Press releases

Top Gear Week delivers best audience share ever for BBC Knowledge in Poland

Top Gear Week, BBC Knowledge’s week of Top Gear-themed programming, gave the channel its best weekly audience share ever, from 19-25 August. During the week of exclusive content, BBC Knowledge won a record audience share of 0.67% (commercial target age group 16-49) and was the number one international factual channel on the NC+ platform in Poland. Learn more.

^{Last updated: 24 September 2013}

5 Cross Media appointed as BBC Advertising’s ad sales representative for The Nordics

5 Cross Media will bring to market international advertising solutions for Nordic advertisers, offering opportunities across BBC Worldwide’s platforms, including the multi-screen product offer around the world-renowned website bbc.com and the global TV channel BBC World News.

^{Last updated: 13 September 2013}

BBC World News and bbc.com to boost business coverage with new programmes including Talking Business with Linda Yueh

BBC World News and bbc.com will boost their business coverage in the upcoming months, with new coverage and analysis to give audiences the story behind the headlines at a time of vast economic change.

^{Last updated: 9 September 2013}

Alistair McEwan appointed VP, Advertising Sales, Australia & New Zealand

Alistair will be responsible for advertising sales for BBC Advertising’s digital assets - bbc.com and sales representation of lonelyplanet.com – as well as international deals for global channel BBC World News. Find out more. 

^{Last updated: 19 July 2013}

BBC Worldwide delivers solid performance in challenging economic climate

Today, BBC Worldwide has published its Annual Review for 2012/13. The company has delivered another steady performance against tough global trading conditions and has continued to invest in, commercialise and showcase BBC content around the world. Find out more. 

^{Last updated: 16 July 2013}

BBC ranks as top cross-platform news brand among high net worth audiences in Asia Pacific while bbc.com delivers Asia's fastest growing digital content

The BBC is the most popular news brand among Asia Pacific’s high net worth consumers according to the latest Ipsos PAX survey. In addition, the BBC’s international news services, BBC World News and bbc.com, have been named the most consumed news brand ‘on the move’ by first/business class flyers, high net worth individuals and high income earners. Find out more. 

^{Last updated: 12 July 2013}

Record audience figures as quarter of a billion people tune into BBC’s global news services

New figures released today show the BBC’s global news services reach 256m people each week, the biggest ever audience. Find out more. 

^{Last updated: 25 June  2013}

BBC America Summer Preview

Programme highlights include Copper, Luther, Broadchurch, In The Flesh, Bang Goes the Theory, Top Gear, Being Human, and Dangerman: The Incredible Mr Goodwin. Find out more. 

^{Last updated: 29 May 2013}

bbc.com unveils its spring collection with the launch of BBC Culture

bbc.com today proudly launched BBC Culture, its fourth bespoke Feature section and the first of two key additions to the site this month. BBC Culture is a fusion of videos and images coupled with editorial content from a host of well-known and respected journalists and commentators, offering an alternative lens on global trends across the arts.

^{Last updated: 2 May 2013}

In the second episode of the series, sponsored by DuPont, Horizons presenter Adam Shaw visits the Royal Institution in London to meet Nobel Prize-winning chemist Professor Sir Harry Kroto to discuss the importance of developing new sources of renewable energy. 

^{Last updated: 6 April 2013}

BBC Worldwide today announced changes to its advertising sales business as the company continues its reorganisation along geographic lines. 

^{Last updated: 28 March 2013}

Chris Dobson, Executive Vice President & General Manager, BBC Advertising, has announced he will be leaving BBC Worldwide later this year, following a major restructure and regionalisation of the company and its formally global divisions. 

^{Last updated: 28 March 2013}

^{Last updated: 26 March 2013}

BBC Worldwide has announced that it is to sell its stake in Lonely Planet. This does not affect BBC Advertising's status as the advertising salesforce for Lonely Planet and we will continue to sell advertising solutions on behalf of Lonely Planet for lonelyplanet.com, in Lonely Planet apps as well as bespoke custom solutions that provide valuable marketing assets to our clients.

^{Last updated: 19 March 2013}

BBC Worldwide is delighted to announce a Best International Format win for the critically acclaimed Come Dine With Me South Africa, commissioned by BBC Worldwide Channels for BBC Entertainment, at the 7th Annual South African Film and Television Awards 2013 (SAFTAs).

^{Last updated: 19 March 2013}

BBC Advertising, part of BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has today announced the appointment of Amarena Group as the sales agency for its Russian advertising opportunities.

^{Last updated: 14 January 2013}

"The Autos section will add to our market leading content offer, building on the loyal fans we already have in BBC News, BBC Sport and Top Gear" - Daniel Heaf, EVP & MD, Digital at BBC Worldwide. Learn how bbc.com has kicked off 2013 with a new content vertical - the perfect opportunity for automotive advertising.

^{Last updated: 10 January 2013}

BBC World News and BBC America expand distribution with Time Warner Cable

BBC World News is is available 24 hours a day in 25 million homes in the USA, following a deal in December 2012 with Time Warner Cable and other multichannel operators. Click on the link above to read the press release.

^{Last updated: 7 Jan 2013}

This significant distribution deal demonstrates our commitment to enable even more viewers to access quality BBC programmes. Find out more about how you can target this growing and commercially attractive audience.

^{Last updated: 6 Jan 2013}