BBC Studios
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| November 2024 | Six BBC FAST channels were added to Australia's 9Now platform. |
| October 31 2024 | BBC Kids was removed from Fetch TV in Australia, alongside the CBeebies channel, ending its run on the platform. |
| March 2024 | BBC Studios acquired Werner Film Productions in Melbourne, Australia, expanding their Australian operations. |
| March 31 2024 | BBC Entertainment channel was scheduled to cease operations. |
| October 2023 | BBC Studios reached a multi-million pound financial settlement with Top Gear presenter Freddie Flintoff for injuries sustained during a car crash while filming in December 2022. |
| July 24 2023 | BBC Kids launched streaming service in multiple countries including Australia (via Fetch TV), United States (via Pluto TV), Taiwan (via Taiwan Mobile myVideo), South Africa (via Switch Media and MTN), and India (via Prime Video). |
| June 2023 | BBC Studios announced the acquisition of Scandinavian production company STV, to be rebranded as BBC Studios Nordic Productions. |
| April 2023 | BBC Brit and BBC Earth were replaced by BBC Nordic in the Nordics region. |
| April 3 2023 | BBC merged BBC News and BBC World News channels into a single networked news channel, with regional opt-outs for domestic and international versions. |
| 2022 | ITV announced it had bought out BBC and other partners' stakes in the UK BritBox service, with the intention of integrating it with ITVX. |
| October 2022 | BBC Studios took full control of Firebird Pictures by acquiring the remaining stake. |
| September 2022 | BBC Kids subscription app service with 100 hours of content launched in South Africa through a partnership between Switch Media and MTN Group |
| August 2022 | BBC Studios planned to launch an international newsletter business, focusing on Canada and the US. |
| July 2022 | BBC announced plans to merge BBC News (UK audiences) and BBC World News (international audiences) into a single international news network. |
| July 1 2022 | Taiwan Mobile myVideo launched BBC Kids as a Video on Demand channel in Asia, featuring CBeebies Asia titles and kid-friendly content like Spy in the Wild and Deadly 60 |
| April 2022 | BBC Children's production moves into BBC Studios Productions to expand global market potential for British children's content. |
| February 1 2022 | BBC Three relaunched as a broadcast programming channel. |
| January 11 2022 | BBC Studios added BBC Kids channel to Pluto TV platform in the United States, available in English and Spanish |
| April 2021 | BBC Three's in-house production team joins BBC Studios Productions. |
| April 24 2021 | BBC Kids launched on Fetch TV in Australia, providing children's programming in response to Cartoon Network and Boomerang leaving the platform. |
| March 2021 | BBC Children's Productions and BBC Global News units were transferred into BBC Studios. |
| February 22 2021 | BBC Studios launched BBC Select streaming brand in North America and signed a first-look deal with Gobstopper Group. |
| December 31 2020 | BBC Canada television channel closed down. |
| December 8 2020 | Charlotte Moore announced a new leadership structure for BBC Content to take effect in April 2021, prioritizing iPlayer and restructuring channel management with portfolio editors. |
| May 27 2020 | BBC HD television channel in Turkey ceased operations. |
| 2019 | A UK-specific version of BritBox was launched as a separately managed service. |
| 2019 | BBC Studios Productions became the UK's most commissioned creator of new content, with 77 new commissions from the BBC and third-parties. |
| October 10 2019 | Final BBC Knowledge channel in Australia relaunched as BBC Earth, ending the BBC Knowledge brand after 12 years |
| August 2019 | BBC Studios signed a long-term deal with HBO Max for streaming rights to top BBC programmes. |
| April 2019 | BBC Studios announced agreements with Discovery, Inc., including breaking apart their UKTV joint venture and a 10-year content agreement with the Natural History Unit. |
| February 2019 | BBC Studios took a 25% minority stake in Firebird Pictures, an independent drama production company. |
| February 24 2019 | BBC Scotland channel was launched, replacing the Scottish version of BBC Two and becoming a dedicated platform for homegrown Scottish programming. |
| January 10 2019 | The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) revoked the BBC Kids channel's license at the request of Knowledge Network Corporation. |
| January 1 2019 | BBC Kids channel ceased operations at midnight, ending its run in the Canadian children's television market. |
| October 22 2018 | New Zealand BBC Knowledge channel replaced by a localized version of BBC Earth |
| October 2 2018 | Knowledge Network and BBC jointly announced the planned closure of the BBC Kids channel. |
| October 1 2018 | BBC Studios Ltd. was officially established, and production company and distribution company were renamed accordingly. |
| April 2018 | BBC Studios was formed through the merger of BBC's commercial production arm and BBC Worldwide, establishing a unified commercial subsidiary of the BBC dedicated to content creation, development, production, distribution, and global sales. |
| April 3 2018 | BBC Ventures Group Ltd. was renamed BBC Studios Group Ltd. |
| 2017 | BritBox launched its international service in North America as a joint venture between BBC Studios and ITV plc. |
| 2017 | BBC Store online platform was shut down. |
| 2017 | BBC Studios launched as a commercial entity, enabling production of programming for other broadcasters and services to generate profit for the BBC. |
| November 29 2017 | BBC announced the merger of BBC Worldwide into BBC Studios, effective 1 April 2018. |
| 2016 | BBC Worldwide and ITV plc announced BritBox as a joint venture streaming service for international markets. |
| 2016 | BBC physical retail shop closed in the UK. |
| October 2016 | BBC announced plans to lay off 300 employees from the division considered redundant. |
| September 2016 | BBC announced it would tender its non-news programmes over the next 11 years. |
| April 2016 | The re-organisation and formation of BBC Studios as a division of the BBC was completed. |
| February 16 2016 | BBC Three moved to an online-only content platform. |
| 2015 | BBC Brit officially launched, with the first international rollout beginning in Poland. |
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