structure along geographical lines, creating seven geographic markets grouped into three regions: North America; UK, Australia and New Zealand; and Global Markets, to better serve global audiences and capitalize on high-growth market opportunities. |
| 2013 | BBC Worldwide made a profit of £156.3m on a turnover of £1,115.8m. |
| 2013 | BBC Worldwide sold Lonely Planet to NC2 Media for US$75 million, at a significant £80 million loss. |
| 2012 | BBC Worldwide made a profit of £104m on a turnover of £1,085m. |
| 2011 | BBC Worldwide's profit rate increased to 11.2% during the 2011/2012 financial year, slightly up from 9.6% in the previous year. |
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