BBC AMERICA Debuts Three-Part Documentary Wild West Saturday, August 19, 9/8c
New York, NY – Canyonlands, high country and sprawling shores take center-stage in BBC AMERICA’s Wild West. Explore this fascinating area of North America in the networks three-part natural history program premiering Saturday, August 19 at 9/8c. The all-new series anchors a look back at some of BBC AMERICA’s groundbreaking, Emmy®– nominated natural history events…
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Fifth and Final Season of Critically-Acclaimed Series Orphan Black Available in the U.S. on Blu-ray and DVD September 12, 2017 From BBC Home Entertainment
Street Date: September 12, 2017 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $29.98 / BD $34.98 Length: Approx. 450 mins + bonus content / 3-disc set (DVD)/ 2-disc set (BD) New York, NY – BBC Home Entertainment announces the release of Orphan Black: Season Five on Blu-ray and DVD, available in the U.S. on September 12, 2017. In…
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The Doctor is in the House Tickets on Sale Now for Hilarious Event ‘RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors’ in Cinemas This August for Two Nights Only
Denver, CO – Moviegoers should get ready to “exterminate” their boredom as the men of RiffTrax (Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett, of MST3K fame) take on one of the most thrilling Doctor Who adventures ever, “The Five Doctors.” Originally released in celebration of the British television series’ 20th anniversary in 1983, this…
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BBC Worldwide and PBS Announce Call the Midwife Christmas Special and Season 7 Filming
Arlington, VA –PBS announced today that the popular Christmas special and a seventh season of the critically-acclaimed BBC drama, CALL THE MIDWIFE will return to PBS. The CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL will air in late 2017, and the seventh season will air in the spring of 2018. Joining the cast in Season 7 is…
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WILD ALASKA LIVE, a PBS and BBC Co-Production, Captures Life and Survival in the Alaskan Wilderness in Three-Part, Not-to-be-Missed Television Event
Arlington, VA – PBS announced plans today for its latest venture into live, natural-history adventure programming with WILD ALASKA LIVE, a three-part, multi-platform production that airs July 23, 26 and 30 at 8:00 p.m. ET, as a part of its “Summer of Adventure” lineup. Over three nights, in partnership with the BBC, PBS turns the cameras on a must-see natural spectacle that plays out across the vast Alaskan wilderness, where some of the world’s mostremarkable animals – bears, wolves, moose, orcas and eagles –…
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BBC Home Entertainment Brings More of the Striking Beauty of Nature to 4K Screens with the Wild Africa/Tiny Giants Ultra High-Definition Set May 16, 2017
Street Date: May 16, 2017 Suggested Retail Price: UHD + BD $34.98 (U.S.), $43.98 (Canada) Length: Approx. 90 mins + bonus content / 2-disc set New York, NY – Following the release of BBC AMERICA’s critically acclaimed series Planet Earth II – the first natural history television series released in 4K UHD – BBC Home Entertainment…
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BritBox Becomes Exclusive U.S. Streaming Home to Classic Doctor Who Catalogue
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New York, NY – Whovians, rejoice! BritBox, the new digital streaming service launched earlier this month by BBC Worldwide and ITV – which gives fans access to the most comprehensive collection of British programming – today releases the largest digital catalogue of Classic Doctor Who available in the U.S. As the only subscription video-on-demand (SVOD)…
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BBC.com to Join NewFronts First Time for the International News Organization
New York, NY – BBC.com, the award-winning international news website, has today announced it will be hosting a breakfast and ad sales presentation event, for the first time ever, at the sixth annual Digital Content NewFronts on Monday, May 8, 2017 from 9:00am – 11:00am ET in New York. BBC.com joins a long line of…
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Academy Award-Winner Hans Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers Music to Create Score for BBC AMERICA’s Blue Planet II
New York, NY – BBC AMERICA announced today that the highly anticipated natural history landmark Blue Planet II will be scored by Academy Award-winner Hans Zimmer’s ‘Bleeding Fingers Music’. The brand new seven-part series comes from the world’s leading BBC Studios Natural History Unit. Today’s news follows last Saturday’s finale of Planet Earth II on BBCA. Zimmer lent his musical…
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BBC Worldwide North America Appoints Sergei Kuharsky Executive Vice President, Franchise and Digital Enterprises
New York, NY — Sergei Kuharsky has been appointed Executive Vice President, Franchise and Digital Enterprises, BBC Worldwide North America. Kuharsky, who joined BBC Worldwide North America in April, 2016 was most recently Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development. Kuharsky will continue to report to Ann Sarnoff, President, BBC Worldwide North America. In his…
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