BBC Research & Development is a multi disciplinary team which has been crucial to shaping the media and tech industry for over 93 years.
Its global influence has been key to the development of technology like colour television, digital radio, Ultra-High-definition pictures, and breakthroughs in TV graphics. It has influenced internet streaming, media provenance and a whole host of technology and standards linked to the production and delivery of media content.
Multi- award winning, and defined by the Royal Charter and public service values BBC R&D ensures that the technology is developed in a way which prioritises benefits for audiences and society as a whole, now and in an increasingly complex technological future.
In 2025, BBC R&D was given a very special Emmy by the Television Academy in Hollywood. The Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award honors an agency, company or institution whose contributions over time have significantly impacted television technology and engineering.