The British Broadcasting Corporation could have discovered a simple and logical plan to get around the seemingly inevitable fact that it's public funding is likely to be frozen if not cut by an incoming government: video games. This comes five years after it closed its 'multimedia' division.
According to MCV, the BBC's commercial arm 'BBC Worldwide' is seeking out game publishers to turn valuable properties such as Doctor Who, Top Gear, and kids' show In The Night Garden into DS and Wii titles.
“We are open to conversations with anybody in games about all kinds of business models to see how we can extract more value", Neil Ross Russell, MD of children’s and licensing told the UK trade paper. "Outside of Disney we have the most well-known line-up of children’s characters around the world", he continued.
There is, however, no mad rush to get Match of the Day turned into Pundit Manager 2010. Says Dave Anderson, head of multimedia development at BBC Worldwide. "There were a few opportunistic licensing deals, but we were largely aggregating and holding on to our properties to wait and see how the market developed."
You can download the latest edition of MCV here.
According to MCV, the BBC's commercial arm 'BBC Worldwide' is seeking out game publishers to turn valuable properties such as Doctor Who, Top Gear, and kids' show In The Night Garden into DS and Wii titles.
“We are open to conversations with anybody in games about all kinds of business models to see how we can extract more value", Neil Ross Russell, MD of children’s and licensing told the UK trade paper. "Outside of Disney we have the most well-known line-up of children’s characters around the world", he continued.
There is, however, no mad rush to get Match of the Day turned into Pundit Manager 2010. Says Dave Anderson, head of multimedia development at BBC Worldwide. "There were a few opportunistic licensing deals, but we were largely aggregating and holding on to our properties to wait and see how the market developed."
You can download the latest edition of MCV here.
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Daemon 21 Jan 2010 13:32
1/2
Shame they seem to be emphasising the "child" aspect to video games. I could just see a Doctor Who FPS, where he's armed with a Sonic Screwdriver, taking out Cybermen and Darleks left and right. Each time he died, he could regenerate into a different doctor!
I can dream, though, right?
I can dream, though, right?
NiktheGreek 22 Jan 2010 03:30
2/2
Playing BBC games could be very interesting. A few potential candidates:
BBC Comedy Manager: Manage a variety of different comedy quizzes which all somehow feature the same people! Promote a variety of variable sitcoms ranging from Outnumbered to Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps! Twice a decade, throw the occasional dash of hope to Stewart Lee, watch the resulting show gain critical acclaim, and then cancel it. Again.
Torchwood: PSP exclusive launched amid a blaze of hype, it receives much criticism for being basically last year's Doctor Who game with added blood and bisexuals. The sequels improve things dramatically, but increasingly become lost in the crowd as they're moved to more popular platforms.
Singstar: Songs of Praise: Oddball tie-in unexpectedly becomes huge hit in the red states of the US.
1 vs. 100: Question Time: It's you against 100 people and a series of increasingly difficult questions. Unfortunately, in order to convincingly portray an episode of Question Time where nobody is on your side, you are forced to play as the vile BNP leader Nick Griffin. The game rather understandably flops.
BBC Comedy Manager: Manage a variety of different comedy quizzes which all somehow feature the same people! Promote a variety of variable sitcoms ranging from Outnumbered to Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps! Twice a decade, throw the occasional dash of hope to Stewart Lee, watch the resulting show gain critical acclaim, and then cancel it. Again.
Torchwood: PSP exclusive launched amid a blaze of hype, it receives much criticism for being basically last year's Doctor Who game with added blood and bisexuals. The sequels improve things dramatically, but increasingly become lost in the crowd as they're moved to more popular platforms.
Singstar: Songs of Praise: Oddball tie-in unexpectedly becomes huge hit in the red states of the US.
1 vs. 100: Question Time: It's you against 100 people and a series of increasingly difficult questions. Unfortunately, in order to convincingly portray an episode of Question Time where nobody is on your side, you are forced to play as the vile BNP leader Nick Griffin. The game rather understandably flops.