La operación, realizada en USD 322 millones es la mayor transacción realizada por la cadena británica para su área comercial. El servicio de streaming BritBox International tiene casi cuatro millones de suscriptores en ocho territorios.
Lee, who in almost six years with the business has guided BBC Studios Productions to unrivalled creative recognition, will leave in April to pursue a new challenge outside the organisation.
BBC’s commercial global subsidiary BBC Studios published a record set of results as part of a summary of its strategic and financial performance for the year 2022/23.
The first Studio of Distinction Award will be presented to BBC Studios in the week that the BBC reaches the milestone of 100 years of public service broadcasting in the UK.