BBC Studios has fallen well short of its targets for commissions from third-party streamers and broadcasters, and is too reliant on old brands like Doctor Who to prop up its revenue. That’s t…
The NAO said: “BBC Studios has been less successful than planned in winning new commissions from the BBC and third parties to generate the IP which it can then exploit financially. In 2018-19, it generated production revenue of only £28 million from such commissions, and its successful non-BBC commissions tended to be for small, one-off factual programmes, rather than large drama series.”
A BBC spokeswoman said: “The NAO recognizes that BBC Studios has made a good start and we’re really pleased with the strong progress and performance of BBC Studios, both creatively and financially.
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