Eurovision Song Contest, Sports Personality Of The Year & ‘Blue Peter’ Put To Tender By BBC
deadline.comUK TV producers will be given the opportunity to pitch to helm the BBC‘s Eurovision Song Contest coverage, Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) awards and iconic kids show Blue Peter as the BBC unveils its next set of tenders.
When in-house producer BBC Studios was handed the greenlight to make shows for third parties in 2017, the BBC in return said it would tender its in-house shows and give the indie sector the opportunity to bid for them.
The BBC retains the rights to shows even if it loses the tender, as was the case with the likes of The Proms coverage and quiz show Mastermind.
After a lengthy tender hiatus, the BBC has put Blue Peter, Cardiff Singer of the World, the Eurovision Song Contest and SPOTY coverage to the market and bids will open next month.
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