BBC Studios

We’re delighted to partner with Triton Digital to bring the BBC’s premium, genre-spanning audio catalogue to Triton’s Audio Marketplace outside the UK.   As more and more listeners turn to podcasts for their news and entertainment, Triton's market-leading podcast ad technology will allow us to better serve advertisers and help them reach our engaged BBC podcast audience like never before.    This marks an important step towards our international growth ambitions for Audio and heralds the start of an exciting new chapter for our podcast advertising business. A big shoutout to Greg Styger, Alanna Vaughns, Beth Clearfield and Stewart Bohan for delivering this partnership for BBC Studios.   Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eWGNUzQw

🫵 We’re inviting you to the BBC Studios Inclusion Webinar 🫵   Do you identify as a deaf, disabled, neurodivergent, or are you an advocate for accessibility and inclusion? 🤔   If so, join us Thursday 28th November from 11:00 – 12:00 📆   For more information and to sign up please visit https://bit.ly/40MrIGv     #BBCStudiosInclusion #BBCStudios #ExtendScheme

Big congratulations all round, as we’ve been crowned The Lovie Awards Publisher of the year for the second year in a row! 🤩   On top of this we’ve picked up 17 Lovie Awards -  one Gold, five Silver and five Bronze Lovies – as judged by a panel of industry experts – and six People’s Lovies, via the public vote.    The Lovies recognise the best digital innovations from Europe.  From Bluey’s Book Reads, racking up over 75 million views in its first year, and the Doctor Who podcast, through to Top Gear’s Tunnel Run and the Planet Earth III campaign, this is another brilliant accolade for our Digital Brands team, who curate, commission and commercialise the digital footprint of our best-loved global IP, alongside our colleagues at the Natural History Unit.   GOLD LOVIE    🌍 Planet Earth III social content and campaign in Social: Science, Education & Discovery   SILVER LOVIE    🌍 Planet Earth III in Marketing, Advertising & PR: Best Video Campaign    🌍 #OurPlanetEarth - Human Health Films in Social: Science, Education & Discovery*     🎭 The Official Doctor Who Podcast in Podcasts: Arts, Entertainment & Sport      🚗 Top Gear’s Tunnel Run in Film & Video: Sports     🐶 Bluey Website Rebrand in Websites & Mobile Sites: Television & Film   BRONZE LOVIE     🌍 #OurPlanetEarth - Influencer Reels in Social: Best Influencer or Creator Partnership*     🎭 Cultural Observations: UK in Film & Video: Comedy      🚗 Audi Dakar in Film & Video: Video Series     🐶 Bluey Book Reads in Film & Video: Family & Kids     🐶 Bluey Hammerbarn For Real Life in Social: Best Partnership or Collaboration   PEOPLE’S LOVIE     🌍 Planet Earth III social content and campaign in Social: Science, Education & Discovery     🌍 #OurPlanetEarth - Influencer Reels in Social: Best Influencer or Creator Partnership*     🎭 The Official Doctor Who Podcast in Podcasts: Arts, Entertainment & Sport      🚗 Audi Dakar in Film & Video: Video Series     🐶 Bluey Book Reads in Film & Video: Family & Kids     🐶 Bluey Hammerbarn For Real Life in Social: Best Partnership or Collaboration   * in partnership with BBC Studios Natural History Unit   Huge congrats to all involved and thank you to those who voted for us! #BBCStudios #LovieAwards #NHU #NaturalHistoryUnit

