BBC Studios joins with Scandinavian production company STV
BBC Studios announces it has acquired STV, an award-winning pan-Scandinavian production company. The acquisition will build on the company’s existing production capabilities and expand its footprint and presence in the region. The acquisition of STV is in response to the growing appetite and opportunity for BBC content in the market.
Based in Copenhagen with offices in both Norway and Sweden, STV’s team of experienced producers are responsible for developing successful factual entertainment formats such as Big Love and Get Lost Honey. STV also act as local producer for critically acclaimed Long Lost Family, Wheel of Fortune and Bargain King, in addition to long-running scripted series The First Years across Denmark, Norway and Sweden. BBC Studios and STV have an established relationship, partnering on original IP, Denmark Saves the Planet for TV2 and the ongoing development of a local version of The Office.
STV’s three existing bases will be rebranded as BBC Studios Nordic Productions and the regional MD, Daniel Svarts, will report into Jan Salling, Head of BBC Studios Nordic. BBC Studios Nordic Productions will produce local adaptations of the unscripted and scripted formats in the BBC Studios catalogue, in addition to developing original IP for a local and global audience. BBC Studios will also distribute and produce STV formats outside of Scandinavia.