Thanks to its commercial division, which produces TV programmes such as Doctor Who and The Office, BBC Worldwide hit record profits of about £140 million for 2009/10, MediaGuardian reported.

BBC Magazines, also part of the group's commercial division, is selling one million copies a week of its Radio Times. Meanwhile, licensing of brands to toy-makers, as well as producing U.S. television hit Dancing with the Stars, and owning TV channels like BBC America, are all causes for record profits. Versions of Dancing with the Stars (known in Britain as Strictly Come Dancing) has been sold to 30 countries, and versions of The Weakest Link are shown in 60 countries worldwide.