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It's worth noting there's quite a distinct separation between the BBC and BBC Studios (which used to be called BBC Worldwide). The BBC is publicly funded via th
by mjfisher 4y ago
It's worth noting there's quite a distinct separation between the BBC and BBC Studios (which used to be called BBC Worldwide). The BBC is publicly funded via the UK's TV license. BBC Studios is entirely funded by its own profit. They're very careful to maintain the gap between the two. It's why so many BBC Studios productions can't be viewed on BBC's streaming platform domestically; the rights are managed and sold separately. It's not surprising to see partnerships with other production houses across their core markets.
- alephnerd 4y agoThat, actually makes sense. And explains why I can still watch older BBC docs (pre-2012) that were ripped onto youtube. Didn't the airgapping become much more strict when the Tories started pushing the "BBC profitability" schtick?
- reaperducer 4y agoSeems like a distinction without a difference. Just like Sesame Workshop making millions off of merchandising Sesame Street characters that were created with tax dollars from PBS and local PBS stations. And then, to make it even worse, new episodes of the program that was created with tax dollars to educate poor young people for free is now only available first-run to non-poor kids who subscribe to one particular streaming service. Are you a poor child? Tough. You can watch the reruns a few weeks later. Reruns of the shows that were funded with your parents' tax dollars.