BBC Studios Social is inviting production companies from across the globe to pitch ideas for world-famous factual and entertainment brands.
In the first event of its kind, the commissioning team from BBC Studios Social is inviting indies of all scales and backgrounds to pitch fresh, short-form concepts that extend and enrich existing IP, engage loyal fans and reach new audiences on digital platforms.
The available production opportunities are online now and cover many of the top brands in the BBC Studios Social portfolio. On the Kids & Family side, commissioners are interested in food and fun family-related ideas for the global phenomenon Bluey, as well as playful activity-focused content for Hey Duggee. Youth-skewing ideas are also welcomed for both Top Gear and digital-first comedy channel Funny Parts.
On the factual and unscripted side, BBC Earth is looking for concepts that capture the splendour of nature in accessible formats for its new vertical channels and a spread of ideas across space, sustainability and the human body are sought for BBC Earth Science.
To view the open brief and submit pitches, interested parties should visit here, where full details of what the commissioning team are looking for have been released. The submissions portal is now open and closes at 23:59 BST on Sunday 21st April 2024.
In the past year, BBC Studios Social has commissioned over 1,500 minutes of original content across its portfolio including a series of stop motion Hey Duggee adventures, a range of celebrity-voiced Bluey Book Reads that has surpassed 16m views since launch and deep dives into US car-modding culture on Top Gear.
Chris Allen, director, Digital Content Development said: “In an increasingly competitive and fast maturing digital-first market, BBC Studios Social is committed to finding, developing and partnering with the best independent producers and new talent globally. We love our world-class brands, and we’re super excited to deliver new formats, new talent and new ideas that are critical and commercial successes. Whether silly comedy sketches or a mind-bending science documentary, we hope this will be the start of some beautiful creative partnerships.”
