LONDON – Wednesday 26th June: Filming has begun on Outrageous (6×60’), a six-part series about the Mitford sisters, with a cast including Bessie Carter, Joanna Vanderham, Anna Chancellor and James Purefoy, which will air in 2025. The brand new drama, created and written by Sarah Williams (Small Island, Flesh and Blood, The Long Song), and…
Read MoreBBC Studios, the BBC’s commercial content studio and media & streaming business, today announced key leadership changes at BritBox International. Effective April 1, 2024, Robert Schildhouse is appointed to the expanded role of President of BritBox North America, and General Manager of BritBox International based in New York. Kerry Ball will continue in her role…
Read MoreAs the world’s biggest distributor of British programmes, the UK’s most awarded production house and the home of the widest-read English language news website, BBC.com, BBC Studios has a proven track record of creating and taking the best British content to audiences around the world. This historic deal brings greater scale and opportunity for both…
Read MoreThe International home of premium British entertainment, BritBox International, today announced that the service, which is co-owned by BBC Studios and ITV, has surpassed 3.4 million subscribers globally. The streaming service which operates in eight territories – U.S., Canada, Australia, South Africa, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland – has seen an increase of 15% in…
Read MoreFilming has started today on the third series of the hugely popular BBC Studios Continuing Drama production, Sister Boniface Mysteries. Series three is a co-production for Britbox International and UKTV’s Drama channel and will include a feature length Christmas special written by series creator Jude Tindall and directed by Ian Barber. Lorna Watson returns as…
Read MoreThe BBC and BritBox North America have released a first-look picture from the second series of Jimmy McGovern’s multi award-winning hit drama Time. As previously announced, the three-part drama made by BBC Studios and co-produced by BritBox International for North America, will be led by Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who, Broadchurch), Tamara Lawrance (The Silent Twins,…
Read MoreNew York, NY – Seasoned corporate strategist and business executive Emily Powers has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Head of BritBox, spearheading the business for North America. Powers brings to the position a wealth of knowledge and a vast array of experience. As Executive Vice President and Head of BritBox North America, she…
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