BBC Studios has appointed Richard Knight Director of Audio as it takes over factual, entertainment and drama audio content from the BBC’s in-house production team.The move from in-house to BBC Studios was proposed last year and the appropriate regula
BBC Launches First Fully-Owned U.S. Streamer With BBC Select (EXCLUSIVE)
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With this week’s launch of streaming service BBC Select, one of the world’s most recognizable media brands is joining North America’s streaming ranks on its own terms for the very first time.
The new platform joins an international channels portfolio that already includes BBC Earth, BBC Brit and BBC First. There’s also Stateside streamer BritBox, BBC Studios’ joint venture with ITV Studios. It’s fair to wonder why a platform like BritBox isn’t merely expanded or even rebranded to cover BBC Select programming, but top brass are confident that there’s enough of the Beeb to go around, and in this case, serve a specific purpose.