British TV Exports To U.S. Fall By 11%: Pact – Deadline

British TV exports to the U.S. fell by 11% final yr, offset by an increase in main European nations, Canada and Australia.

Indie commerce physique Pact’s newest TV Exports Report discovered that UK distributor revenues from the U.S. nonetheless dominated, comprising round one-third of all revenues, however they declined by 11% to £510M ($612M). Progress shot up within the prior yr by 25%, when the likes of MasterChef and Who Needs To Be A Millionaire? landed within the U.S.

“The decline of the U.S. market has been offset by very sturdy progress in quite a few markets, most notably in Europe,” the report pressured, with the worth of the general UK TV worldwide exports market returning to the pre-pandemic stage of £1.5BN. This yr, the likes of BBC One drama SAS: Rogue Heroes has been acquired by U.S. streamer MGM+.

Progress within the Nordics, Germany and The Netherlands respectively was simply shy of the 50% mark every, with complete revenues within the first two nearly hitting £100M and The Netherlands taking pictures as much as £36M. Canada rose 32% to £92M and Australia 25% to £118M.

Elsewhere, the survey of UK distributors noticed nearly all (92%) say elevated prices of manufacturing will have an effect on the distribution of UK content material over the subsequent yr, rising from 69% the prior yr, whereas lack of financing help from commissioners doubled to 85%.

In September, an analogous Pact producers report confirmed the UK’s lowest stage of worldwide TV revenues for 5 years, whereas spend from the streamers dropped by £50M.