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…
Read MoreBBC Studios today announced the promotion of Rebecca Glashow to the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer, Global Distribution. She will take up the position on 1 March and becomes a member of BBC Studio’s Executive Committee on the same date. Glashow previously held the post of President, BBC Studios Americas from June 2020,…
Read MoreFebruary 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…
Read MoreImage: 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….
Read MoreNew York, NY – January 27, 2022 – BBC Studios has announced a number of new roles aimed at further bolstering its digital news team in the US. News Corp SVP and Global Head of Product Jennie Baird has been appointed to a newly created position of EVP and MD of Digital News and Streaming. …
Read MoreNew 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…
Read MoreCBS announced today that it has renewed television’s #1 new hit comedy GHOSTS and its popular Monday night block of THE NEIGHBORHOOD and BOB ♥ ABISHOLA, television’s #3 and #4 comedies, respectively, for the 2022-2023 broadcast season. The CBS Original series join #1 comedy YOUNG SHELDON, which was previously renewed for three additional years, beginning…
Read MoreFilming has begun in West Yorkshire on the third and final series of Sally Wainwright’s smash hit, multi-BAFTA award winning BBC drama Happy Valley. Sarah Lancashire returns to her iconic role of Sergeant Catherine Cawood for six new episodes, long discussed by Sally Wainwright and Sarah Lancashire as the final chapter of the Happy Valley story. Happy Valley series three is made…
Read MoreARLINGTON, VA (January 18, 2022) – PBS and BBC Studios today announced THE STORY OF HIP-HOP WITH CHUCK D (working title), a new four-part series currently in production for broadcast in Fall 2022. The series, developed by Chuck D and his manager Lorrie Boula, rewinds to the birth of hip-hop and traces its role in…
Read MoreARLINGTON, VA; January 18, 2022 – Today at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger announced THE GREEN PLANET, a new five-part documentary series about Earth’s biodiversity told through the fascinating story of plants. As host Sir David Attenborough explains: “Every mouthful of food that we eat, every lungful…
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