BBC Studios has confirmed that it is discontinuing its local production activities in India and has struck an exclusive multi-year partnership with Banijay Asia to adapt its formats for the Indian market.

BBC Studios has confirmed it will cease producing in India, with Banijay Asia gaining access to its formats catalog in the country. The BBC’s production and sales arm has been mulling an exit from Indian production for several weeks and today confirmed it will “cease its own production activity locally,

The new partnership will see BBC Studios cease its own production activity locally, once current and contracted commitments are delivered, to focus on this new model in India

Despite exiting on the production front, BBCS remains involved on the channels side with its own networks on linear and digital, as well as the BBC Earth joint venture with Sony Pictures Networks India. It also operates BBC Player and BBC Kids via Prime Video in the country.

Based in Mumbai, Banijay Asia will have exclusive access to BBC Studios’ format catalogue for local production.

MUMBAI: The Deepak Dhar-headed Banijay Asia has been appointed as the exclusive production partner for BBC Studios' formats in India, following BBC's exit from local production in the market. The multi-year agreement gives Banijay Asia exclusive rights to BBC Studios' catalogue of scripted and unscripted formats,

BBC Studios, the commercial arm of UK pubcaster the BBC, is partnering with Banijay Asia to bring local-language versions of its formats to Indian audiences.