BBC Studioshas acquiredWerner Film Productions, the company behind Australian drama hitThe Newsreader.
Last month, it paid 255M ($325M) for ITVs share in their streamer,BritBox International.
The series has won multiple Logies and AACTA awards and season three is currently filming.

‘The Newsreader’ on the ABC is one of Australia’s biggest showseOne/ABC
Helion Partners, which previouslyhelped sell Sydney-based Lingo Pictures to ITV Studios, advised Werner on the deal.
Todays news comes after werevealedAustralian unscripted company WTFN had put itself up for sale.
