New York, NY – BBC AMERICA has greenlit new original thriller series, Intruders, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Glen Morgan (The X-Files, Those Who Kill), writer and executive producer, has penned the script based on Michael Marshall Smith’s novel The Intruders. Executive produced by Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner for BBC Worldwide Productions, the series is…
Read MoreWashington D.C. — For many around the globe, spring is a time of new growth, with flowers in bloom, warm weather and summer vacations on the horizon. But when you’re an Alaskan, the end of winter doesn’t mean the challenges are over; in fact they have only just begun. Wildlife are waking up from hibernation—and…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA today announced five new natural history co-productions including the landmark series The Hunt, from multiple Emmy award-winning producer Alastair Fothergill, and One Planet, from Emmy award-winning producer Vanessa Berlowitz. The Hunt uses character driven stories to take a fresh look at the most dramatic behavior in nature – the competition between predators and their prey. …
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Worldwide North America announced today the appointment of Chris Cole as SVP TV Co-productions and Sales, Factual, BBC Worldwide North America. His appointment is effective November 4. Cole will be responsible for developing and driving strategic business growth for BBC Worldwide Factual content in the U.S. including sales, co-productions and…
Read MoreNew York, NY – Announced today, BBC AMERICA will simulcast the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, in the U.S. on November 23, 2013. For the first time ever, the world’s longest running and most successful sci-fi series will be broadcast simultaneously to millions of viewers worldwide in a global simulcast….
Read MoreStreet Date: November 5, 2013 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $158.72 Length: Approx. 1370 mins + bonus content/ 10-disc set New York, NY – Just in time for the holidays, BBC Home Entertainment invites you to give the gift of laughter in the form of Keeping up Appearances: The Collector’s Edition, which arrives on DVD on November…
Read MoreStreet Date: November 5, 2013 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $158.72 Length: Approx. 1244 mins + bonus content/ 10-disc set New York, NY – Comedy genius never goes out of style, darling – and to prove it, BBC Home Entertainment is releasing the Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely All Of It box set on November 5, 2013. This must-have…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – BBC.com today marked the expansion of their partnership with online question-and-answer product, Quora. The sites blend relevant and compelling insights from Quora’s global community of writers with BBC’s first-class storytelling into regular columns across the BBC.com feature pages. “BBC.com users are worldly and curious – a terrific match with Quora’s varied…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – BBC Worldwide Productions’ ratings juggernaut, Dancing with the Stars has won its first Emmy® Award for Outstanding Choreography at The Primetime Emmy® Awards ceremony. Derek Hough, DWTS’ professional dancer, was honored with the Emmy® for his work on the program. This is Hough’s first Emmy® win and the first Outstanding Choreography…
Read MoreStreet Date: August 27, 2013 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $24.98 ($30.98 in Canada) Length: Approx. 179 mins + bonus material / single disc New York, NY – Before Band of Brothers and Homeland, Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning actor Damian Lewis was turning heads in Friends and Crocodiles, from acclaimed director and playwright Stephen Poliakoff, and…
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