BBC Worldwide Productions Boosts Development Team

Posted by bbc_ops on Monday, July 20th, 2009 in

North Hollywood, CA – Jane Tranter, EVP, Programming & Production, BBC Worldwide Productions, today announced the appointment of Izzie Pick as Vice President, Programming Development. Based in North Hollywood, Izzie reports to John Hesling, SVP, Programming, BBC Worldwide Productions. In her role, Izzie manages the company’s talent department and works with the unscripted development team…

Dancing With The Stars Tops 61st Primetime Emmy Award Reality Nominations

Posted by bbc_ops on Thursday, July 16th, 2009 in

North Hollywood, CA – BBC Worldwide Productions Dancing with the Stars, received 10 61st Primetime Emmy Award nominations – more than any other reality show, it was announced today by the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences. This is the fourth consecutive year that the show has received a nomination for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program. Additionally, Dancing…

BBC Worldwide Announces Drama Co-Productions With WGBH/MASTERPIECE For Emma And Cranford 2

Posted by bbc_ops on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 in

New York, NY – BBC Worldwide Sales and Distribution and WGBH today announced co-productions of two star-studded dramas: the beloved classic, Emma, and the sequel to BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated drama Cranford,Cranford 2. Both programs will make their U.S. premiere in early 2010 on WGBH’s MASTERPIECE CLASSIC on PBS. Commented Susanna Pollack, SVP, Sales & Distribution and Children’s,…

BBC Worldwide Brings The Great American Road Trip To NBC

Posted by bbc_ops on Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 in

North Hollywood, CA – BBC Worldwide announced today the series pickup of NBC’s Great American Road Trip by NBC. The series will debut on July 1 from 8 p.m. – 9 p.m. EST, and continue for eight weeks. Developed by the BBC Worldwide teams in Los Angeles, New York and London, the show will be…