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£500k ring-fenced funding for comedy production in Northern Ireland
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Comedy and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Northern Ireland have ringfenced over half a million pounds of funding for brand new Northern Irish comedy in 25/26. -
Casualty invitation to tender published
We've published the invitation to tender to produce three seasons of the world’s longest running primetime medical drama Casualty for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One. Deadline for initial submissions: 3 June 2025 -
Apply now for the opportunity to run the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Bookworm TikTok account
We’re inviting digital production outlets/companies who are specialist on social media to pitch for the chance to run the @bbcbookworm account on TikTok for 2025 and 2026. Deadline: 25 May -
Ignite animation production opportunity
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Ignite is now inviting production companies and animation studios to register an expression of interest in becoming a development production partner for a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Ignite idea. Deadline: 16 May -
Casualty to be put out to competitive tender
The tendering of returning series forms part of the Charter and Agreement requirement to open up more of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s TV programmes to competition. A full list of eligibility criteria and requirements for the show will be openly shared with all suppliers. -
New invitation to tender: Women's Super League
Opportunity to produce the TV coverage of the Women’s Super League for the next three seasons, with the option to extend for a further two seasons. The initital deadline for responses is 24 April 2025. -
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ supports 50 independent companies to invest in TV and radio production across the UK
Fifty indies will receive support across three dedicated schemes: the TV Small Indie Fund, the Hot House co-commissioning scheme and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio & Music Indie Development Fund. -
Following a tender process ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios has retained the contract to produce ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Cardiff Singer of the World. The tendering of returning series forms part of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s contestability requirements and our commitment to commission the best programmes for audiences, regardless of who makes them. -
Fake or Fortune, This Farming Life, Rip Off Britain and CBeebies Specials to be put out to competitive tender
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ will retain all rights for the shows and they will continue to be shown on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, but the tendering process will decide which producer makes the programmes. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ commissioning will invite pitches from producers and a full list of eligibility criteria and requirements for the shows will be openly shared with all suppliers. -
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Comedy Collective bursary scheme
Supercharged bursary scheme offering 10 places to up-and-coming writers, producers, directors and editors who’d like to develop their careers in scripted comedy. Each winner receives up to £10k of paid shadowing on a comedy production and a £5k development grant. Deadline: 31 January -
Apply now: opportunity to become a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sport football contributor
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sport and Creator Lab will select up to 12 creators to take part in a six-part digital series to be broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer with supporting content across social media and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sport website. The winner of the series will receive a paid opportunity to become a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sport contributor. Deadline: 24 January -
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios retains the contract to produce Blue Peter
Following a tender process ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios has retained the contract to produce Blue Peter. The tendering of returning series forms part of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s contestability requirements and our commitment to commission the best programmes for audiences, regardless of who makes them. -
Apply for two development producer opportunities at comedy indies Merman and The Comedy Unit
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Comedy are supporting 12-month placements for two Scotland-based development producers at established comedy production companies Merman and The Comedy Unit. The scheme is designed to support local talent and strengthen Scotland’s creative community. Deadline for applications: 8 November -
Audio Lab opportunity for production companies
Applications open to host and support an up and coming podcaster or audio creative to produce and deliver a podcast series of between £25-30k. The deadline for applications is 21 October 2024. -
Watch our latest Climate Creatives Conference
Sessions from our latest event are available to watch online now giving you fresh ways into the topic and practical tips from industry leaders including Charlotte Moore along with commissioners from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky and UKTV. -
Apply for the Radio & Music Indie Development Fund
The £250,000 Radio & Music Indie Development Fund is open for applications, with successful companies receiving between £10-25k of funding. Deadline: 21 October 2024. -
We have published an opportunity for UK producers to pitch to produce two new series of the pre-school, live-action series Balamory. Originally produced between 2002 and 2005, the iconic series remains popular with families and children alike. We are looking for ideas that will engage the CBeebies pre-school audience on the CBeebies channel and on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer. -
New creative diversity commitments announced
Our new creative diversity commitments include raising representation targets for TV production teams across ethnicity, disability, and socio-economic diversity from 20% to 25% and investing a minimum of £80 per year in diverse content across television and radio. Crucially this investment will focus on aligning diverse portrayal, topics and storytelling on-screen with stronger representation within the company’s leadership and senior production roles to ensure our content is authentically reflecting audiences across the UK. -
Signpost Entertainment wins the competitive tender to produce See Hear
Following a competitive tender, Signpost Entertainment has won the contract to produce See Hear, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s magazine programme aimed primarily at our deaf audience. -
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios retains the contract to produce UK coverage of Eurovision until 2028
Following a competitive tender process ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios has retained the contract to produce the Eurovision TV coverage for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½. -
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Cardiff Singer of the World And Llais Festival join forces for Gala concert in 2025
The Gala concert promises to be a celebration of voice and opera featuring some of the biggest names in classical music. -
Refreshed comedy short film brief
Comedy shorts are designed to give writers, directors and producers a way to develop and showcase exciting new worlds and memorable comedy characters. -
New access reporting and process
We have formalised our application process for additional ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ access funding, and to help grow our understanding of access requirements we are now asking all our producers to provide more detail about their anticipated access costs at the point of commission and report on the final costs incurred at the end of production in our access reporting form. -
PiCoS pitching system launches
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s new pitching system PiCoS is now live and all proposals previously within ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Pitch have been migrated across. Users will need a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Login account to sign into PiCoS. Find out more about the new system.
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