Screen Media and BBC Studios Sign Multi-Year Content Deal, Bringing 2,500+ Hours of Premium Content to All Crackle Plus Streaming Services
COS COB, CT – March 24, 2022 – Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSSE), one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, today announced a multi-year content deal with BBC Studios that will bring more than 2,500 hours of premium content to all current and future Crackle Plus streaming services including…
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BBC Studios’ Sherlock Series Heading to Crackle Exclusively in the U.S. for the Next Three Years
COS COB, CT – March 23, 2022 – Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSSE), one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, today announced an agreement with BBC Studios to license the exclusive rights to the mystery crime series Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, The Power of the…
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SEASON TWO OF PEACOCK’S DRAMA THRILLER SMOTHER TO PREMIERE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 28 WITH NEW TRAILER AVAILABLE NOW
SEASON TWO DESCRIPTION: Still picking up the pieces after the death of Denis and the cover up that followed, Val Ahern’s (Dervla Kirwan) world is rocked once again when a stranger turns up on her doorstep. The stranger introduces himself as Finn (Dean Fagan) – Denis’ estranged son, and his existence is an unwelcome surprise for the family. ABOUT THE SERIES: Creator/Executive…
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Season 11 of Beloved British Drama CALL THE MIDWIFE Premieres March 20, 2022, on PBS
ARLINGTON, VA (March 4, 2021) – PBS announced today that the critically-acclaimed British drama CALL THE MIDWIFE will return for its 11th season Sundays, March 20-May 8, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. ET on PBS stations (check local listings). Commissioned in partnership with the BBC, the eight-part series, which follows the nurses, midwives and nuns from…
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It’s Clean-Up Time for These Outlaws… Prime Video Releases Official Trailer and Key Art for The Outlaws
Watch the Trailer HERE Key Art and Episodic Images HERE Full Season Available on Screeners.com CULVER CITY, California—March 2, 2022—Today, Prime Video released the official trailer and key art for the first season of The Outlaws, from award-winning writer and director Stephen Merchant (The Office) and Elgin James (Mayans M.C., Lowriders). All six episodes of…
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AIRCRAFT PICTURES AND WEXWORKS MEDIA TO PRODUCE NEW SCRIPTED SERIES BASED ON THE HIT BOOKS THE POPULARITY PAPERS
TORONTO – Feb. 24, 2022 – Aircraft Pictures, the Academy Award® and Emmy Award®-nominated production company, and Emmy Award®-nominated production company WexWorks Media today announced they have greenlit a new single-camera, live-action comedy series based on author Amy Ignatow’s award-winning middle-grade book series, The Popularity Papers. Produced with financial participation from the Canada Film Fund,…
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Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, BBC Earth’s New Landmark Series, The Mating Game, Explores Nature’s Ultimate Quest: the Pursuit of a Partner
The Canadian premiere of The Mating Game airs March 13 at 8pm ET/PT on BBC Earth during the channel’s free preview event from Feb 28 to May 1, 2022. (Toronto, ON – February 22, 2022) – In the animal kingdom, there is a challenge that unites all animal life on Earth – one that allows…
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THE CW WILL ROCK YOU WITH THE U.S. PREMIERE OF THE DOCUMENTARY “FREDDIE MERCURY: THE FINAL ACT”
February 11, 2022 (Burbank, CA) —The CW Network has acquired the acclaimed documentary FREDDIE MERCURY: THE FINAL ACT from BBC Studios, telling the story of how the legendary Queen frontman’s friends mounted an epic tribute concert in his honor to raise awareness and fight shame around HIV/AIDS. The film makes its U.S. premiere Wednesday, April…
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BBC America Joins as Co-Producer of Nicôle Lecky’s highly anticipated drama series MOOD From Bonafide Films
Image: https://amcnetworks.box.com/s/rfhch1v3k85q6xfzokx2ztktxfcfhmck New York, NY; February 10, 2022 – AMC Networks’ BBC America will co-produce Mood, the highly anticipated first drama series from actor, writer, and singer-songwriter Nicôle Lecky. Based on her critically acclaimed Royal Court play (Superhoe) and produced by Bonafide Films for BBC Three, Mood follows Sasha Clayton (Lecky), a 25-year-old wannabe singer….
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BBC Studios Brings Topical, Culturally-Relevant Content Slate to U.S. Market Genres Includes Kids, Factual Entertainment, Drama, Comedy, and Docs
New York, NY – January 25, 2022 – BBC Studios – creator, producer, and distributor of distinct British content globally – today announced a brand new slate of kids, factual entertainment, drama, comedy, and documentary titles coming to the U.S. content sales market this week, led by Dina Vangelisti, EVP Content Sales, BBC Studios. “We…
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