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BBC Worldwide Ltd. is the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the BBC, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in January 1995. The company monetises 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.

In 2013, BBC Worldwide reorganised the company along geographical, rather than divisional, lines to better serve its audiences around the world and to position itself to take advantage of opportunities in high growth markets. The seven geographic markets are grouped into three regions: North America; UK, Australia and New Zealand; and Global Markets (Asia, CEMA, Latin America and Western Europe). The two global business areas - Content and Brands - set the strategic framework and parameters for activities within the regions and keep a close connection into BBC Worldwide's parent, the BBC. Digital is embedded throughout the business.

BBC Worldwide is responsible for a wide range of commercial activities, primarily connected in some way with the output and public purposes of the main BBC.

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BBC America is an American basic cable network that is jointly owned by BBC Worldwide and AMC Networks. Unlike the BBC's domestic channels in the United Kingdom, BBC America does not receive funding from the British license fee (which is the principal funding for the BBC's channels within the United Kingdom), as the BBC cannot fund any of its channels that are available outside the United Kingdom. Consequently, BBC America operates as a commercial-supported channel and accepts traditional advertising. It is also funded by television subscription fees.

As of September 2018, BBC America is available to about 80.9 million television households (87.8% of pay television customers) in the United States.

BBC America was launched on March 29, 1998, presenting a mixture of comedy, drama and lifestyle programs from BBC Television and other British television broadcasters including ITV and Channel 4. In the channel's early days, it focused on repeats of popular lifestyle shows such as Changing Rooms and Ground Force. BBC America's head of television programming later stated that the channel needed to establish a niche, since non-British viewers found the lifestyle shows appealing. Most of the newer programs appeared as part of BBC America's evening schedule.

Some of the programs on the channel are edited either for adult content or to allow for commercials. Occasionally, comedy shows are run in specially formatted 40-minute blocks and a few first-run drama programs are broadcast in a longer block that allows them to run to their original broadcast length. Additional series that have been previously broadcast may periodically return to the schedule as part of the network's rotation of daytime programming.

BBC America simulcasts several newscasts during the day from its sister channel, BBC World News, also distributed by AMC Networks in the United States.

In the weekday morning hours (6-9 a.m. ET), the network airs a full, three-hour simulcast of BBC World News. The simulcast consists of BBC World News newscasts, World Business Report, Sport Today and a one-hour newscast called The World Today.

On weekday evenings at 6 p.m. ET, BBC America airs BBC World News America, a live Washington, DC–based program anchored by Katty Kay. The program re-airs at 10 p.m. ET.

BBC America's weekend news programming consists of a half-hour simulcast of the BBC World News bulletin at 6 a.m. ET.

During major breaking news situations, the network will sometimes take BBC World News's coverage and pre-empt regular programming. BBC World News's American coverage started out sparse, but has expanded within the last decade on several providers throughout the United States, generally alongside BBC America as part of AMC Networks' retransmission consent negotiations (one previous example is New York City-based Cablevision, which did not carry BBC America until August 2011) or BBC World News America, an American-focused news program mainly carried by American public television stations though a distribution agreement with Washington PBS member station WETA-TV.

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BBC Canada is a Canadian English language specialty channel that mostly broadcasts television series originally produced by the BBC, the public-service broadcaster of the United Kingdom. The channel is owned by Corus Entertainment, with a minority stake held by BBC Worldwide.

While BBC Canada is part-owned by the BBC, not all of the BBC's programmes air on BBC Canada. In general, while BBC Worldwide and its affiliated operations have a "first look" at the corporation's output, this right only applies so long as BBC Worldwide pays no less than what the BBC Commercial Agency, which is at arm's length, judges to be a particular property's value. Furthermore, while BBC Canada serves a similar purpose to the BBC America channel available in the United States, there are also significant differences between the programming rights owned by the two channels.

This means that much of the BBC's output (and, for that matter, BBC America's original programming) airs on other Canadian channels which have either co-produced the programmes or simply bid more for the Canadian broadcast rights. Conversely, many of the British series that do air on the channel are not sourced from the BBC, with some having originally been produced by or aired on other British channels, such as the privately owned ITV or the independent public-service broadcaster Channel 4.

Despite its British focus, BBC Canada is licensed as a Canadian channel and is not exempt from the CRTC's broadcasting regulations that require it to carry a quota of Canadian content. This means that in addition to British programmes, it also broadcasts a number of Canadian series, which according to the channel's licence are required to "explore or [be] informed by Canada's relationship to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth".

