BBC Triggers Its Brexit Plan In Order to Keep Broadcasting to the EU
- No-deal threat said to inspire shift of EU broadcast licenses
- Channels affected transmit BBC Studios content across Europe
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The BBC is moving some of its broadcast licenses to the Netherlands so it can keep transmitting across the European Union in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to people familiar with the matter.
The U.K. licenses relate to the British Broadcasting Corp.’s commercial arm that beams hit shows including “Doctor Who” and “Eastenders” into other EU countries, said the people, who asked not to be named as the matter is confidential. The permits will no longer be valid if Britain leaves the bloc in nine days’ time without a withdrawal agreement.