Hans Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers Music to Collaborate on BBC AMERICA’s One Planet: Seven Worlds

Posted by on Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 in

New York, NY – Academy Award®-winner Hans Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers Music will compose the theme and score respectively for BBC AMERICA’s upcoming seven-part landmark nature docu-series One Planet: Seven Worlds. Set to air on BBCA in 2020, One Planet: Seven Worlds has gone further than any other BBC series to capture the spectacular, unseen and unexpected stories of Earth’s seven Continents. As previously announced,…

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BBC Studios Announces Hans Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers Music to Collaborate on One Planet: Seven Worlds

Posted by on Monday, February 18th, 2019 in

New York, NY – Academy award-winner Hans Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers Music will compose the theme and  score respectively for BBC Planet’s latest landmark title, One Planet: Seven Worlds it was announced today at BBC Studios’ industry-leading Showcase event in Liverpool. This is the team’s third outing into the world of natural history, following their…

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BBC AMERICA Announces New Installments Of Two Of The Most Iconic Natural History Series Ever Seen – Planet Earth III And Frozen Planet II

Posted by on Friday, February 8th, 2019 in

New York, NY – Continuing its standing as the definitive home of the most iconic natural history programming on U.S. television, BBC AMERICA announced today two Emmy®-winning and globally renowned series loved by millions will return – Planet Earth III and Frozen Planet II. BBC AMERICA is the U.S. home and co-producer of groundbreaking series…

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Sir David Attenborough to Present BBC AMERICA’s One Planet: Seven Worlds (w/t)

Posted by on Thursday, January 31st, 2019 in

New York, NY – BBC AMERICA today announced that world renowned naturalist and Emmy®-winning broadcaster Sir David Attenborough will present One Planet: Seven Worlds (w/t), a brand new ambitious seven-part landmark nature docu-series from the multi-award-winning BBC Studios Natural History Unit. Each one-hour episode will transport viewers to a single continent and tell the story…

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The First Female Doctor and More Coming to Blu-ray and DVD from BBC Studios

Posted by on Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 in

Street Date: January 29, 2019 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $59.99 (U.S.), $74.98 (Canada) Blu-ray $64.99 (U.S.), $80.99 (Canada) Length: Approx. 521 mins / 3-disc set New York, NY – On January 29, 2019, BBC Studios wants to start your New Year right with the release of the record-breaking Doctor Who: The Complete Eleventh Season starring Jodie Whittaker, as the series’ first…

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Microsoft Education Joins BBC Learning, Angelina Jolie And BBC World Service In Developing Current Affairs Program For Children

Posted by on Friday, January 25th, 2019 in

New York, NY – BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios, in partnership with Microsoft Education, today announced plans to collaborate with BBC World Service and Angelina Jolie on their forthcoming global English-language, current affairs television program for adolescents, previously announced in December 2018. In addition, BBC Learning and Microsoft have designed a global media…

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BritBox Surpasses Half Million Subscribers

Posted by on Thursday, January 17th, 2019 in

New York, NY – BritBox, the subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) streaming service from BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC, and ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, today announces it is celebrating half million (500,000) subscribers, doubling year-on-year, as it ends its 22nd month in the U.S. and 11th month in Canada. The service, home…

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Ring In the New Year With “Who Year’s Day” Featuring an All-New Doctor Who New Year’s Day Special on BBC AMERICA

Posted by on Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 in

New York, NY – Kick off 2019 in spectacular style with a New Year’s Day special episode of Doctor Who on Tuesday, January 1st, moving from its traditional Christmas Day timeslot.  Leading up to the first-ever “Who Year’s Day,” BBC AMERICA will present a Doctor Who marathon, starting with all the Christmas specials at 12pm ET/PT on Monday, December 24th, going into…

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On the Heels of New York Comic Con BBC AMERICA and Women’s Media Center Release New Study on the Impact of Representation in Science Fiction and Superhero Genre on Girls

Posted by on Monday, October 8th, 2018 in

New York, NY – While Wonder Woman and Black Panther have made significant strides in increasing representation in the superhero genre, overwhelmingly, girls say there are not enough female role models or other strong, relatable female characters in film and TV, according to new research released today on the heels of New York Comic Con, by BBC America and the Women’s…

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Doctor Who Limited Edition Barbie® Revealed at NYCC

Posted by on Sunday, October 7th, 2018 in

New York, NY – BBC Studios and Mattel have partnered to release the first ever Doctor Who Limited Edition Barbie doll. It has been created in celebration of the new season of Doctor Who, starring Jodie Whittaker, which premiered on BBC AMERICA, Sunday, October 7 at 1.45pm ET followed by a special encore in its regular primetime…

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