Many of the channel's programmes, whether British, American or Canadian, are shared with other Corus Entertainment channels such as the Global Television Network, Showcase, HGTV and Food Network.

BBC Canada does not ordinarily carry BBC News programming, as the BBC World News channel is also widely available in Canada, and BBC News also has a long-standing content-sharing agreement with the CBC. On the rare occasions that BBC Canada does carry news coverage, coverage may be produced by Corus-owned Global News instead of the BBC, such as with the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

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BBC Entertainment is an international television channel broadcasting comedy, drama, light entertainment, reality and children's programming (some regions only) from the BBC, Channel 4 and other UK production houses. The channel broadcasts regional versions to suit local demands and replaced BBC Prime. It is wholly owned by BBC Worldwide.

The channel was launched in October 2006, replacing BBC Prime in Asian markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and South Korea. On 28 December 2006, it was launched on the Astro platform in Malaysia. The channel was launched in India in May 2007 on the Tata Sky platform and on India online Broadband Public Limited, but ceased broadcasting at the end of November 2012 due to "commercial considerations".

The channel was launched in Poland, on Cyfrowy Polsat, in December 2007, and replaced BBC Prime on DStv in South Africa on 1 September 2008. It was launched together with its sister channels (BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and BBC HD) in the Nordic countries in November 2008, when it replaced BBC Prime. The Nordic countries get a separate feed of the channel which differs from that in the rest of Europe. It was also launched in Mexico on the SKY México digital satellite platform in August 2008 in a deal with Televisa, and it has since extended to other Central and South American countries.

The channel replaced BBC Prime in the rest of Europe and the Middle East & North Africa in November 2009. In Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland, BBC Entertainment is carried alongside BBC One and BBC Two on the Telenet, Ziggo, and Naxoo cable networks.

On 1 December 2009, Astro dropped the channel and replaced it with ITV Choice. On 1 March 2010 in Italy Sky Italia also dropped the channel. In 2010, Kabel Deutschland (Germany) made it a pay-TV channel.

In August 2012, Unifi picked up the channel, thus making the channel available in Malaysia once more after a 3-year hiatus.

In Singapore and Malaysia, broadcasts ceased on 29 April 2015, while in Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia, broadcasts ceased on 1 January 2017. In Myanmar and Mongolia, broadcasts ceased on 1 March 2018. In Taiwan, broadcasts ceased on 10 March 2017 and the channel was replaced by CBeebies.

On 13 April 2017, BBC Entertainment ceased its transmissions in Latin American countries, and was replaced by BBC Brit.

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BBC First is an entertainment subscription television channel featuring comedy, crime and drama programming, originating from UK and mostly from BBC. The channel is wholly owned and operated by BBC Worldwide. The channel began rolling out internationally in 2014, launching first in Australia. It is supported by extended localised advertising breaks.

On 17 April 2013, it was announced that the BBC had forged a new exclusive deal with Australian subscription television provider Foxtel which would see a new channel launched that would feature comedy and drama content, with programming screening as close to their original UK transmission as possible. It was later announced the new channel would be named BBC First, a new global brand that would roll out in 2014, with Australia being the first location to launch the new channel, on 3 August 2014.

It is also available in the Netherlands, where it launched on 16 May 2015, in South Africa on DStv, where it launched on 18 October 2015 and in the Middle East & North Africa on OSN, where it launched in February 2016. Since then, it has also launched in Singapore on 4 April 2016, in Malaysia on 1 October 2016, in Hong Kong on 11 November 2016, in Poland and Turkey on 26 October 2018, in Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia on 1 April 2019 and in Taiwan on 1 April 2020.

BBC First is home to the very best original, innovative British drama, showcasing award-winning talent both on and off-screen. The channel offers viewers the chance to see unforgettable, world-class stories featuring the finest writers, directors and actors all in one place.

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BBC Brit is an entertainment subscription television channel featuring factual entertainment programming. The channel is wholly owned and operated by BBC Worldwide. Originally set to roll out internationally in 2014, it was later announced it would launch in 2015, starting in Poland.

BBC Brit premiered in Poland on 1 February 2015, replacing BBC Entertainment. It is also available in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, where it replaced BBC Entertainment on 13 April 2015 and on DStv in Africa replacing BBC Entertainment on 1 September 2015. Since then, it has also launched in Malaysia on 1 October 2016, in Hong Kong on 11 November 2016 and in Australia on 1 November 2019.

BBC Brit offers premium factual entertainment where the meaningful and meaningless collide. Blending expertise with entertainment and fact with fun, witty and smart, BBC Brit is the exclusive home of Top Gear and covers a rich variety of subjects: cars, adventure, life-changing moments, quirky British characters, chat show and comedy.

