New York, NY – BBC Worldwide North America is proud to present the worldwide theatrical premiere of WE COME AS FRIENDS from the internationally acclaimed documentarian Hubert Sauper (Darwin’s Nightmare), at the IFC Center in New York Friday, August 14. The film will open at the Laemmle Royal in Los Angeles and the AFI Silver…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who returns to San Diego Comic-Con for a Hall H panel on Thursday, July 9. Following his record-breaking first season as the Doctor, Peter Capaldi will make his first ever appearance at Comic-Con with stars Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald), Michelle Gomez (Missy), lead writer and executive producer Steven…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Worldwide today announced Herb Scannell has decided to step down as President, BBC Worldwide North America and Ann Sarnoff, currently COO, BBC Worldwide North America has been promoted to the position. Scannell will turn over day-to-day operations to Sarnoff on August 1, 2015, but will remain with the company through…
Read MoreNew York, NY – UNIT scientist Osgood, played by Ingrid Oliver, returns to Doctor Who for season nine. Having been killed by Missy (Michelle Gomez) in the show’s season eight finale ‘Death in Heaven’, Steven Moffat decides to bring back the Doctor’s biggest fan. Steven Moffat, lead writer and Executive Producer, said: “Osgood is back,…
Read MoreArlington, VA – Leading public service broadcasters BBC and PBS announced today a live television and multimedia event, Big Blue Live. Scientists, filmmakers and photographers, animal behaviorists and other experts will come together for two amazing live weeks in late August and early September to document the extraordinary rejuvenation of the once endangered and now…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s new original mini-series, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, is set during the Napoleonic Wars in an England where magic once existed and is about to return. So begins a dangerous battle between two great men. Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan, The World’s End), Olivier award-winning Bertie Carvel (Restless, Matilda), Charlotte…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Worldwide North America brings yet another incredible Doctor Who experience to the U.S. The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular, a live show, which sold out when it premiered in Australia, will be staged for the first time in the U.S. at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday October 7,…
Read MoreToronto, Canada – BBC Worldwide North America announced today the appointment of Sandra Mackechnie to the position of Vice President, Digital Ad Sales for BBC.com, Canada. Based in Toronto, Mackechnie will be responsible for generating new business and expanding the existing business across a number of digital platforms and custom creative solution opportunities. She will…
Read MoreLos Gatos, CA – Just in time for the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, the original UK broadcast version of the landmark BBC production Planet Earth: The Complete Series will be available as of today for Netflix members in the U.S. This marks the first time the project will be available via digital streaming subscription…
Read MoreNew York, NY – JUNE MISS MARPLE: VOLUME THREE Street Date: June 9, 2015 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $39.98 ($49.98 in Canada) Blu-ray $44.98 ($55.98 in Canada) Length: Approx. 450 mins / 3-disc set (DVD), 2-disc set (BD) Four deliciously complex mysteries keep you guessing in the lively company of Miss Jane Marple, played…
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