Private company

BBC Studios

Logo: BBC Studios, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

British production company

BBC Studios Limited is a British media 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.2 Its chief executive is Tom Fussell (since 2021).1 It is part of British Broadcasting Corporation.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Apr 2016Founded1

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BBC Studios Limited is a British media 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.2

Corporate structure

BBC Studios is part of a group headed by British Broadcasting Corporation. 46 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • British Broadcasting Corporation London, United Kingdom
    • BBC COMMERCIAL LIMITED London, United Kingdom
      • BBC Worldwide Holdings B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Amsterdam, Netherlands
      • BBC GLOBAL NEWS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
      • BBC GLOBAL NEWS LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • BBC GLOBAL NEWS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
    • BBC Studios London
    • 2 Entertain Subsidiary · London
    • BBC Film Subsidiary · Broadcasting House
    • BBC Music Subsidiary · Broadcasting House
    • BBC Oʻzbek Subsidiary
    • BBC Sport Subsidiary · MediaCityUK
    • BBC Studioworks Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • BBC STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • BBC Turkish Subsidiary
    • BBC Weather Subsidiary · Broadcasting House
    • BBC Worldwide Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • BBC France Subsidiary
      • 2 ENTERTAIN MANAGEMENT LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • BBC EARTH PRODUCTIONS (AFRICA) LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • BBC EARTH PRODUCTIONS LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • BBC Entertainment Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • BBC Yoruba Subsidiary · Lagos
    • Freesat Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • YouView Stake · 16.7% · London, United Kingdom
    • 3SixtyMedia Stake · 10% · Manchester
    • BBC Food Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • BBC German Service Subsidiary
    • BBC Global Disinformation Unit Subsidiary
    • BBC HD Nordics Subsidiary
    • BBC MEDIA ACTION Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • BBC Monitoring Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • BBC Music Introducing Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • BBC North Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • BBC Parliament Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • BBC PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • and 63 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What BBC Studios reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Leadership

Who has led BBC Studios, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Tom Fussell2020–2021
  2. Tom Fussell2021–now
20202025

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Apr 1, 2018Acquired UKTV1
  2. 2008Acquired Baby Cow Productions1

Timeline

  1. Sep 1, 2020New chief executive Tom Fussell becomes CEO1
  2. Apr 2016Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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