Commercial businesses
These separate divisions and companies operate at arm's length from the BBC. They provide commercial services to businesses and consumers, subject to the BBC Fair Trading Guidelines. Their profits are returned to the BBC to help fund public services and keep the licence fee lower than it otherwise would be.
BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide realises the commercial value of BBC programmes and services. It sells programmes and footage, runs commercial TV channels and joint ventures worldwide, and produces magazines, books, tapes, DVDs, CDs and other merchandise.
BBC Studios and Post Production
BBC Studios and Post Production is the largest studios and post facilities provider in the UK, offering world-class creative and technical production solutions to the media industry. Working in partnership with a broad range of media companies, it helps create content across all genres for a variety of broadcasters.
BBC Monitoring
BBC Monitoring supplies news, information and comment gathered from mass media around the world.
BBC International Unit
The BBC International Unit supplies TV facilities to overseas broadcasters transmitting from the UK.
BBC Academy
BBC Academy provides courses and tailored training in television, radio, journalism, new media, health and safety and broadcast technology skills to individuals and companies. Part of BBC Academy, the College of Journalism, also has its own website and much of the content is available for use externally (free in the UK, by paid subscription overseas).
BBC Shop, BBC America Shop, BBC Canada Shop
These are internet shopping services from BBC Worldwide.
Ariel
Ariel is the BBC's weekly staff newspaper.
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