Miami, FL – BBC Studios and Sony Crackle announced today an agreement that will bring the new series of the iconic Doctor Who to the Sony Pictures Television Networks SVOD platform. Thanks to this deal, Crackle subscribers in the region will have exclusive access to the new series which will feature Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch) as…
Read MoreMiami, FL – BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, announced today the company’s first format deal in Uruguay with Canal 10, the country’s largest free-to-air broadcaster, for El Gran Uruguayo, a series based on the UK format Great Britons. In this one-time event series, the public nominates, and ultimately selects, a person who will be…
Read MoreCannes, France – BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm and main subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), announced today the signing of the first licensing agreement for its scripted multiplatform format The Last Hours of Laura K. The Brazilian adaptation of the ground-breaking show – Prova do Crime – will air on Rede Globo starting…
Read MoreMiami, FL – BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm and main subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), announced an agreement with Chile’s Channel 13 allowing the open TV network to offer its audience three documentaries about the British royal family. The programming includes the acclaimed documentary Diana – Seven Days That Shook the World, which…
Read MoreMiami, FL – Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic (DLA/USH), a division of Discovery Communications, and BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm and main subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), announced today a first look deal for the factual, lifestyle, natural history and motor programming categories, through which Discovery’s networks will become the home to many…
Read MoreLiverpool, UK – BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm and main subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), announced today the premiere on Brazil’s RecordTV of Dancing Brasil, the local adaptation of Dancing with the Stars, one of the British company’s most globally successful franchises. Dancing Brasil is BBC Worldwide’s first agreement of its kind with…
Read MoreMexico City, Mexico – BBC Worldwide Sales & Distribution Latin America announced a deal today with Turner Latin America at the BBC Worldwide Screenings Mexico event for a broad range of top titles including dramas Misfits and Inside Men, as well as music special One Direction – A Year in the Making. Matt Forde, EVP Sales and Co-Productions, BBC…
Read MoreMexico City, Mexico – BBC Worldwide Sales & Distribution Latin America announced today a deal with OnDIRECTV, exclusive channel for DIRECTV Latin America subscribers, for Season 6 of the renowned and popular sci-fi show Doctor Who. The announcement was made at the first BBC Worldwide Screenings Mexico event. BBC’s Doctor Who season 6 opens with a spectacular two-parter…
Read MoreRio de Janeiro, Brasil – BBC Worldwide Latin America announced today at their 9th annual BBC Worldwide Showcase Latin America, a content deal with TV Azteca for the popular character-led dramas, Sherlock and Robin Hood. This marks the first sales deal for drama titles with the free-to-air Mexican broadcaster. Helen Jurado, VP Sales & Distribution, BBC Worldwide Latin America,…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Worldwide Latin America has confirmed leading digital technology experts Ronaldo Lemos, Director of the Center for Technology and Society at the Fundação Getúlio Vargas School in Rio de Janeiro, and Fabio Coelho, Director of Google Brazil, to take part in this year’s digital sessions at BBC Worldwide Showcase Latin America. …
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