BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
- Private
Dow Jones Description
Commercial Arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation; Magazines, Videos, Multimedia & Other Merchandise Publisher; Television Programming & Network Services
CEO
Rupert GavinNumber of Employees 2,100
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Periodical Publishers: 511120
Recent Events
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BBC Worldwide taps Webb exec chairman
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Primeval' Saved From Extinction
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Axed Primeval show to be revived
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BBC considers part-privatization of commercial arm
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BBC Worldwide chairman to step down
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BBC Worldwide taps Matt Pritchard
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STOCKS NEWS UK-Lupus rises, talk former chairman to return
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Profits fall at BBC Worldwide
News & Analysis
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BBC Worldwide appoints ZenithOptimedia to £30m media account
BNET
- 2009-11-16
ZenithOptimedia will plan and buy all media campaigns around BBC Worldwide's key brands, including Top Gear, BBC America, BBC Knowledge, Planet Earth and Doctor Who. The appointment is part of BBC Worldwide's ongoing strategy to reduce its number of agencies and expand outside the UK. Global director of marketing for...
Blinkbox signs content deal with BBC Worldwide
Strategy Eye
- 2009-08-20
Popular shows such as Top Gear, Planet Earth and Doctor Who will be available on the Blinkbox site, following a deal between BBC Worldwide and the online video platform. The deal is the latest in a string of moves in the UK video-on-demand VoD market, as a host of...
Blinkbox site to screen BBC shows online
BNET
- 2009-08-20
Blinkbox, an online video site, has secured the rights to BBC shows, including Doctor Who, Planet Earth and Spooks, as the race to fill the void left by Project Kangaroo intensifies. Project Kangaroo was the codename for a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV to bring catch-up...
BBC Worldwide appoints Jacob de Boer commercial director
BNET
- 2009-08-14
De Boer joins from Endemol's Dutch production offices where he was head of business development, responsible for generating new business and new funding models, exploiting Endemol's intellectual property across multiple platforms and building third party partnerships. In his new role he will report directly to Marcus Arthur, managing director of...
BBC wins 2entertain case against Woolworths administrator
BNET
- 2009-08-11
11 August, 2009 | By George MacDonald The BBC???s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, has won a court case against Woolworths??? administrator Deloitte over the value of joint venture 2entertain. The High Court dispute centred on whether a licensing agreement between BBC Worldwide and 2entertain ended when Woolworths collapsed and on...
Channel 4, Time Warner and Sky may bid for Virgin channels
Strategy Eye
- 2009-05-11
Channel 4, Time Warner and BSkyB are the only firms left in the running to acquire Virgin Media’s three vmTv channels, Virgin 1, Bravo and Living. Virgin is thought to be confident of receiving a good price for the channels. However, City analysts are pegging the likely figure at...
Channel 4 link with BBC backed by Culture minister
- 2009-01-23
Burnham favours possible merger with BBC Worldwide Channel 4 was in triumphant mood yesterday after a government minister set to rule on the broadcaster's future threw his weight behind its preferred option of a merger with the BBC's commercial arm. This brought a U-turn from the BBC,...
No cash to burn: is Channel 4 heading towards oblivion?
- 2008-12-22
One indication of how life has changed for Channel 4 since its launch in 1982 is in its name. Back then, TV channels weren't called Dave, or Smile, or UKTV History: they had a number. And there were three of them. Four was hardly even a brand. It was just...
TV on demand becomes a reality
- 2008-12-12
Deal between BBC and ITV will allow viewers to watch what they want, when they want to, on television THE BBC is to join forces with ITV to produce a set-top box that will allow television viewers to watch programmes on demand. Until now, the...
Science TV gets BBC.(SOUTH KOREA)
- 2008-10-22
Korean Science TV net will bow a two-hour BBC Knowledge program block next week following a deal with BBC Worldwide. Shows to screen include motoring-lifestyle program "Top Gear" medical science series "How to Build a Human Body," and natural science skein "Earthshocks."
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Rupert Gavin | CEO |
| Cathy Brown | Associate Publisher |
| Chris Weller | Managing Director, Consumer Publ |
| Nicholas Brett | Deputy Managing Director, Magazines |
| Peter Teague | Managing Director, UK |
| Sam Younger | Managing Director, BBC World Service |
| Bill Postle | Director, Operations |
| Bob McCall | Director, HR |
| Chris Gadsby | Director, Circulation |
| David King | Director, Finance |
| Gary Richards | Director, Technology |
| Jamieson Crane | Director, Strategy Planning |
| Jana Bennett | Director, Television |
| Jeff Taylor | Director, Global Marketing & Brand Development |
| Jeremy Mayhew | Director, New Ventures & Strategy |
| Les Burr | Director, Circulation & Commercial |
| Mal Skelton | Director, Production |
| Mike Clowes | Director, Design |
| Mike Phillips | Director, International TV |
| Paul Dempsey | Director, Audio |
| Paul Hayes | Director, Sales & Trade Marketing, UK |
| Shem Law | Director, Design |
| Jennie Allen | Manager, Public Relations |
| Janice Hadlow | Controller, Digital Arts & Culture Channel |
| Anna Kozlova |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Associate Publisher | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Managing Director, Consumer Publ | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Deputy Managing Director, Magazines | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Managing Director, UK | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Managing Director, BBC World Service | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Circulation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Finance | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Current | |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | management consultant | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Technology | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Strategy Planning | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Television | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, TV | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, TV | Former |
| TLC, LLC | Former | |
| The London School of Economics | MSc(Dist) | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Global Marketing & Brand Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, New Ventures & Strategy | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Circulation & Commercial | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Production | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Design | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, International TV | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Audio | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Sales & Trade Marketing, UK | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Director, Design | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Manager, Public Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Controller, Digital Arts & Culture Channel | Current |
Anna Kozlova has a strong background in working with educational software developed by BBC Worldwide and Scholastic Inc. She has a thorough understanding of many software applications and creatively applies them to CineFocus Canada's television and interactive projects. "I'm pleased to be applying my skills working on projects that serve cultural and educational purposes", says Anna.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Scholastic Corporation | Current | |
| BBC Worldwide Limited | Current |
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