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BBC Studios Prepared To Plough Resource Into Scripted Amid Tricky Market As CEO Stresses Group’s “Long-Term Mandate” At Splashy Showcase
Tom Fussell and Zai Bennett are looking to drama and entertainment for a boost in 2025 as they head to the Oscars to cheer on 'Conclave'.
BBC Studios wholly owns the likes of Baby Reindeer producer Clerkenwell Films, Conclave maker House Productions and Gentlemen Jack indie Lookout Point, the latter of which has a “wonderful announcement” incoming, according to Fussell. To that end, Bennett has brought in ex-Channel 4 youth TV boss Karl Warner and acquired Samphire Pictures, the indie run by Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test creator Sophie Leonard and David Hodgkinson Fussell has a lofty target for the producer-distributor to double revenues to £3.2B by 2027-28 and he told us he is confident things will turn around this year, pointing out that 2024 included a hefty £255M payout to buy the portion of BritBox the outfit did not own.
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