Acorn TV Commission in Co Production with ZDF Expectation’s New UK Mystery Drama The Chelsea Detective Starring Adrian Scarborough (Gavin & Stacey, Killing Eve)

Posted by on Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 in

Headshots: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/re6k28zodn8u3sn/AACTqgMdsRF10wytMrgzvihEa?dl=0 London, UK – AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and ZDF are excited to announce the commissioning of UK drama The Chelsea Detective with Acorn Media Enterprises from Expectation (In My Skin, Guilt). Created by Peter Fincham, the 4 x 90-minute series stars Adrian Scarborough (Gavin & Stacey, Killing Eve) as Detective Inspector Max Arnold,…

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Blue Ant Media Expands Partnership with BBC Studios to Bring BBC First to Canada

Posted by on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021 in

Toronto, ON/New York, NY – International producer, distributor and channel operator, Blue Ant Media announced today an expanded partnership with BBC Studios, producers and distributors of unparalleled content, to launch BBC First in Canada. Featuring premium scripted and factual entertainment programming, BBC First joins existing Blue Ant Media and BBC Studios channel BBC Earth as…

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Exterminate! Build-A-Bear To Launch Dalek plush

Posted by on Friday, February 19th, 2021 in

High res images can be found here. New York, NY – Build-A-Bear Workshop and BBC Studios have today revealed new additions to their Doctor Who range, launching a brand new Dalek plush, and Tenth and Eleventh Doctor costumes. Available in the UK and US today, this new range can be bought exclusively at the Build-A-Bear…

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An Antidote to the Predictable, New Digital Channel BBC SELECT Launches Today in U.S. and Canada

Posted by on Thursday, February 18th, 2021 in

Download photos here New York, NY – BBC Studios – creator, producer, and distributor of world-renowned content – today launched its new, ad-free subscription streaming channel, BBC SELECT focused on culture, politics, and ideas. Available initially on Amazon Prime Video Channels and the Apple TV app, BBC SELECT offers content that ranges from the weighty…

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BBC Studios Announces Revealing New Original Format Ex Rated On Peacock With Andy Cohen As Host And Executive Producer

Posted by on Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 in

Los Angeles, CA – BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production arm announces the daring new original format EX RATED set to premiere on Peacock, featuring singles ready to improve their love lives by braving raw, unfiltered feedback from their exes who rate them on everything, from their personality to their sexual prowess and relationship skills. Hosted…

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Award-Winning Radio And TV Personality Bobby Bones’ Personal Mantra Is Put To The Test In New National Geographic Series Breaking Bobby Bones

Posted by on Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 in

Watch Trailer HERE https://youtu.be/nxMGX6ffveA Washington DC – Continuing its long-standing tradition of delivering the best in nonfiction storytelling to connect audiences with the world around them and to inspire new passions, National Geographic will premiere its newest unscripted series, BREAKING BOBBY BONES, May 31 at 10/9c with two back-to-back episodes, then moving to Sundays at…

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BBC Studios Expands Licensing Program for Bluey with Five New Partners

Posted by on Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 in

New York, NY – BBC Studios, the distributor and licensing agent for the international hit preschool show Bluey, is expanding the brand’s consumer products offerings with five new licensing partners that will bring even more series-inspired fun to children across the country. A sensation with U.S. audiences since its fall 2019 premiere, Bluey, available on…

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Netflix Announces New Three-Part Documentary Series Murder Among the Mormons

Posted by on Thursday, February 4th, 2021 in

Download Images HERE Los Angeles, CA – Netflix today announced a new three-part documentary series, Murder Among the Mormons, which will premiere globally on March 3, 2021. Logline: A three-part documentary series on a trio of bombings in 1985 that shocked the Salt Lake City Mormon community and threatened the historical foundations of the church…

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BBC Two commissions Unsolved Histories With Lucy Worsley (w/t)

Posted by on Thursday, February 4th, 2021 in

London, UK – Lucy Worsley will reinvestigate and reveal new evidence about some of British history’s biggest unsolved mysteries in a new four-part series for BBC Two from BBC Studios’ The Documentary Unit, co-produced by PBS. Who killed the Princes in the tower in 1483? What actually caused the Black Death? Why did a witch…

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NBC Renews Global Game Show Phenomenon ‘Weakest Link’ For Second Season

Posted by on Monday, January 25th, 2021 in

Universal City, CA – The “Weakest Link,” NBC’s newest hit game show phenomenon hosted by Jane Lynch, has been renewed for a second season. The popular series is a British import based on the iconic quiz show format distributed by BBC Studios. Production on the new season, set for 13 episodes, will begin later this…

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