BBC Studios Wholly Acquires Sid Light, Relocates Mark Linsey to L.A.

BBC Studios is about to wholly purchase Sid Light Movies, the manufacturing firm behind hits reminiscent of “Killing Eve” and “Ragdoll.”

BBC Studios, the BBC’s business manufacturing and distribution arm, is intent on rising its portfolio of U.Okay. scripted labels. It already wholly owns Lookout Level (“Blissful Valley 3”), Clerkenwell Movies (“Someplace Boy”), Home Productions (“Sherwood”) and most not too long ago Firebird Footage (“Wahala”) and is the controlling shareholder in Child Cow (“Chivalry”).

In 2018 it acquired a 51% stake in Sid Light, which was based in 2013 by Sally Woodward Light, with Lee Morris and Henrietta Colvin.

The manufacturing firm has additionally been accountable foe exhibits together with “The Durrells,” “Neil Gaiman’s Seemingly Tales” and the upcoming Disney+ collection “Extraordinary” and is at present engaged on “Rain Canine,” starring Daisy Could Cooper.

BBC Studios CEO Tom Fussell, talking at Mipcom on Monday, mentioned: “I’m delighted to announce the total acquisition of Sid Light Movies.  Led by Sally Woodward Light and Lee Morris, Sid Light is dwelling to unmissable returning hits.  Greatest recognized for BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning ‘Killing Eve,’ the longer term slate is simply as thrilling.”

Woodward Light mentioned: “We couldn’t be extra delighted to proceed our journey with BBC Studios. They’ve been probably the most supportive, collaborative and artistic companion. It’s an honour to work with probably the most great group at Sid and to really feel a shared ambition and outlook with BBC Studios.”

BBC Studios additionally introduced on Monday that its most senior scripted exec, Mark Linsey, is about to relocate to Los Angeles with a purpose to assist construct BBC Studios’ co-production, funding and commissioning alternatives internationally.

Linsey will proceed to report back to BBC Studios Productions CEO Ralph Lee and work carefully with Janet Brown, BBC Studios’ president of content material distribution for North and Latin America, and Valerie Bruce, GM and chief of BBC Studios’ Los Angeles Productions.
 
“Below the management of Mark Linsey, beforehand BBC director of tv and BBC studios chief inventive officer, we’re investing within the U.Okay.’s most enjoyable expertise and artistic labels,” Fussell mentioned throughout his Mipcom tackle. “I’m thrilled to share at the moment that Mark will relocate from London to L.A. to develop additional BBC Studios’ dedication to the West Coast and our shared inventive ambition.”
 
Linsey mentioned: “Taking our world-class portfolio of labels and models direct to the center of the world’s largest English language scripted market is a pure subsequent step. I stay up for working nearer than ever with U.S. primarily based colleagues and prospects to fund and create distinctive new collection for the world to get pleasure from.”