BBC Studios and its subsidiary UKTV have selected the European media services provider Full Season to deliver playout services for 53 linear channels and their VOD offerings under a new multi-year agreement.
The partnership will support the delivery of BBC Studios and UKTV programming to audiences across the UK and international markets.
Under the agreement, Full Season will deliver fully managed end-to-end services, including content preparation, playout, VOD workflows, and channel delivery to multiple collection points, supporting onward global distribution for BBC Studios and UKTV.
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Media services specialist Full Season is based in Unterföhring, Germany, and is part of the German communications group MBS.
Tim Bertioli, Director, Media Services, UKTV and SVP Channel Technology, BBC Studios, said: “Seamless, high-quality, and resilient service delivery were key priorities for us. Full Season’s robust infrastructure and proven operational expertise gave us confidence in their ability to support our evolving global channels and streaming business and deliver the reliability our audiences and partners expect.”
Alexander Neemann, Head, Sales, Full Season, added: “We are delighted to support BBC Studios and UKTV with the operational excellence and service quality they require.”
The UKTV and BBC Studios recently endorsed new guidelines to minimise out-of-hours contact to help improve work-life balance in the sector. Discover more here.
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