Top Gear sales boost Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ profits
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Top Gear is one of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's most successful exports
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's commercial arm, has reported total sales worth Β£1bn for the last financial year.
Sales were up 7% on the previous 12 months, the company said, with brands including Top Gear and Doctor Who performing particularly well.
Profits rose 36.5% to Β£145.2m, excluding exceptional items, the company added.
More than half of sales were generated overseas, where Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide sells Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ content and runs a network of channels.
Its channels, which include Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ America, registered a 34.2% rise in profits.
Sales of programmes abroad, including Top Gear, Doctor Who, and Planet Earth, saw a 26.4% rise in profits.
Domestically, DVD sales continued to grow but magazine sales were steady, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide said.
Lonely Planet, the travel guide brand bought in 2007, also returned to profit.
"Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide continues to give consumers around the world more and more content from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and other British production companies," said John Smith, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide's chief executive.