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BBC Earth is a documentary subscription television channel featuring premium factual programming. The channel is wholly owned and operated by BBC Worldwide. Originally set to roll out internationally in 2014, it was later announced it would launch in 2015,
starting in Poland.

The channel premiered in Poland on 1 February 2015, replacing BBC Knowledge. It is also available in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, where it replaced BBC Knowledge on 13 April 2015, in Romania, Turkey and Hungary, where it replaced BBC Knowledge on 14 April 2015 and in the Latin America and South Africa on 1 September 2015, replacing BBC HD. Since then, it has also launched in Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam on 3 October 2015, replacing BBC Knowledge, in Serbia on 28 December 2015 replacing BBC Entertainment, in Eastern European countries on 1 January 2016, replacing BBC Entertainment, in Canada on 24 January 2017, in the Philippines on 1 April 2017, in Greece on 1 October 2017, in Middle East and North Africa on 5 April 2018, in New Zealand on 22 October 2018, replacing BBC Knowledge and in Australia on 10 October 2019, replacing BBC Knowledge.

Seeking to inspire audiences by sharing the incredible wonders of our universe, BBC Earth is the world’s leading natural history and science producer with single landmark titles having been watched by an estimated 500 million globally. The channel showcases the work of the world’s foremost factual film makers as it seeks to take audiences on a thrilling journey of discovery. From the smallest creature under the microscope to the limitless expanses of space, BBC Earth brings viewers face to face with heart pounding action, mind blowing ideas and the wonder of being human.

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BBC Kids is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned as a joint venture between Knowledge West Communications (which serves as managing partner and owns a majority 80% interest), an entity of the Government of British Columbia as a crown corporation under Knowledge Network and BBC Worldwide (which owned the remaining 20%), the latter being a commercial division of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It operates as a commercial-free channel that airs programming aimed at youth ranging from preschoolers to teenagers.

BBC Kids broadcasts educational and entertainment programs from the BBC and Canadian series aimed at children ranging in age from 2 to 17 years in the form of live-action and animated programs.

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BBC Kids is an Australian pay television channel. The channel is aimed at 6 to 10-year-olds and broadcasts comedy, documentaries, drama, entertainment and nature shows. The channel is owned by BBC Worldwide and is currently only provided on Fetch TV.

In 2021, BBC Kids, along with ViacomCBS' NickMusic, was announced as the two channels to be added to Fetch TV on 24 April 2021.

Entertaining, energetic, unpredictable and clever, BBC Kids is a brand new channel that kids will love. With loads of exciting shows from comedy, drama and entertainment to natural history and documentaries, the channel is aimed at kids 6-10 year olds. BBC Kids offers a destination for older kids to enjoy a diverse range of programming all with the hallmark of BBC quality.

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BBC Lifestyle is an international television channel wholly owned by BBC Worldwide. The channel provides six programming strands: Food, Home & Design, Fashion & Style, Health, Parenting, and Personal Development.

BBC Lifestyle first launched in Singapore on Singtel TV in July 2007 (it was added to StarHub TV on 1 August 2009). It is also available in Hong Kong on now TV and Cable TV Hong Kong, in Poland, where it launched in December 2007, and in Romania, where it launched on 31 December 2010. It has been available on DStv in South Africa and on OSN in the Middle East and North Africa since September 2008. Since then, it has also launched in the Scandinavian countries in November 2008, where it replaced BBC Prime.

BBC Lifestyle viewers are able to watch well-loved British programmes such as The Great British Bake Off, a BAFTA-winning baking competition that sees passionate amateur bakers use every crumb of their creativity to impress the judges in each week’s challenges; and The Graham Norton Show, a comedy chat show full of celebrities and gossip, presented by award-winning Irish television personality, Graham Norton.

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BBC UKTV is an Australian pay television channel in Australia and New Zealand, screening British entertainment programming, sourced mainly from the archives of the BBC, RTL Group (mainly Talkback Thames material) and ITV plc. The channel was originally a joint venture with Foxtel (60% ownership), the RTL Group (20% ownership) and BBC Worldwide (20% ownership). It is now owned solely by BBC Worldwide. It is the home of the channel's flagship programme The Graham Norton Show.

The channel was first launched in Australia in August 1996, becoming available on Austar in April 1999 and on Optus in December 2002. A New Zealand version with different programming launched on Sky TV, in November 2003.

