Release date: 6 June 2006
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
BBC Worldwide Limited.Location
Description
The project covers investments in new content productions and the development of related spin-offs.
Objectives
Objective is to contribute to the financing of new audiovisual content productions for selected sale of “rights to broadcast” to others including TV broadcasters around the world.
Comments
Audiovisual industry.
Sector(s)
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Up to GBP 75 million.
Total cost (Approximate amount)
Up to GBP 300 million over three years.
Environmental aspects
No environmental EU Directive specifically addresses the audiovisual industry.
Procurement
The rights to exploit TV programmes are acquired by BBC Worldwide Limited from the BBC and independent production companies. BBC Worldwide Limited also co-invests in new programmes. Investments are subject to “fair trading rules” and carried out following commercial investment appraisals.
Status
Signed - 28/11/2006
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).