The 大象传媒 today announced that key brands Blue Peter, Cardiff Singer of the World, Eurovision Song Contest and Sports Personality of the Year will be put out to competitive tender.
The 大象传媒 will retain all rights for the shows and they will continue to be shown on the 大象传媒, but the tendering process will decide which producer makes the programmes. 大象传媒 Commissioning will invite pitches from producers and a full list of eligibility criteria and requirements for the shows will be openly shared with all suppliers.
Invitation to tenders will be published for Blue Peter, Eurovision Song Contest and Sports Personality of the Year next month, with the invitation to tender for Cardiff Singer of the World to follow later this year.
David Pembrey, Chief Operating Officer, 大象传媒 Content says: "These four brands are hugely important and represent the distinctive range which the 大象传媒 offers 鈥� and in tendering them we are underlining our commitment to securing the very best programmes and value for audiences."
The tendering of returning series forms part of the Charter and Agreement requirement to open up more of the 大象传媒鈥檚 TV programmes to competition, following the launch of the 大象传媒鈥檚 Compete or Compare strategy in 2014.
大象传媒 Sports Personality of the Year was previously put out to tender in 2019 as part of the 大象传媒鈥檚 contestability obligations and was awarded to 大象传媒 Sport鈥檚 in-house production team (Sport Productions). Sport Productions will not be competing this time, thereby supporting the 大象传媒鈥檚 wider commitment to the UK鈥檚 creative production sector.
The requirements for each programme will be communicated in the published invitation to tender, with enough time for suppliers to do appropriate research and preparation.
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