BBC Studios Productions

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BBC Studios Productions Limited
FormerlyBBC Studios Limited (2015–2018) [1]
Company type Division
IndustryTelevision production
Founded27 February 2015 [1]
Area served
United Kingdom
RevenueIncrease2.svg £423 million (2022)
Increase2.svg £24 million (2022)
Total assets Increase2.svg £32 million (2022)
Owner BBC
Parent BBC Studios
Divisions BBC Studios Science Unit
BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions
BBC Studios Music Productions
BBC Studios Entertainment Productions
BBC Studios Continuing Drama Productions
BBC Studios Natural History Unit
BBC Studios Event Productions
BBC Studios Documentary Unit
BBC Studios Drama Productions
BBC Studios Comedy Productions
BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions
BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions
Subsidiaries Mortimer Productions
Nice and Accurate Productions
Website productions.bbcstudios.com

BBC Studios Productions Limited [1] [2] is a British content production company and is BBC Studios' national production division, producing a wide range of programmes from things like Top Gear to Strictly Come Dancing . BBC Studios Productions is responsible for producing programmes while BBC Studios is in charge of ventures like UKTV and the distribution and selling of formats of BBC programmes. BBC Studios Productions is the biggest content producer in the United Kingdom. [3]

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Divisions

BBC Studios Productions has 12 production divisions responsible for producing different programmes for their channels, as well as other broadcasters including Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, Channel 4, Channel 5, UKTV, Discovery Channel, Netflix and PBS. [3]

BBC Studios Science Unit

The BBC Studios Science Unit has produced a wide range of scientific programmes for multiple broadcasters. The department is headed up by Andrew Cohen and is overseen by the Factual Managing Director Tom McDonald.

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BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions

BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions is responsible for delivering entertaining and enriching programmes. The Factual Entertainment productions is headed by Naomi Carter and is overseen by managing director of Factual Entertainment and Events Hannah Wyatt.

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BBC Studios Music Productions

BBC Studios Music Productions is the production arm of BBC Studios Productions responsible for music-related commissions. The BBC Studios Music Productions is headed by James Payne and is overseen by Entertainment and Music Managing Director Suzy Lamb.

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BBC Studios Entertainment Productions

BBC Studios Entertainment Productions produces titles such as Children in Need and Strictly Come Dancing. BBC Studios Entertainment Productions is headed by Mel Balac and is overseen by Entertainment and Music Managing Director Suzy Lamb.

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BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions

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BBC Studios Documentary Unit

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BBC Studios Events Productions

The BBC Studios Events Productions unit focuses primarily on events of significance across the UK and was the primary and sole source of all coronation footage which was covered in Ultra-high-definition and distributed to broadcasters domestically and worldwide.

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BBC Studios Drama Productions

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BBC Studios Natural History Unit

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BBC Studios Continuing Drama Productions

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BBC Studios Comedy Productions

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BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions

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References

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