New Fantasy Series Atlantis Follows Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special in BBC AMERICA’S Biggest Supernatural Saturday Ever

Posted by on Thursday, October 24th, 2013 in

New York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s Supernatural Saturday brings the iconic lost city to life in new 13-part fantasy-adventure series, Atlantis. When Jason (Jack Donnelly, Dancing on the Edge) sets out to find his father, he could never imagine his journey would lead to a strange, yet impossibly familiar land full of dangerous creatures, legendary…

Read More

BBC AMERICA and NCM Fathom Events Celebrate Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary With Special RealD™3D Screening

Posted by on Thursday, October 24th, 2013 in

New York, NY – BBC AMERICA announced today two special theatrical screening events of Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary special, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor, in RealD™ 3D on November 23 and 25. In association with AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc., and Regal Entertainment Group, BBC AMERICA makes history by honoring eleven Doctors…

Read More

BBC AMERICA HD Launches on AT&T U-verse

Posted by on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 in

New York, NY – BBC AMERICA and AT&T* U-verse® TV announced today a renewal of their carriage agreement, which includes the launch of the award-winning channel in high definition. BBC AMERICA, which recently celebrated its best ratings quarter ever, will be available on AT&T’s U-200 package on U-verse Channel 1188 in High Definition and continue…

Read More

BBC AMERICA Orders New Original Series Intruders From BBC Worldwide Productions

Posted by on Friday, October 18th, 2013 in

New York, NY – BBC AMERICA has greenlit new original thriller series, Intruders, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions.  Glen Morgan (The X-Files, Those Who Kill), writer and executive producer, has penned the script based on Michael Marshall Smith’s novel The Intruders. Executive produced by Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner for BBC Worldwide Productions, the series is…

Read More

BBC AMERICA To Co-Produce Landmark Natural History Series

Posted by on Wednesday, October 9th, 2013 in

New York, NY – BBC AMERICA today announced five new natural history co-productions including the landmark series The Hunt, from multiple Emmy award-winning producer Alastair Fothergill, and One Planet, from Emmy award-winning producer Vanessa Berlowitz. The Hunt uses character driven stories to take a fresh look at the most dramatic behavior in nature – the competition between predators and their prey. …

Read More

Chris Cole Joins BBC Worldwide North America as Senior Vice President, TV Co-Productions and Sales, Factual

Posted by on Tuesday, October 8th, 2013 in

New York, NY – BBC Worldwide North America announced today the appointment of Chris Cole as SVP TV Co-productions and Sales, Factual, BBC Worldwide North America.  His appointment is effective November 4. Cole will be responsible for developing and driving strategic business growth for BBC Worldwide Factual content in the U.S. including sales, co-productions and…

Read More

BBC AMERICA to Simulcast Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special on November 23

Posted by on Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 in

New York, NY – Announced today, BBC AMERICA will simulcast the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, in the U.S. on November 23, 2013. For the first time ever, the world’s longest running and most successful sci-fi series will be broadcast simultaneously to millions of viewers worldwide in a global simulcast….

Read More

Keeping Up Appearances: The Collector’s Edition

Posted by on Wednesday, September 25th, 2013 in

Street Date: November 5, 2013 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $158.72 Length: Approx. 1370 mins + bonus content/ 10-disc set New York, NY – Just in time for the holidays, BBC Home Entertainment invites you to give the gift of laughter in the form of Keeping up Appearances: The Collector’s Edition, which arrives on DVD on November…

Read More

Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely All of It

Posted by on Wednesday, September 25th, 2013 in

Street Date: November 5, 2013 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $158.72 Length: Approx. 1244 mins + bonus content/ 10-disc set New York, NY – Comedy genius never goes out of style, darling – and to prove it, BBC Home Entertainment is releasing the Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely All Of It box set on November 5, 2013. This must-have…

Read More

BBC Home Entertainment Announces the release of Damian Lewis Double Feature on DVD August 27, 2013

Posted by on Monday, September 16th, 2013 in

Street Date: August 27, 2013 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $24.98 ($30.98 in Canada) Length: Approx. 179 mins + bonus material / single disc New York, NY – Before Band of Brothers and Homeland, Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning actor Damian Lewis was turning heads in Friends and Crocodiles, from acclaimed director and playwright Stephen Poliakoff, and…

Read More