BBC Studios Wins First Fully-Funded Commission In China With Tea Documentary Series
It comes 24 hours after BBC Studios won its first commission from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi – the Natural History Unit is makingOne Cup, A Thousand Stories
will tell the story of tea and its impact on China and other civilisations around the world. It will look at tea on a scale never attempted before, journeying across the beautiful and varied landscapes of China to explore its many teas, the people who have built a life around it and the culture it has created.
Lisa Opie, Managing Director for BBC Studios Productions said, “I am delighted that we have secured our first production commission in China and will be making this fascinating and ambitious factual series for Migu. It’s incredibly exciting to be sharing our story-telling and production craft with new audiences and with content that has been specifically developed for this market.
The commissions come as the company unveiled its first financial results since the merger between the production division, BBC Studios, and its international distribution unit BBC Worldwide. Overall revenue fell slightly to £1.37B but profit from its production and distribution group more than doubled from £34M to £81M. This came as it scored 15 commissions from third party broadcasters – the first time that BBC Studios was allowed to produce for non-BBC channels. These include
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