BBC Worldwide North America Announces theatrical premiere of We Come As Friends from Academy Award nominated director Hubert Sauper

Posted by on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 in

New York, NY – BBC Worldwide North America is proud to present the worldwide theatrical premiere of WE COME AS FRIENDS from the internationally acclaimed documentarian Hubert Sauper (Darwin’s Nightmare), at the IFC Center in New York Friday, August 14. The film will open at the Laemmle Royal in Los Angeles and the AFI Silver…

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BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who Set For Hall H Panel At Comic-Con

Posted by on Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 in

New York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who returns to San Diego Comic-Con for a Hall H panel on Thursday, July 9. Following his record-breaking first season as the Doctor, Peter Capaldi will make his first ever appearance at Comic-Con with stars Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald), Michelle Gomez (Missy), lead writer and executive producer Steven…

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Herb Scannell to Conclude Successful Tenure as President, BBC Worldwide North America; Ann Sarnoff Promoted to Succeed Scannell

Posted by on Thursday, May 21st, 2015 in

New York, NY – BBC Worldwide today announced Herb Scannell has decided to step down as President, BBC Worldwide North America and Ann Sarnoff, currently COO, BBC Worldwide North America has been promoted to the position.  Scannell will turn over day-to-day operations to Sarnoff on August 1, 2015, but will remain with the company through…

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BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who Announces Double Trouble As Osgood Takes On The Terrifying Zygons

Posted by on Friday, May 8th, 2015 in

New York, NY – UNIT scientist Osgood, played by Ingrid Oliver, returns to Doctor Who for season nine. Having been killed by Missy (Michelle Gomez) in the show’s season eight finale ‘Death in Heaven’, Steven Moffat decides to bring back the Doctor’s biggest fan. Steven Moffat, lead writer and Executive Producer, said: “Osgood is back,…

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PBS and BBC Announce Big Blue Live, A Three-Part LIVE Television Event Showcasing Marine Life Along America’s West Coast

Posted by on Thursday, May 7th, 2015 in

Arlington, VA – Leading public service broadcasters BBC and PBS announced today a live television and multimedia event, Big Blue Live. Scientists, filmmakers and photographers, animal behaviorists and other experts will come together for two amazing live weeks in late August and early September to document the extraordinary rejuvenation of the once endangered and now…

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BBC AMERICA’s New Original Seven-Part Mini-Series Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Premieres June 13

Posted by on Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 in

New York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s new original mini-series, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, is set during the Napoleonic Wars in an England where magic once existed and is about to return. So begins a dangerous battle between two great men. Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan, The World’s End), Olivier award-winning Bertie Carvel (Restless, Matilda), Charlotte…

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BBC Worldwide North America Announces the Highly Anticipated U.S. Premiere of the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular Live at Barclays Center on October 7, 2015

Posted by on Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 in

New York, NY – BBC Worldwide North America brings yet another incredible Doctor Who experience to the U.S. The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular, a live show, which sold out when it premiered in Australia, will be staged for the first time in the U.S. at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday October 7,…

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BBC Worldwide North America and Netflix Partner for First-Ever Digital Streaming of Planet Earth: The Complete Series in the U.S. on Earth Day

Posted by on Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 in

Los Gatos, CA – Just in time for the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, the original UK broadcast version of the landmark BBC production Planet Earth: The Complete Series will be available as of today for Netflix members in the U.S. This marks the first time the project will be available via digital streaming subscription…

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BBC Home Entertainment Summer Highlights

Posted by on Monday, April 20th, 2015 in

New York, NY – JUNE MISS MARPLE: VOLUME THREE Street Date: June 9, 2015 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $39.98 ($49.98 in Canada)                                         Blu-ray $44.98 ($55.98 in Canada) Length: Approx. 450 mins / 3-disc set (DVD), 2-disc set (BD) Four deliciously complex mysteries keep you guessing in the lively company of Miss Jane Marple, played…

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BBC’s Iconic Drama Doctor Who to Premiere on Disney XD Beginning May 9

Posted by on Thursday, April 16th, 2015 in

New York, NY – BBC’s world-renowned science fiction drama Doctor Who will premiere on Disney XD beginning SATURDAY, MAY 9 (9:00 p.m., ET/PT).  Disney XD, home to other top-rated action adventure programming including Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars Rebels” and Marvel Television’s animated series, has picked up seasons two through four of the global sci-fi hit. The…

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