BBC Studios Social invites pitches from global production companies

Delhi: The commissioning team from BBC Studios Social are inviting indies of all scales and backgrounds to pitch fresh, short form concepts that extend and enrich existing IP, engage loyal fans, and reach new audiences on digital platforms.

The available production opportunities are online now and cover many brands in the BBC Studios Social portfolio.  On the Kids and Family side, commissioners are interested in food and fun family-related ideas for Bluey as well as playful activity-focussed content for Hey Duggee.  Youth-skewing ideas are welcomed for both Top Gear and digital-first comedy channel Funny Parts. 

On the factual and unscripted side, BBC Earth is looking for concepts that capture the splendour of nature in accessible formats for their new vertical channels and a spread of ideas across space, sustainability and the human body are sought for BBC Earth Science.  

Each brief is available as part of a video and accessible in text form. The submissions portal is now open and closes at 23:59 BST on Sunday, April 21, 2024.

Chris Allen, Director, Digital Content Development, said, “In an increasingly competitive and fast maturing digital-first market, BBC Studios Social are committed to finding, developing, and partnering with the best independent producers and new talent globally. We love our world-class brands, and we're super excited to share them with you to deliver new formats, new talent, and new ideas that are critical and commercial successes. Whether silly comedy sketches, or a mind-bending science documentary, we hope this will be the start of some beautiful creative partnerships.”