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

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.

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