Filming is underway on The Detection Club, a ten-part drama from Kit Lambert and BBC Studios Drama Productions for the BBC and BritBox about a mystery-solving society formed by three celebrated crime writers: Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G.K. Chesterton.

A keynote session at MIPCOM Cannes will bring together Kate Phillips, chief content officer at the BBC; Zai Bennett, CEO and chief creative officer of global content at BBC Studios; and Shelley Macintyre, CEO of brands and licensing at BBC Studios, to explore IP building.

The BBC says its international audience has grown to 502 million people weekly across BBC News, BBC World Service, and BBC Studios-distributed content. This is the widest international reach for the British pubcaster since contemporary records began. Reach is up by 11% year-on-year. BBC News alone saw its audience grow…

CBC, ABC, and BBC have joined forces to resurrect the audio short-form documentary series Short Cuts for podcast and radio platforms, with the original host, British comedian Josie Long, returning to helm the show.

Direct-to-consumer and consumer products were the drivers of gains for BBC Commercial in the 2025/2026 period, with stable revenues of £2.2 billion and a higher EBITDA of £267 million.