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# BBC Studios chief: linear still funds the streaming build-out
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/bbc-studios-chief-linear-still-funds-the-streaming-build-out/
- Published: 2026-10-16T13:49:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T13:49:16.000Z
- Description: Deadline’s Stewart Clarke reports that BBC Studios channels and streaming chief Marcus Arthur says linear remains a major profit driver even as streaming becomes the priority.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Stewart Clarke, BBC Studios boss on streaming vs linear economics

**Why it matters.** Broadcasters like Fox, ITV and AMC that keep linear and streaming units together are betting linear profits can keep funding digital investment longer than Wall Street narratives suggest.

*Signal from* [*deadline.com*](https://deadline.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Stewart Clarke*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-stewart-clarke/) *·* [*read the original*](https://deadline.com/2026/10/bbc-studios-boss-streaming-future-linear-pays-1237158106/?ref=medianexis.com)*.*