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BBC Reviews Content Acquisition Strategy
The BBC will review its foreign content acquisitions after angering commercial rivals by outbidding them for the rights to ‘Scooby-Doo’. The move comes amid concerns over whether the public broadcaster is getting the balance right.
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The BBC’s new director general will review the UK broadcaster’s foreign content acquisitions strategy amid anger over the corporation outbidding commercial rivals for U.S. series. Matt Brittin said he wished to examine whether the BBC is getting the “balance right” with buyin
2026-07-08 10:33 UTC