Arlington, VA –PBS announced today that the popular Christmas special and a seventh season of the critically-acclaimed BBC drama, CALL THE MIDWIFE will return to PBS. The CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL will air in late 2017, and the seventh season will air in the spring of 2018. Joining the cast in Season 7 is…
Read MoreArlington, VA – PBS announced plans today for its latest venture into live, natural-history adventure programming with WILD ALASKA LIVE, a three-part, multi-platform production that airs July 23, 26 and 30 at 8:00 p.m. ET, as a part of its “Summer of Adventure” lineup. Over three nights, in partnership with the BBC, PBS turns the cameras on a must-see natural spectacle that plays out across the vast Alaskan wilderness, where some of the world’s mostremarkable animals – bears, wolves, moose, orcas and eagles –…
Read MoreMiami, FL – Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic (DLA/USH), a division of Discovery Communications, and BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm and main subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), announced today a first look deal for the factual, lifestyle, natural history and motor programming categories, through which Discovery’s networks will become the home to many…
Read MoreStreet Date: May 16, 2017 Suggested Retail Price: UHD + BD $34.98 (U.S.), $43.98 (Canada) Length: Approx. 90 mins + bonus content / 2-disc set New York, NY – Following the release of BBC AMERICA’s critically acclaimed series Planet Earth II – the first natural history television series released in 4K UHD – BBC Home Entertainment…
Read MoreNew York, NY – Whovians, rejoice! BritBox, the new digital streaming service launched earlier this month by BBC Worldwide and ITV – which gives fans access to the most comprehensive collection of British programming – today releases the largest digital catalogue of Classic Doctor Who available in the U.S. As the only subscription video-on-demand (SVOD)…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC.com, the award-winning international news website, has today announced it will be hosting a breakfast and ad sales presentation event, for the first time ever, at the sixth annual Digital Content NewFronts on Monday, May 8, 2017 from 9:00am – 11:00am ET in New York. BBC.com joins a long line of…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA announced today that the highly anticipated natural history landmark Blue Planet II will be scored by Academy Award-winner Hans Zimmer’s ‘Bleeding Fingers Music’. The brand new seven-part series comes from the world’s leading BBC Studios Natural History Unit. Today’s news follows last Saturday’s finale of Planet Earth II on BBCA. Zimmer lent his musical…
Read MoreMontreal, Canada – Quebecor Content is pleased to announce that it has acquired the format rights for the ITV hit series You’re Back in the Room through a deal with BBC Worldwide North America. This fantastic gameshow format sees contestants performing simple tasks with hilarious results as they are all under hypnosis. The sometimes slapstick,…
Read MoreNew York, NY — Sergei Kuharsky has been appointed Executive Vice President, Franchise and Digital Enterprises, BBC Worldwide North America. Kuharsky, who joined BBC Worldwide North America in April, 2016 was most recently Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development. Kuharsky will continue to report to Ann Sarnoff, President, BBC Worldwide North America. In his…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA announced today the greenlight of Top Gear America. With a nod to its UK roots, the reimagined US spin-off of Top Gear will appear on BBCA with three new presenters in eight hour-long episodes starting later this year. The series will be hosted by racing enthusiast and veteran film and television actor William Fichtner, world…
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