BBC Sets Out Five-Point Plan To Help Production Companies Through Coronavirus Crisis

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The BBC has outlined its plan of action for assisting the UK production community through the coronavirus pandemic, which has ripped through the industry halting filming on most major TV shows. The…

The BBC is in a unique position given that its funding is guaranteed by the licence fee, and it is keen to show that it is using this position of relative stability to support program makers around the country. Its five-point plan is as follows: The BBC said it would be flexible about delivery times and will offer cash flow solutions on a “title-by-title basis.”The BBC set out plans in January to offer access to a £1M development funding pot to producers with revenue of less than £10M.

BBC director of content Charlotte Moore said: “We recognise this is an incredibly challenging time for all of those working in the creative industry and especially the smaller independent production companies. We want to do what we can to keep creativity focused and thriving so that we can continue to bring audiences the high-quality content that they expect. These measures demonstrate our long term commitment to sustaining the creative health of the industry, right across the UK.

BBC group commercial director Bal Samra added: “It’s at times like these that the creative industries need to pull together – to make sure the sector we return to at the end of the pandemic is as rich and vibrant as the one we have now.”

 

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