BBC AMERICA Earns Three Golden Globe® Nominations

Posted by on Thursday, December 12th, 2013 in

New York, NY – Announced today, BBC AMERICA earned three Golden Globe® nominations for Orphan Black, Luther and Burton and Taylor.  BBC AMERICA tied with AMC for the most nominations for a basic cable network. “Our multiple nominations are a testament to the strength of BBC AMERICA’s original series and co-productions which attract incredible talent…

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Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Posted by on Monday, December 2nd, 2013 in

Street Date: December 10, 2013 DVD Suggested Retail Price: $24.98 ($30.98 in Canada) Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD Suggested Retail Price: $29.98 ($37.48 in Canada) Length: Approx. 75 mins + bonus material / single disc DVD/ 2-disc BD combo pack New York, NY – BBC Home Entertainment will  release Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary Special, Doctor…

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BBC AMERICA Picks Up Season Two of Fantasy Atlantis Following Record Premiere

Posted by on Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 in

New York, NY – BBC AMERICA has picked up season two of new fantasy co-production, Atlantis, from the creators of Merlin and Misfits. On November 23, Atlantis delivered the highest rated series premiere ever for Supernatural Saturday with 838,000 total viewers. The 13-part series premieres Saturdays at 9:00pm ET on BBC AMERICA. In the UK,…

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BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Posted by on Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 in

Centennial, CO – On Monday, November 25, BBC AMERICA and NCM Fathom Events presented the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary celebration, Doctor Who: The Day of The Doctor in RealD™3D in over 660 select movie theaters across the country. The record setting one-night unaudited theatrical event grosses are estimated to be approximately $4.77 million, according to Rentrak. …

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BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who 50th Special Delivers Rating and Social Media Records

Posted by on Monday, November 25th, 2013 in

New York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who and new Supernatural Saturday series Atlantis broke records on Saturday, November 23. Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary special, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor, delivered 3.6 million viewers in L+SD for the daytime simulcast and primetime encore.  On Saturday, BBC AMERICA was the #1 cable network on…

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BBC AMERICA Celebrates Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary with the First Ever Live Simulcast from YouTube Space Los Angeles

Posted by on Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 in

New York, NY – Announced today, BBC AMERICA has partnered with Nerdist Industries to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who with the first ever live simulcast pre-show from the YouTube Space Los Angeles. Hosted by Veronica Belmont, the Doctor Who 50th Live Pre-Show will air November 23, 2:30pm ET on BBC AMERICA and stream…

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BBC AMERICA Hosts Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Celebration in November

Posted by on Friday, November 8th, 2013 in

New York, NY – BBC AMERICA is the #1 destination in the U.S. for a year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of global phenomenon Doctor Who. On November 23, 1963, a Time Lord known as the Doctor landed on the BBC’s airwaves, forever changing storytelling on television and how the world viewed the inside of…

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Doctor Who’s First Doctor Regenerated in BBC AMERICA’s An Adventure in Space and Time Premiering on November 22

Posted by on Monday, November 4th, 2013 in

New York, NY – What do you get when you mix C.S. Lewis with H.G. Wells, and sprinkle in a bit of Father Christmas? An alien Time Lord exploring space and time in a Police Box spaceship called the “TARDIS” (Time And Relative Dimension in Space).  On November 23, 1963, a television legend began when…

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Doctor Who 2013 Gift Guide

Posted by on Friday, November 1st, 2013 in

New York, NY  – Doctor Who: The Complete Series 1-7 Limited Edition Blu-ray Gift Set SRP: Blu-ray $349.98 ($399.98 in Canada) Length: Approx. 4815 mins + bonus materials/ 29-disc set (BD) The only thing better than watching Doctor Who is watching it in high definition, which is why BBC Home Entertainment is celebrating Doctor Who’s…

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Getting On, from the Creators of Big Love, Takes an Offbeat Look at the Dysfunctional Staff of a Beleaguered Hospital

Posted by on Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 in

New York, NY – At the Billy Barnes Extended Care unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, Cal., the staff attends to the needs of their female patients who are often “getting on” in years, as they deal with the challenges of a health-care bureaucracy in need of an overhaul. Even as they attempt…

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