Los Angeles, CA – BBC Worldwide Productions announced today the appointment of Julie Haley as SVP, Business and Legal Affairs. In addition to Haley’s appointment, the company has promoted Carol Turner and Debby Reid Vigna to SVPs, Unscripted Production. Jane Tranter, Head of BBC Worldwide Productions and Adjacent Productions commented, “The addition of Julie to…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – This season’s cast of celebrity dancers includes a fashion icon, a YouTube sensation, a NASCAR legend, and a movie star, to name a few. The stars will grace the ballroom floor for the first time on live national television with their professional partners during the two-hour season premiere of Dancing with…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – BBC Worldwide Productions and Adjacent Productions received eight Primetime Emmy® nominations this morning. The announcement was made by the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences. This is the ninth consecutive year that the show has received a nomination in the Outstanding Reality-Competition Program category. Additionally, Dancing with the Stars’ host and…
Read MoreBeverly Hills, CA – Starz Chief Executive Officer Chris Albrecht today announced a third season for the STARZ Original series Da Vinci’s Demons has been greenlit. The historical fantasy, created and executive produced by David S. Goyer and produced by Adjacent Productions, follows the ‘untold’ story of the world’s greatest genius, Leonardo da Vinci, during his…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – BBC Worldwide Productions announced today the appointment of Travis Shakespeare as Senior Vice President, Current Unscripted Programming. His role is effective immediately. Shakespeare will be working alongside Michael Brooks, Senior Vice President, Unscripted Entertainment Programming and both will be reporting to Jane Tranter, Head of BBC Worldwide Productions and Adjacent Productions….
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – This season’s exciting new cast of Dancing With the Stars will be revealed live, TUESDAY, MARCH 4 exclusively on Good Morning America (7:00-9:00 a.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The competition begins with an all new cast of celebrities who will brave the dance floor for the very first time. Each…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – Dancing with the Stars will welcome Music Director and Composer Ray Chew to the ballroom, with the premiere of season 18 on Monday, March 17 at 8:00 p.m., ET on the ABC Television Network. Chew’s band will feature a new line-up of live musicians and singers performing music ranging from the…
Read MoreNew 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 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…
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