New York, NY – BBC Worldwide North America announced today the acquisition of Queen and Country, the latest film by five-time Academy Award® nominated director and writer John Boorman (Hope and Glory, Excaliber, The General, Deliverance), securing all rights in North America. The film, which Boorman has announced will be his last, premiered at the…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Worldwide North America today announced Nigel Gaines has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. Gaines was previously SVP Finance. In his new role, Gaines is responsible for overseeing all financial operations for BBC Worldwide North America. Reporting to Herb Scannell, President, Gaines manages the company’s financial reporting, financial…
Read MoreStreet Date: December 9, 2014 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $79.98 ($99.90 in Canada) Blu-ray $89.98 ($109.50 in Canada) Length: Approx. 586 mins + bonus material / 4-disc set (Blu-ray)/ 5-disc set (DVD) New York, NY – The new era of Doctor Who has begun and on December 9, 2014 Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series…
Read MoreNew York, NY /London, UK – AMC Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: AMCX), the global entertainment company behind acclaimed series The Walking Dead, Mad Men, and Rectify, and BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation, today announced a new long-term creative partnership bringing together two global brands that are behind some of the most-watched,…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA today announced a new original co-production, the five-part miniseries London Spy, created by acclaimed best-selling author Tom Rob Smith (Child 44), co-produced with BBC Two and produced by Working Title Television. The gripping, contemporary, emotional thriller stars Ben Whishaw (The Hour, Skyfall, Bright Star) as Danny, an innocent, young romantic…
Read MoreStreet Date: December 23, 2014 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $29.98 ($37.48 Canada) Blu-ray $34.98 ($43.98 Canada) Length: Approx. 480 mins + bonus material / 2-disc set New York, NY – BBC Home Entertainment will release the eight-part suspense series Intruders on Blu-ray and DVD on December 23, 2014. From writer and executive producer Glen Morgan…
Read MoreStreet Date: November 4, 2014 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $39.98 (U.S. only) Length: Approx. 425 mins + bonus material / 4-disc set New York, NY – BBC Home Entertainment continues to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the start of World War One with the World War One Collection, available on November 4, 2014. This collection…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Worldwide North America announces the New York and Los Angeles theatrical premiere of Private Peaceful, a feature film directed by Pat O’Connor (Dancing at Lughnasa, Sweet November). Adapted from the bestselling novel by former children’s laureate Michael Morpurgo (War Horse), the World War I film stars two of the UK’s…
Read MoreStreet Date: October 21, 2014 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $34.98 ($43.98 in Canada) Length (Season One): Approx. 360 mins / 2-disc set Length (Season Seventeen): Approx. 512 mins / 3-disc set New York, NY – Before CSI: Crime Scene Investigation… before Bones… before NCIS… Silent Witness brought viewers from the crime scenes to the laboratories…
Read MoreStreet Date: October 28, 2014 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $39.98 ($49.98 in Canada) Blu-ray $44.98 ($55.98 in Canada) Length: Approx. 527 mins + bonus material / 3-disc set (DVD)/ 2-disc set (Blu-ray) New York, NY – In Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Miss Marple, BBC Home Entertainment will be releasing Miss Marple: Volume One…
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