Oceans Make Up 70 Percent of the Earth, 100 Percent of AMC Networks will Carry the Premiere of the Worldwide Phenomenon Planet Earth: Blue Planet II Next Month
New York, NY – Planet Earth: Blue Planet II, the next installment of BBCA’s Emmy Award-winning Planet Earth, will premiere on Saturday, January 20, 9/8c, as an AMC Networks simulcast event across BBC AMERICA, AMC, IFC, WE tv and SundanceTV. Subsequent episodes will appear Saturday nights on BBC AMERICA. The new series*, presented by Sir David Attenborough,…
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BBC Earth to Premiere the Worldwide Phenomenon Planet Earth: Blue Planet II in Early 2018
Toronto, Canada – Planet Earth: Blue Planet II, the next installment of the Emmy Award-winning Planet Earth franchise, will premiere in Canada across three Blue Ant Media channels, including BBC Earth, Cottage Life and T+E, on Saturday, January 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Subsequent episodes will appear Saturday nights on BBC Earth. The new seven-part series, presented by Sir David Attenborough, scored by Academy Award-winner Hans Zimmer…
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BBC AMERICA to Premiere Lauded Documentary Bruce Springsteen: In His Own Words on November 26th at 10/9c
New York, NY – BBC AMERICA announced today the acquisition of lauded documentary Bruce Springsteen: In His Own Words. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Nigel Cole, the 70-minute documentary, with limited interruptions, explores key moments in Bruce Springsteen’s life that provided the influence for some of his most acclaimed songs across his extensive career. Bruce Springsteen: In…
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Meet the Cast of the All New Doctor Who Series
New York, NY – When Jodie Whittaker takes over as the Thirteenth Doctor on BBC AMERICA’s global hit show Doctor Who next year, she will be joined by an all-new regular cast. Announced today, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill will line-up as the new regular cast on Doctor Who. Bradley will star as Graham, Tosin will play Ryan and Mandip will play…
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BritBox Strikes Content Deal with FremantleMedia International
New York, NY – Today at MIPCOM, BritBox, the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming service from BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, and ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, announced its first ever third party deal to bring content from media giant FremantleMedia International to the service starting this month. Through this deal, BritBox,…
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BBC Worldwide Brings its First Multiplatform Scripted Format The Last Hours of Laura K to Brazil
Cannes, France – BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm and main subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), announced today the signing of the first licensing agreement for its scripted multiplatform format The Last Hours of Laura K. The Brazilian adaptation of the ground-breaking show – Prova do Crime – will air on Rede Globo starting…
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Radiohead and Hans Zimmer Announce Unique Collaboration to Introduce World to BBC AMERICA’s Planet Earth: Blue Planet II
New York, NY – Radiohead, one of the world’s most acclaimed rock bands, and Hans Zimmer, one of the planet’s most successful movie and TV composers, are joining forces to produce an exclusive track for the forthcoming BBC AMERICA natural history landmark series Planet Earth: Blue Planet II. The piece will be featured in a five-minute prequel, which will be released…
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BBC AMERICA’s New Thriller Killing Eve Commences Filming Across Europe
London, UK – Filming has commenced on BBC AMERICA’s all-new eight-part thriller, Killing Eve, penned by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and produced by Sid Gentle Films Ltd. Based on the ‘Villanelle’ novellas by Luke Jennings, Killing Eve follows two fiercely intelligent women – a psychopathic assassin and the woman charged with hunting her down. Starring Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy, Sideways) and Jodie Comer (The White Princess,…
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Sean Bean, Idris Elba, James Nesbitt & Strictly Come Dancing Kick Off BritBox’s
New York, NY – BritBox, the digital video streaming subscription channel from BBC Worldwide and ITV offering the largest collection of British TV in the U.S., announced its inaugural fall lineup today. Featuring a mix of new and returning series, many of the new additions will premiere Stateside shortly after their UK premiere. The highlight…
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BBC Worldwide Signs Deal with Chile’s Channel 13 to Air Three Gripping Documentaries about the British Royal Family on Open TV
Miami, FL – BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm and main subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), announced an agreement with Chile’s Channel 13 allowing the open TV network to offer its audience three documentaries about the British royal family. The programming includes the acclaimed documentary Diana – Seven Days That Shook the World, which…
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