🙌 Huge congratulations to teams from the BBC Studios Productions family who have received 15 nominations in total for this year’s Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards 🤩   They include: 🟣 BBC Studios Natural History Unit who picked up two nominations for Planet Earth III (Music Original Score – Non-Scripted; Production Management) and one nomination for Mammals (Picture Enhancement) 🟣 BBC Studios Global Entertainment who received a Director: Multi-camera nomination for Coldplay at Glastonbury 🟣 BBC Studios Science Unit for their nomination in Make Up Design – Non-Scripted for Secrets of the Neanderthals 🟣 BBC Studios Kids & Family for Editing – Entertainment for Dodger: Coronation Special 🟣 Clerkenwell Films who accrued three nominations for Baby Reindeer (Editing – Scripted; Photography – Scripted; Sound – Scripted) 🟣 Firebird Pictures whose hit drama The Jetty has been nominated for Picture Enhancement 🟣 Lookout Point Ltd who received a nomination for Music Original Score- Scripted for Renegade Nell 🟣 Various Artists Limited who have received two nomination(s) for Spent (Design – Titles) and Juice (Director – Scripted) 🟣 Moonage Pictures, who received a nomination for Sound for The Gentleman 🟣 And not to forget our partners Bad Wolf who have picked up two nominations for Doctor Who in both Production Design and Special effects.   It’s a testament to their craft and skill in creating high impact content that has delighted and enlightened audiences all over the world 👏 #BBCStudios #BabyReindeer #Glastonbury #TheJetty #TheGentlemen #NationalHistoryUnit #PlanetEarthIII #RenegadeNell #TheJuice #DoctorWho

We’re growing FAST and expanding our digital and on-demand services in Europe!    Fuelled by the global appeal of our rich, high quality, content catalogue, over the last week BBC Player has launched in:  🇬🇷 Greece (COSMOTE TV) 🇸🇰 Slovakia (Slovak Telekom’s Magio TV)  🇨🇿 Czech Republic (T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s.’s MAGENTA TV)   In addition, we’ve launched:  🇩🇪 Four FAST channel brands on German Iptv platform waipu.tv - BBC Food, BBC Travel, BBC History and Top Gear 🌍 New FAST channel brand BBC Earth on Samsung TV Plus in Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Nordics   Our Director of Digital & On-Demand for EMEA Kasia Jablonska has also been getting out and about over the last month. She joined industry panel at Digiday Publishing Summit and MIP Markets - MIPCOM, MIPJUNIOR, MIP CANCUN & MIP LONDON to discuss the rapid growth of free ad-supported streaming TV and how we are connecting with new global audiences.    #BBCStudios #FAST #fastchannels #BBCPlayer #BBCEarth #BBCFood #BBCTravel #BBCHistory #TopGear #MIPCOM2024 #SamsungTVPlus

Discover the extraordinary untold stories of Asia… 🌏   Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, viewers will be taken on a fascinating journey exploring the amazing wildlife & natural wonders of our planet’s largest continent. 🍃   From the vast Gobi Desert to the jungles of Borneo, and from the polar wilderness of Siberia to the coral seas of the Indian Ocean, the series will showcase the breath-taking variety of Asia’s wildest places.   🎬 Filming in extreme weather conditions where temperatures plummeted to minus 40 degrees in some locations, the groundbreaking series took four years to make. A grand total of 2,287 filming days resulting in seven hours of breath-taking television that our Natural History Unit has lovingly created.   Swipe through the images below to find out more interesting facts about our landmark series. 👇 Asia premieres Sunday at 6:20pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.    #MadeByBBCStudios #SirDavidAttenborough #NHU #BBCEarthAsia  #NaturalHistoryUnit

That's a wrap for MIP Markets - MIPCOM, MIPJUNIOR, MIP CANCUN & MIP LONDON 2024! 🙌 Thanks to Phil Hardman, Matt Forde, Kasia Jablonska, Rebecca Ransley, Sumi Connock and of course the cast of #Outrageous for coming out to Cannes and sharing your expertise! 👏 It’s been a great few days and here’s a quick round up of all the news we’ve announced around #MIPCOM: 🤝 Global sales for landmark series Asia and Solar System 🇬🇷 New format adaptations for Doctor Foster and Ghosts in Greece 🇨🇳 A new factual co-production with GRT in China 🇪🇸 Pre-sales for The Split: Barcelona and Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty to Spain 🇳🇱 Renewal of a natural history output deal with NPO in The Netherlands 🇰🇷 A first co-production with JTBC in Korea 🇫🇷 Our In With A Shout Format heading to France 💼 Multiple back catalogue sales in EMEA You can find out more about our presence at MIPCOM here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eT2tviMt

