BBC Studios is contemplating winding its content material manufacturing biz down in India as a result of native panorama.
The potential exit comes amid industry-wide consolidation and shrinking content material budgets from TV broadcasters and OTT platforms, India’s Financial Occasions first reported. No ultimate choice has been made.
BBC Studios’ Indian manufacturing outfit has made Indian adaptations of The Workplace and Prison Justice, in addition to reveals like Out of Love, Gaalivaana and sports activities docu-series Sons of the Soil. It additionally has content material pacts with ITV Studios and All3Media.
“We commonly assessment our enterprise operations to make sure they’re as environment friendly and efficient as doable and are presently endeavor a assessment of our manufacturing working mannequin in India. Nevertheless no choice has been made,” a BBC spokesperson advised Deadline.
BBC Studios additionally distributes a wealth of its greatest hits in India similar to Dancing with the Stars and Luther. The business outfit has manufacturing hubs all over the world together with within the U.S, Australia and the Nordics.
The information comes amid a tough time for the TV panorama in India and simply two weeks after Sameer Gogate stepped down as basic supervisor of Indian productions for BBC Studios. His place has been quickly taken by Deepa Nair and Sachin Mahajan.
In India, the BBC additionally owns TV and digital information platforms, together with operating BBC Earth in a three way partnership with Sony Footage Networks India. Two years in the past, it launched BBC Participant and BBC Youngsters on Prime Video.
In 2023, the BBC’s places of work in India have been raided by income tax authorities, coming quickly after a controversial BBC documentary titled India: The Modi Query, which was crucial of the nation’s President.
