New York, NY — Golden Globe® winner Idris Elba stars as John Luther, the near-genius detective struggling to cope with his own demons, in two distinctive, thrilling crime stories which make up BBC AMERICA’s four part Golden Globe winning series Luther. Devastated by the brutal murder of his wife, John Luther returns to policing in a different world. His old unit…
Read MoreNew Orleans, LA – BBC Worldwide’s Sales & Distribution division today announced the sale of over 260 hours of programming to PBS stations across the United States. The deals follow the company’s BBC Showcase Syndication event which takes place annually in New Orleans each October. Leading the pack in sales was History of Science –…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, today announced the appointment of Jemma Adkins to the role of SVP, Fiction, Sales and Distribution for BBC Worldwide, Americas. Adkins will report to Americas EVP Sales & Co-Productions, Matt Forde, and will be based in the New York office. In her new role,…
Read MoreEl Segundo, CA – DIRECTV, the world’s most popular video service, and BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, today announced a deal that will bring three heralded BBC Worldwide comedies, No Heroics, How Not to Live Your Life and Mutual Friends, all of which have been nominated for a British Comedy Award, to DIRECTV’s The 101 Network. Mutual…
Read MoreNew York, NY – Paul Patranella is a 4-star, classically trained French chef who loves motorcycles. Bill Allen, a renowned motorcycle mechanic, is passionate about food. These two long-time friends know that food is the ticket to the American experience and motorcycling is the only way to get there. In Hairy Bikers, premiering Friday, October 14 at…
Read MoreNew York, NY –– They’re back, darlings. BBC Worldwide Sales and Distribution, announced today that comedy phenomenon Absolutely Fabulous will return to television with three brand new specials, with BBC AMERICA and Logo serving as joint American co-producers for the series. Comedy sensations Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley will reprise their celebrated roles as Edina Monsoon and Patsy…
Read MoreNew York, NY -– 3rd & Bird!, the hit BBC preschool series from Josh Selig and Little Airplane Productions, will have its U.S. premiere Monday, September 26, 12:00p.m. ET/PT on Disney Channel’s Disney Junior programming block for kids 2-7 and their families. Disney Junior will air all 25 episodes – 20 minutes each – plus…
Read MoreNew York, NY – This August, BBC Worldwide will host its 8thannual BBC Showcase Latin America event featuring a spectacular line-up of new shows accompanied by its revered catalog of over 50,000 hours of first-class content. Broadcasters from across Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market will take part in the three day event, which is Latin America’s only…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Worldwide Americas announced today that Claudia Milne has been appointed Editor of BBC.com/news’ North America edition, which attracts 21 million* unique users per month. Milne will be responsible for leading a team of online journalists out of the Washington DC bureau, day-to-day editorial direction, and all online content originating from…
Read MoreNew York, NY — BBC Worldwide has launched an on-demand video and text news service for owners of Samsung Smart TVs. The web-based service for connected TV combines rich video clips and text from BBC News Online, curated round the clock by BBC editorial teams, to sit alongside the BBC’s international news services. Users can…
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