🧳 MIP Markets - MIPCOM, MIPJUNIOR, MIP CANCUN & MIP LONDON here we come! Here are some highlights from the BBC Studios team to look out for 🎬 👀 📆 21 October: 📹 Matt Forde talks about producers and distributors collaborating in the remake process for scripted formats at a panel in the Producers Hub. 🇨🇳 Phil Hardman joins a spotlight session on China and international cooperation around content at the Verriere Californie. 📆 22 October: 🤩 Some of the incredibly talented cast and team behind #Outrageous, the new period drama based on the Mitford sisters, join us in Cannes 🎭 Rebecca Ransley at the drama co-production roundtables at the Producers Hub. 🎲 Sumi Connock hosts The Power of Game and Quiz panel spotlighting exciting new game show content in Auditorium A. 🌍 Kasia Jablonska is at the Global Fast AVOD roundtable at the MIP Innovation Lab. 📆 23 October: 📺 Kasia Jablonska speaks at the Connected TV Summit on redefining content aggregation at the MIP Lab. 🥫 Lawrence Szabo participates in Young Audiences - The Secret Sauce Behind Success panel at the Producers Hub. We look forward to seeing you there! Firebird Pictures

We’re gearing up for MIPCOM 2024! 🤩 Here’s a sneak peak of the incredible BBC Studios scripted, factual and unscripted slates we’ll be sharing with international buyers. 📺 🌍 Made by leading British creatives from our production units, labels and indie partners, our BBC Studios scripted slate includes the highly anticipated Outrageous, Death Valley, Reunion, The Split Barcelona and Return To Paradise. 🏝️ Factual highlights include the new landmark series Asia, “Game of Thrones with Whiskers” Big Cats 24/7 🦁 and upcoming Expedition: Killer Whale 🐋 – all produced by our world-renowned Natural History Unit, as well as the spectacular Solar System 🪐 from our Science Unit and new documentary Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty 🧑🎨, starring Charles Dance as Michelangelo, from our Specialist Factual Unit. 🙌 Finally, our unscripted slate features brand new Paddy and Chris Road Tripping 🚙 and a whole host of exciting new game show and quiz formats, including Nation’s Dumbest, The Answer Run, Silence is Golden and Koso Koso, as well as global hits Weakest Link and The 1% Club. 👍 MIP Markets - MIPCOM, MIPJUNIOR, MIP CANCUN & MIP LONDON here we come! 👏   #MIPCOM2024 #BBCStudios #Outrageous #DeathValley #Reunion #TheSplitBarcelona #ReturnToParadise #Asia #BigCats247 #ExpeditionKillerWhale #SolarSystem #RenaissanceTheBloodandtheBeauty #PaddyandChrisRoadTripping #Nation’sDumbest #TheAnswerRun #SilenceisGolden #KosoKoso #WeakestLink #The1PercentClub.

Just wrapped up an incredible few days at Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) – the leading pan-European event for licensing and brand partnerships – and I am super proud to share that Bluey was riding high! 💙 The noise around this phenomenal brand was made even louder at this year’s show by several strategically timed announcements, curated news stories and interviews.📣 Ahead of BLE we announced that Ty Inc have signed a global deal with BBC Studios to create a line of Bluey Beanie Babies, which hit retail from December 2024. This is our BIGGEST deal with Ty Inc to date. ❤ On Day 1 of the show we released the news that we’ve secured a multi-year global renewal with Penguin Random House for bestselling license Bluey, which has had titles in the New York Times best seller list not once but TWICE this year! 📚 Bluey softlines was also in the spotlight too with articles running on new signings Paladone and Sourcebynet.✨ We round-out BLE with Build-A-Bear launching its first-ever Bluey collection, as part of a licensed partnership with BBC Studios. As of today, fans can get their hands on Build-A-Bear’s brand-new Bluey and Bingo plush!🐻 There’s so much more I could say on Bluey, so if you’re hungry to hear more then check out my colleague Andrew Carley’s interview filmed interview with License Global, where he talks further about the meteoric rise of Bluey.🎞 Thank you to everyone who made BLE 2024 unforgettable. Let’s continue to innovate and create lasting partnerships for Bluey that resonate with audiences worldwide. 💼✨ #BrandLicensingEurope #Licensing #BLE2024 #bluey