New York, NY – GOING FOR GOLD: THE ’48 GAMES Street Date: July 31, 2012 DVD Suggested Retail Price: $19.97 ($24.98 in Canada) Length: Approx. 90 minutes/ single disc + UV digital copy Thrown together as double sculling partners just six weeks before the 1948 Summer Olympics, Bert Bushnell (Matt Smith, Doctor Who), a boatbuilder’s son,…
Read MoreNew York, NY – Last spring, Oprah Winfrey traveled to Kingsland, Georgia with two acclaimed matchmakers to kick-off a 30-day social experiment challenging residents to focus on building love in their community. The town’s efforts are the focus of a new series, Lovetown, USA premiering on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network on Sunday, August 19 at…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s General Manager, Perry Simon, has greenlit a new cooking expedition series, Chef Race: UK vs U.S., which will premiere in Fall 2012. Executive produced by Jamie Oliver, the new original unscripted series (10 x 60) follows sixteen chefs, eight Brits versus eight Americans, as they race across the United States from…
Read MoreNew York, NY – TOP GEAR 18 Street Date: June 12, 2012 DVD Suggested Retail Price: $24.98 ($30.98 in Canada) Length: Approx. 465 minutes + bonus features / 3-disc set The world’s biggest car show is back for another exhilarating season of stars, cars and adventures in Top Gear 18. Join Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May…
Read MoreNew York, NY – The BAFTA nominated docu-comedy series Twenty Twelve, starring BAFTA nominee Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), joins BBC AMERICA’s Ministry of Laughs comedy block just in time for the Summer Games. From executive producer Jon Plowman (The Office, Extras, Absolutely Fabulous) and writer John Morton (People Like Us), the series follows the team responsible for delivering the…
Read MoreArlington, VA — BBC Worldwide America Sales & Distribution and PBS announced today the sale of the first season of the critically acclaimed British drama, Call the Midwife to PBS. The series will premiere on September 30, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. leading into MASTERPIECE CLASSIC Upstairs Downstairs, transforming Sunday nights into a destination for drama…
Read MoreTHE DIAMOND QUEEN and THE QUEEN’S PALACES Street Date: May 29, 2012 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $19.98 each ($24.98 each in Canada) Length: The Diamond Queen is approx. 180 minutes + bonus features/ single disc The Queen’s Palaces is approx. 177 minutes + bonus features/ single disc New York, NY – BBC Home Entertainment is proud to celebrate Queen…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Worldwide Sales & Distribution today announced three key music programming deals in the Latin American market including the sale of The Brit Awards (1 x 90’) to Turner International, Inc, U2: From the Sky Down (1 x 82’) to Globosat, and Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2011 (2 x 60’)to A&E Latin America. The deals were brokered…
Read MoreNew York, NY — BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, today announced the promotion of Parul Patel to Vice President, Factual Co-Productions and Sales, effective immediately. Parul will continue to oversee co-production and sales activity with broadcast partners across key factual programming genres, including natural history, news and current affairs, lifestyle and general…
Read MoreNew York, NY – As all eyes turn to London this summer, BBC AMERICA celebrates with a season of brilliantly British and exceptionally English programming. From The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June through the London Olympics in August, BBC AMERICA offers viewers a wide slate of live event coverage, comedies, documentaries, dramas and special features across…
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