Manori Ravindran International EditorThe BBC has unveiled a six-year plan that will see the corporation expand key services outside of London and further afield in the U.K.
with a pot of $978 million set aside for the undertaking.Going forward, a majority of the Beeb’s TV programs will be made across the country rather than primarily from London, which is a major production hub.
These programs will receive at least 60% of network TV commission spend — up from the existing 50%.One recent success story of a program from the Nations hitting the mainstream was Welsh broadcaster S4C’s “Keeping Faith” (pictured), which became a huge hit for the BBC and also sold well globally.
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