A GREAT YEAR FOR BBC WORLDWIDE ON ITUNES

It's been a great year for BBC Worldwide on iTunes. 2009 has seen us become the top-selling content provider on the iTunes UK store  - beating the US studios in the process. 
And globally, Top Gear series 12 was the 6th most downloaded title on iTunes in 2009 -a fantastic achievement.
Christmas brought more success with global  sales up 77% compared to the same 2-week period last year. The final week was up 118% year on year with best ever sales weeks in the UK & US, Canada and Australia. 

Christmas winners in the UK were Gavin & Stacey Series 1-3 and Top Gear Series 14. In the US, the big success story was the launch of Planet Earth, whilst the new Doctor Who and Top Gear also performed well - good news for our global brands.
These results across the year are a great credit to the team involved who have successfully driven revenue off catch-up and archive titles.