BBC Studios Boss Says Streaming Is The Future But Linear Still Pays

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News Source : Deadline

News Summary

  • BBC Studios has an enormous catalog of shows that it sells around the world.
  • Its channels and streaming business remains a big earner, with revenues of £788 million ($1.1 billion) for the 2025/26 financial year.
  • BBC Player on-demand services can bridge the traditional and the new, providing a streaming service that can sit next to regular channels.
  • BBC First is an example: It was rebranded as BBC Belgium in that European country and there has since been an uptick in viewership.
Marcus Arthur tells Deadline about walking a tightrope in a streamingfirst world where linear remains a big moneyspinner. Arthur is running a huge and complicated business.

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