FUELED BY RECORD GROWTH, BBC STUDIOS LOS ANGELES PRODUCTIONS EXPANDS LEADERSHIP TEAM, NAMING NICHOLAS OAKLEY SVP, UNSCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT
Nicholas Oakley Hi-Res Headshot Available Here As BBC Studios marks a record year and a massive increase of 56 percent in global production sales, the company announces the appointment of Nicholas Oakley as Senior Vice President, Unscripted Development, Los Angeles Productions in a key leadership role for its U.S. production business which has achieved unprecedented…
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Sky Hopinka’s Kicking the Clouds and Rob Roth’s Blondie: Vivir en la Habana named winners of BBC Reel LongShots
23 September 2022: BBC Reel announces Sky Hopinka’s Kicking the Clouds as the Jury Award winner and Rob Roth’s Blondie: Vivir en la Habana as the Audience Award Winner of the third annual LongShots Film Festival, the BBC’s signature online festival dedicated to emerging documentary filmmakers. This year, the festival is exclusively sponsored by Delta…
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BBC COLLABORATES WITH BERLINALE, TRIBECA AND PRESTIGIOUS FILM INSTITUTIONS TO CELEBRATE CINEMATIC HIDDEN GEMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
September 1 2022 — In a unique collaboration with Tribeca, Berlinale, HotDocs and some of the world’s most prestigious film institutions, BBC Reel launches the third edition of its signature online film festival, LongShots. The online streaming event, exclusively sponsored by Delta Air Lines in the US, showcases a lineup of critically acclaimed, yet undistributed,…
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New Episodes of LUCY WORSLEY INVESTIGATES Premiere Sundays, September 25 and October 2, on PBS and Streaming on the PBS Video App and PBS.org
ARLINGTON, VA – Popular British historian Lucy Worsley continues to explore some of British history’s most haunting mysteries in two new installments of LUCY WORSLEY INVESTIGATES. In each episode, Lucy uses historical and contemporary evidence and expert testimony to reframe the past and deepen her analysis. Lucy also reveals how the attitudes of the time…
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BBC STUDIOS CREATES NEW EXECUTIVE ROLES IN NORTH AMERICA TO CAPITALIZE ON GROWING GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ITS PREMIUM CONTENT AND SERVICES Janet Brown Joins BBC Studios as President, Content Distribution, North America and Latin America Promotes Tara Maitra to Chief Commercial Officer, Global Distribution
NEW YORK – August 2, 2022 – Following a record year for BBC Studios, today the company announced two strategic appointments that position the commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group for continued success. Janet Brown joins the company as president, Content Distribution, North America and Latin America (LatAm), while Tara Maitra has been promoted to…
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NBC RENEWS GLOBAL GAME SHOW SENSATION ‘WEAKEST LINK’ FOR THIRD SEASON, HOSTED BY JANE LYNCH Hit Reboot From BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions and Universal Television Alternative Studio Continues Its Strong Stateside Momentum
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – August, 1, 2022 – NBC has renewed the international smash hit game show “Weakest Link” for a third season, co-produced by BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions and Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group. The network has greenlit 20 episodes of the lightning fast, quick-witted series hosted by Emmy…
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TYRA BANKS RETURNS TO THE BALLROOM AS HOST AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF ‘DANCING WITH THE STARS’ ON DISNEY+ AND WELCOMES NEW CO-HOST ALFONSO RIBEIRO
BURBANK, Calif. (July 14, 2022) Tyra Banks is back as host and executive producer of “Dancing with the Stars” for her third consecutive season. Joining her as co-host is “DWTS” season 19 Mirrorball Champion Alfonso Ribeiro. Expert judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough also resume their seats on the ballroom…
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Bluey season three premieres August 10 on Disney+
New York NY – July 13, 2022 – Bluey, the Emmy® Award-winning sensation that has won over families worldwide, will make its Season Three debut on August 10 on Disney+ in the U.S. and around the world. Created and written by Joe Brumm and produced by the multiple Emmy® Award-winning Ludo Studio for the Australian…
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CBS’S “GHOSTS” MAKES SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON ITS HAUNTING GROUND
CBS Original GHOSTS, television’s number one new series and the number one comedy on Paramount+, will make its San Diego Comic-Con debut for a panel discussion, a marketing activation and a Web3 Metaverse experience. The Panel: The full cast, including “livings” Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar, as well as “ghosts” Brandon Scott Jones, Richie Moriarty,…
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SHOWTIME® SETS NEW PREMIERE DATE FOR SEASON TWO OF WE HUNT TOGETHER AND RELEASES OFFICIAL KEY ART AND NEW TRAILER
LOS ANGELES – June 9, 2022 – The second season of the cat-and-mouse drama series WE HUNT TOGETHER will now premiere Friday, July 1, when all six episodes will be available on streaming and on demand for SHOWTIME subscribers, before making its on-air debut with its first two episodes on Sunday, July 3 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT and next two episodes…
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