BBC News spends week with the estranged family of Oath Keepers founder, Stewart Rhodes, who reveal how they escaped from life inside one of America’s most notorious right-wing militias

Posted by on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 in

November 29, 2022— Since September, Stewart Rhodes, one of the most recognizable faces of America’s anti-government militia movement and founder of Oath Keepers, has been on trial in Washington facing serious criminal charges. This week, Rhodes and one member of the Oath Keepers were found guilty of seditious conspiracy and each faces as much as 20…

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BBC Announces Extensive Coverage for Global Audiences Around 2022 FIFA World Cup

Posted by on Friday, November 4th, 2022 in

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 4, 2022— The BBC today announced extensive digital, TV and audio coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar to serve fans around the world. BBC Sport will be offering a rich variety of digital content exploring the World Cup from every angle, including live text commentaries, fixtures, results,…

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BBC AND DISNEY BRANDED TELEVISION JOIN FORCES ON DOCTOR WHO

Posted by on Tuesday, October 25th, 2022 in

Click here to download assets. NEW YORK, NY; LONDON, UK (Oct. 25, 2022) – Today the BBC and Disney Branded Television – two giants of entertainment – have come together to transform Doctor Who into a global franchise for UK audiences and the rest of the world. Under a shared creative vision, they will deliver…

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BBC Studios Adds Twelve New Partners to Rapidly Growing Bluey North America Licensing Program

Posted by on Monday, October 24th, 2022 in

New York, NY – October 24, 2022 – BBC Studios, distributor and licensor for the international preschool hit Bluey, is again adding to its growing list of licensing partners with inventive new products to meet strong consumer demand for more ways for kids to fully immerse themselves in the world of Bluey. Today’s announcement comes…

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BBC CONTINUES DIGITAL EXPANSION WITH NEW LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA

Posted by on Monday, October 24th, 2022 in

NEW YORK and WASHINGTON DC, OCTOBER 24, 2022 – The BBC, as part of its commitment to expanding its world-leading digital news offering in North America, has appointed two new leaders to senior roles based in the United States. Jen Brown joins as SVP of Programming and Content Strategy, Global Digital News & Streaming. She…

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ACORN TV PARTNER AGAIN WITH ZDF FOR FAN FAVORITE DRAMA, THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE, AS PRODUCTION ON SEASON TWO BEGINS

Posted by on Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 in

Download High-res Image New York, NY, October 12, 2022 – AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and ZDF today announced a second season order from Expectation and start of production for the hit UK mystery drama series, The Chelsea Detective, returning in 2023. With production now underway in and around London, Adrian Scarborough (Killing Eve, The King’s Speech, 1917) returns as Detective Inspector Max…

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Sky Hopinka’s Kicking the Clouds and Rob Roth’s Blondie: Vivir en la Habana named winners of BBC Reel LongShots

Posted by on Friday, September 23rd, 2022 in

                23 September 2022: BBC Reel announces Sky Hopinka’s Kicking the Clouds as the Jury Award winner and Rob Roth’s Blondie: Vivir en la Habana as the Audience Award Winner of the third annual LongShots Film Festival, the BBC’s signature online festival dedicated to emerging documentary filmmakers. This year, the festival is exclusively sponsored by Delta…

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BBC COLLABORATES WITH BERLINALE, TRIBECA AND PRESTIGIOUS FILM INSTITUTIONS TO CELEBRATE CINEMATIC HIDDEN GEMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Posted by on Thursday, September 1st, 2022 in

September 1 2022 — In a unique collaboration with Tribeca, Berlinale, HotDocs and some of the world’s most prestigious film institutions, BBC Reel  launches the third edition of its signature online film festival, LongShots. The online streaming event, exclusively sponsored by Delta Air Lines in the US, showcases a lineup of critically acclaimed, yet undistributed,…

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New Episodes of LUCY WORSLEY INVESTIGATES Premiere Sundays, September 25 and October 2, on PBS and Streaming on the PBS Video App and PBS.org

Posted by on Friday, August 26th, 2022 in

ARLINGTON, VA – Popular British historian Lucy Worsley continues to explore some of British history’s most haunting mysteries in two new installments of LUCY WORSLEY INVESTIGATES. In each episode, Lucy uses historical and contemporary evidence and expert testimony to reframe the past and deepen her analysis. Lucy also reveals how the attitudes of the time…

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BBC STUDIOS CREATES NEW EXECUTIVE ROLES IN NORTH AMERICA TO CAPITALIZE ON GROWING GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ITS PREMIUM CONTENT AND SERVICES  Janet Brown Joins BBC Studios as President, Content Distribution, North America and Latin America Promotes Tara Maitra to Chief Commercial Officer, Global Distribution

Posted by on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 in

NEW YORK – August 2, 2022 – Following a record year for BBC Studios, today the company announced two strategic appointments that position the commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group for continued success.  Janet Brown joins the company as president, Content Distribution, North America and Latin America (LatAm), while Tara Maitra has been promoted to…

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