Top Gear sales boost 成人快手 profits

Image caption, Top Gear is one of the 成人快手's most successful exports

成人快手 Worldwide, the 成人快手's commercial arm, has reported total sales worth 拢1bn for the last financial year.

Sales were up 7% on the previous 12 months, the company said, with brands including Top Gear and Doctor Who performing particularly well.

Profits rose 36.5% to 拢145.2m, excluding exceptional items, the company added.

More than half of sales were generated overseas, where 成人快手 Worldwide sells 成人快手 content and runs a network of channels.

Its channels, which include 成人快手 America, registered a 34.2% rise in profits.

Sales of programmes abroad, including Top Gear, Doctor Who, and Planet Earth, saw a 26.4% rise in profits.

Domestically, DVD sales continued to grow but magazine sales were steady, 成人快手 Worldwide said.

Lonely Planet, the travel guide brand bought in 2007, also returned to profit.

"成人快手 Worldwide continues to give consumers around the world more and more content from the 成人快手 and other British production companies," said John Smith, 成人快手 Worldwide's chief executive.