About FBC

 

Formed in 1998, FactBased Communications (FBC) is a European-based media and entertainment group specialising in television format creation, production and distribution.

FBC produces a range of award-winning editorial programmes in business, technology, documentary, sports and factual entertainment. We were among Europe's first movers in the growing "advertiser-funded programming" market in the consumer products and technology programming sector.

 

Our unrivalled syndicated terrestrial, cable and satellite distribution network reaches over 300 million television households in seven languages in 100 countries and more than 30 of the world's leading airlines.

 

 

 

FBC is made up of a number of divisions:

FBC Group Ltd

Group Ltd is a London-based media and entertainment holding group, whose activities include current affairs content for television and airlines plus original TV format creation and quality production for the UK and international television markets in the business, economy, entertainment, sport and factual genres, as well as FBC's international sales, sponsorship and distribution of syndicated programmes.

 

 

FBC India

 

FBC India began it operations in October 2004 as a joint venture between the FBC Group and a group of local Indian partners with vast experience and brand equity in the Indian television and film world.
FBC India is chaired by Urmila Gupta, former head of News at Doordarshan.
The company is headquartered in Delhi, and is a television production house that offers a unique set of capabilities in television production, creating original formats, executing quality production and branded entertainment, with particular specialization in current affairs, business and reality entertainment production.
FBC India also offers brand-building solutions, creating original formats or localizing successful international formats that appeal to Indian broadcasters and viewers, while providing effective visibility for the sponsor brand. The first branded-content program ever to air on a satellite channel – Star One’s Lakme Fashion House was produced by FBC India, based on an original FBC format.

 

 

FBC Sales & Distribution

 

FBC is a leading independent producer and distributor of high-quality and award-winning television programming appealing to television audiences in over 100 countries worldwide.
FBC's current international sales catalogue includes programs and formats produced by FBC and independent producers, and is available for broadcast and inflight distribution.
Its broad range of programming includes:
• Business News Magazines
• Sports
• Technology Series
• Factual Entertainment Series
• Documentary Series (Lifestyle / Observational)
• One-off Documentaries
• Reality Series
• Original Formats
• Inflight Programming