BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide Ltd.
FormerlyBBC Enterprises Ltd. (1979–1995)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryBroadcasting
PredecessorBBC Enterprises
Founded15 May 1979 (1979-05-15)
FounderHenrietta Hurford-Jones
Defunct1 April 2018 (2018-04-01)
(38 years, 10 months and 17 days)
FateMerged with BBC Studios
SuccessorBBC Studios
HeadquartersTelevision Centre,
London, England
,
United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Tony Hall (Chairman)
Tim Davie (CEO)
ParentBBC
Websitewww.bbcstudios.com

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.


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