British TV shows selling well overseas

Movie stars and sex and violence in the animal kingdom helped make 2005 a boom year for the export of British TV programmes, according to figures out today.

Tue, 18 Apr, 2006 - 19:27

Movie stars and sex and violence in the animal kingdom helped make 2005 a boom year for the export of British TV programmes, according to figures out today.

Total revenue from the sale of British TV shows around the globe increased by 21% last year to £632m (€914.1m).

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Place: Germany Place: Spain Place: US Place: Western Europe Place: UK Person: Amanda Holden Person: James Purnell Event: BAFTAs Organisation: Granada Organisation: ITV Organisation: Pact Organisation: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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