While numbers were not disclosed, fewer than 10 roles are understood to have been affected.
No positions in the Production division were impacted.
BBC STUDIOS APPOINTS SHARON WILSON
AS DIRECTOR OF BRANDS & LICENSING ANZ
BBC Studios has appointed senior brand and marketing leader, Sharon Wilson, as Director of Brands & Licensing Australia & New Zealand. In this role she will oversee brand strategy and licensing initiatives across the ANZ region, ensuring BBC Studiosâ iconic brands, including Bluey, continue to resonate with audiences and partners. Sharon will report to Suzy Raia, who leads the Global Consumer Products team, and will be based in Sydney.
Sharon brings extensive expertise as a seasoned leader in brand and marketing, with a proven track record in driving growth and digital transformation. Her career spans diverse industries, from green energy start-ups to established corporations, including Australian Geographic and BBC Studios, where she held multiple marketing roles between 2010 and 2020. Most recently, Sharon served as Head of Go-to-Market at ADMA, leading initiatives that strengthened market positioning and audience engagement.
Suzy Raia, EVP Global Consumer Products, BBC Studios said: âWe are thrilled to welcome Sharon back to BBC Studios in this pivotal role. Her deep understanding of our brands, combined with her proven expertise in strategic marketing and licensing, will be instrumental in driving growth and innovation across the ANZ region. Sharonâs collaborative leadership and passion for creativity make her the perfect fit to strengthen our consumer products and brand partnerships."
As she steps into her new role, Sharon said: âIâm passionate about creating meaningful connections between brands and audiences. By leveraging data-driven insights and embracing fresh ideas, we can position BBC Studios for sustained growth in an ever-evolving marketplace.â
BBC Studios is a global media company borne of the BBC. It makes and distributes the worldâs most sought-after content, as well as creating and nurturing iconic brands. BBC Studios is the co-commissioner, distributor and licensor of the multi-award-winning animated series Bluey.
Sharonâs appointment underscores BBC Studios ANZâs commitment to excellence, creativity, and strategic innovation in brand management and licensing. She joins at a pivotal time as the team capitalises on the momentum of a feature film slated for global theatrical release on 6 August 2027 under the Disney banner.
Amber Brown, Director of Partnerships, Digital and Brands, continues to lead off-air brand activations while driving the growth of brand-funded entertainment and digital initiatives for locally produced programming by BBC Studios Global Production ANZ.
BBC Commissioning Editor Danielle Scott-Haughton has died at 37.
From Friday 6 to Thursday 22 February 2026, the BBC is delivering more than 450 hours of live action from Milan-Cortina - bringing audiences unmissable drama from the worldâs top winter sport athletes, and the biggest and best moments of snow and ice sport.
Wherever audiences choose to follow, BBC Sport has the Winter Olympics Games covered with two streams of live daytime action from Italy, alongside the best clips, highlights and live text updates across the BBC Sport website, app and social channels.
TV coverage will be led by Clare Balding, Hazel Irvine and Jeanette Kwakye on BBC One and BBC Two from 9am to 10pm each day from the BBCâs studio in Cortina. The second live stream, Olympics Extra, will be available via BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app from 8am to 11pm to show additional Winter Olympic Games.
BBC Group and YouTube today announced a new strategic partnership, focused on investments in new programming, collaborating to showcase more BBC moments that bring the UK together on YouTube, and upskilling the next generation of future creators and producers from across the UK.
Partnering with YouTube is part of the BBCâs value for all strategy, ensuring more BBC content is accessible to all audiences where they are, in addition to its hugely successful services such as BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds, where the new programming will launch at the same time
I know itâs semantics, but the BBC needs to use something other than BBC Group to describe themselves, as BBC Group is in use by a packaging company.
Across the Winter Olympic Games in 2026, there were an unprecedented 83 million streams and over 44 million total streamed hours online via BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app, with 26.3 million viewers tuning in to the TV coverage.
BBC Sportâs social coverage at the Winter Olympics similarly delivered extraordinary scale and cultural cut-through, generating a staggering 235 million views across the Games.
The figures represent a dramatic overall consumption increase on previous Winter Olympic Games. The Beijing Winter Olympic Games in 2022 saw 31.4 million streams and a TV audience of 26 million.
Tavaziva said in an internal email that she would step down in September, after five years in the role.
Richard Osmanâs House of Games will be getting a new name after its current host announced he is leaving the BBC quiz show.
âIt will no longer be Richard Osmanâs House of Games. It will be somebody elseâs House of Games,â the presenter revealed on his podcast, The Rest is Entertainment.
Thank you for all your kind words as I step down from #HouseOfGames after 9 amazing years. It is honestly the most fun show to work on, with the most wonderful team, but, after 800 episodes it's time to hand over the keys to a new host. There are plenty of new episodes still toâŚ
â Richard Osman (@richardosman) March 3, 2026