In completing the deal, BBC Studios bought out the minority stake in Voltage that C4 Growth Fund had since 2015. BBC’s commercial arm has a long-standing relationship with Voltage TV, founded in 2013 by Sanjay Singhal and Steve Nam.
Kate Ward has been named Managing Director of Factual at BBC Studios Productions, taking responsibility for the overall strategy, creative health, pipeline, and production capability across the genre.
BBC Studios took a minority stake of 25% in Mothership Productions, the unscripted indie set up by former Channel 4 Deputy Director of Programmes, Kelly Webb-Lamb.
BBC Studios’ flagship content and customer event will return as an in-person experience in February 27-28, 2023, with a fresh focus on upstream creative projects. The event will relocate to London following nine years in Liverpool.
The new business, to be known as BBC Studios Productions, will be a single content powerhouse combining all the commercial arm’s productions, talent relationships, and content investment.