BBC Worldwide

Summary

BBC Worldwide is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (558 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• BBC Worldwide is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• BBC Worldwide is in the country of GB^[4].
• BBC Worldwide's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• BBC Worldwide is owned by British Broadcasting Corporation^[6].
• BBC Worldwide's headquarters location is recorded as London^[7].
• BBC Worldwide's chief executive officer is recorded as Tim Davie^[8].
• BBC Worldwide's chief executive officer is recorded as John Smith^[9].
• BBC Worldwide's child organization or unit is recorded as UKTV^[10].
• BBC Worldwide's industry is recorded as broadcasting^[11].
• BBC Worldwide's chairperson is recorded as Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead^[12].
• 1979 marks the founding of BBC Worldwide^[13].
• 1979-05-15 marks the founding of BBC Worldwide^[14].
• BBC Worldwide was dissolved in April 1, 2018^[15].
• BBC Worldwide's parent organization or unit is recorded as British Broadcasting Corporation^[16].
• BBC Worldwide's official website is recorded as http://www.bbcworldwide.com/^[17].
• BBC Worldwide's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares^[18].
• BBC Worldwide's legal form is recorded as H0PO^[19].
• BBC Worldwide's merged into is recorded as BBC Studios^[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300XVOAUN3EEO6F68^[21]

• Registered legal name: Bbc Studios Distribution Limited^[22]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[23]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[24]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): H0PO^[25]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[26]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[27]

• Entity created: 1979-05-15^[28]

• LEI first registered: 2013-12-24^[29]

• LEI last updated: 2025-05-14^[30]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-07-04^[31]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[32]

• Registration authority: RA000585^[33]

• Authority entity ID: 01420028^[34]

• Other names: Bbc Worldwide Limited^[35]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[36]

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Country: GB^[37]

• Began / founded: 1995-07-26^[38]

• Ended / dissolved: 2018-04-01^[39]

• MusicBrainz ID: c854f7e2-6199-42f7-846c-dbd838315962^[40]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1979^[13] and 1979-05-15^[14].

Leadership

Chief executives include Tim Davie^[8], a businessperson^[41], b. 1967^[42], of United Kingdom^[43], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[44] and John Smith^[9], a chief executive officer^[45], b. 1957^[46], of United Kingdom^[47]. BBC Worldwide's chairperson is recorded as Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead^[12].

Operations

BBC Worldwide's headquarters location is recorded as London^[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as British Broadcasting Corporation^[16]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as UKTV^[10].

Industry

BBC Worldwide's industry is recorded as broadcasting^[11].

Ownership

BBC Worldwide is owned by British Broadcasting Corporation^[6].

Dissolution

BBC Worldwide was dissolved in April 1, 2018^[15].

Why It Matters

BBC Worldwide ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (558 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]