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BBC Studios Restructures With Major Unscripted Consolidation
BBC Studios consolidates Factual and Entertainment into new Unscripted unit led by Kate Ward, while Matt Forde expands global production footprint.
Ward, who has helmed the Factual division since 2023, will serve as MD Unscripted Productions, leveraging her experience overseeing hits like NBC Universal’s “The Americas,” BBC’s upcoming “Walking with Dinosaurs” revival, and Nat Geo’s “Tucci in Italy.” Forde, who has already engineered BBC Studios’ international expansion through acquisitions like STV (Nordics), Brutal (Spain) and Werner (Australia), will accelerate the company’s production activity outside the U.K., building on format success stories like “The 1% Club,” “Ghosts,” and “The Honesty Box.” Forde added: “We’ve seen rapid growth over the last three years internationally and increasing the number of markets BBC Studios operates in is vital if we’re to leverage a truly global creative network and produce even more format hits – as well as creating original content for local audiences across the world.”
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