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| Formerly | BBC Enterprises Ltd. (1979–1995) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Broadcasting |
| Predecessor | BBC Enterprises |
| Founded | 15 May 1979 |
| Founder | Henrietta Hurford-Jones |
| Defunct | 1 April 2018 (38 years, 10 months and 17 days) |
| Fate | Merged with BBC Studios |
| Successor | BBC Studios |
| Headquarters | Television Centre, London, England , United Kingdom |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Tony Hall (Chairman) Tim Davie (CEO) |
| Parent | BBC |
| Website | www |
BBC Worldwide Ltd. was the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the BBC, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in January 1995. The company monetised BBC brands, selling BBC and other British programming for broadcast abroad with the aim of supplementing the income received by the BBC through the licence fee.
The company merged with BBC Studios on 1 April 2018, to form a new licensing, production, and distribution company under the BBC Studios name.