Um... you do understand that BBC America is actually owned by the BBC, don't you? As far as I'm aware, daughter company or not, BBC America pay the BBC for the rights to broadcast BBC shows just like any other cable company. In fact, as far as I'm aware, again, the Sci-Fi channel actually has first broadcasting pick for both Who and TW, but passed on Torchwood because it didn't like the target demographic, and that is the only reason that BBCA now has TW as a premiere, unlike Doctor Who, which premieres on Sci-Fi. I'd be willing to bet that, financially, the BBC is probably more closely tied to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the co-production partner for Who series one and two and TW series one, than it is to BBCA.
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As far as I'm aware, daughter company or not, BBC America pay the BBC for the rights to broadcast BBC shows just like any other cable company. In fact, as far as I'm aware, again, the Sci-Fi channel actually has first broadcasting pick for both Who and TW, but passed on Torchwood because it didn't like the target demographic, and that is the only reason that BBCA now has TW as a premiere, unlike Doctor Who, which premieres on Sci-Fi. I'd be willing to bet that, financially, the BBC is probably more closely tied to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the co-production partner for Who series one and two and TW series one, than it is to BBCA.