BBC Studios

Not to be confused with BBC Studios Home Entertainment.
For the BBC's commercial studios arm, see BBC Studioworks. For studios and buildings belonging to the BBC, see List of BBC properties.

BBC Studios Limited
Formerly
  • FFW 1987 Limited (June– August 2002)
  • BBC Ventures Group Limited (August 2002–April 2018)
  • BBC Studios Group Limited (April–October 2018)[1]
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelevision production
PredecessorBBC Worldwide
Founded27 February 2015; 9 years ago (27 February 2015)
HeadquartersTelevision Centre, London,
England
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Tom Fussell (CEO)[2]
BrandsBBC Earth
RevenueIncrease £2.7 billion (2022/23)
Increase £240 million (2022/23)
Total equitySteady £166.8 million (2021)
ParentBBC
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Websitebbcstudios.com

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.[3]

  1. ^ "BBC Studios Limited overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 18 June 2002. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Tom Fussell appointed CEO of BBC Studios" (Press release). BBC. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Annual report and accounts". www.bbc.com.