It shows a mix of repeats of old UK shows previously screened in Australia or New Zealand and new episodes of programs not shown before in Australia or New Zealand. Repeated series include Doctor Who, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Are You Being Served?, Dad's Army, Torchwood, Torchwood Declassified, The Jewel in the Crown, Never the Twain, The Sweeney, and The Bill that have already been seen on free-to-air terrestrial television in Australia. New series include Shameless, new episodes of popular soap operas Coronation Street and EastEnders and the original UK version of The Weakest Link which have not otherwise been screened in Australia. UK soap opera Family Affairs, which has never been screened on free-to-air Australian television, ran on UKTV from 1998 to 2007. In July 2006 UKTV began screening 2006 episodes of UK soap opera Emmerdale which had never before been screened in Australia.

UKTV's episodes of EastEnders are currently one week behind the United Kingdom, and Coronation Street is also about one week behind. By comparison Emmerdale current episodes as of December 2020 are from November 2020, about four weeks behind the original UK broadcasts.

In Australia, UKTV, like all pay TV drama channels, is legally required to spend 10 per cent of its total program expenditure on funding new eligible (Australian and New Zealand) drama programs. Such productions include Changi, Supernova, Make or Break and False Witness.

UKTV has separate services in Australia and New Zealand, partly to reflect different local tastes, but also for rights reasons, as many programmes are shown on free-to-air channels in New Zealand. For example, Coronation Street has been shown on TVNZ 1 for many years, while until May 2009, EastEnders was shown on Prime, before moving to UKTV.

On 1 July 2008, BBC Worldwide assumed full control of UKTV. BBC Worldwide previously had a 20 per cent stake in UKTV in a three way partnership with Foxtel and Fremantle Media. BBC Worldwide launched two new Australian channels, BBC Knowledge (documentary and non-fiction programming) and CBeebies (an advertising-free channel for 0 to six-year-olds) on 1 November 2008.

On 3 October 2009, UKTV revealed a new logo, displaying that of the BBC, although its name remained unchanged. On 15 November 2009, the channel launched an HD simulcast, replacing BBC HD.

In April 2013, the channel changed its logo and name to BBC UKTV. On 1 July 2014, BBC UKTV changed subscription packages on Foxtel - moving from the Drama & Lifestyle add-on package to the basic Essential package increasing its reach.

On 1 February 2015, BBC UKTV launched on Australian independent IPTV service Fetch TV.

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CBeebies is an international television channel supported by subscription services wholly owned by BBC Worldwide. It is aimed at pre-schoolers aged six years and under.

The first international launch for the CBeebies channel was in India in May 2007. The Polish CBeebies channel was launched on 2 December 2007, while feeds in Latin America, East and Southeast Asia, South Africa, and Australia were launched in 2008. In March 2011, the on demand version of the network was launched in the US and is available on Xfinity.

On 13 May 2011, CBeebies was launched as a program block on the channel BBC Kids in Canada, available on weekdays between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. It is serving a similar schedule to the main channel.

In April 2015, BBC Worldwide signed with South Korean broadcaster KBS and Japanese broadcaster Kids Station to launch CBeebies blocks on both channels.

In April 2016, a channel for the MENA region was launched.

On 10 March 2017, CBeebies Asia was launched in Taiwan, replacing BBC Entertainment. CBeebies Asia has already launched in Hong Kong, South Korea, Myanmar, the Philippines, Mongolia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia.

On 5 April 2018, a Turkish feed was launched on Digiturk in Turkey.

On 1 December 2019, the Australian feed launched in New Zealand on Sky.

CBeebies is a critically acclaimed, multi-platform brand for pre-schoolers aged six years and under, which encourages children to learn through play. The channel offers a mixture of new and landmark, high-quality programming to educate and entertain young audiences.

The links between programmes on CBeebies are primarily achieved through the use of in-vision continuity, using presenters to interact with the children. International variants feature broadcast links produced either in the corresponding country or from a central base at Dock10, MediaCityUK. The variants feature different personalities per broadcast region.

The Australian feed is the only non-UK CBeebies service to feature more than one presenter, as this feed features three presenters. Tara Colegrave has presented since the channel's launch in 2008 and when the continuity links moved from the UK to Australia, she was joined by Robbie Harding and Duncan Fellows in 2011.

The Asian feed shown in countries like Thailand, Hong Kong and Singapore has Nisha Anil as the main presenter.

The Latin American variant uses Roser Cabañas as the presenter.

The Polish channel has Aneta Bożena Piotrowska as main presenter since April 2008. On some occasions Aneta also appears on the UK channel.

The South African feed uses former UK presenter Sid Sloane. Cat Sandion also presented on this feed before becoming a presenter on the UK version.