BBC First in Australia, Movistar+ in Spain and Viaplay are among buyers in almost 90 countries to have picked up This England, the Michael Winterbottom-penned drama starring Kenneth Branagh as UK prime minister Boris Johnson. The drama will debut across Sky’s European territories on 21 September and will now also be available via M-Net in […]
BBC First in Australia has acquired upcoming French-British historical drama Marie Antoinette, following a deal with distributor Banijay Rights. Produced by Banijay Studios France, CAPA Drama and Les Gens for France’s Canal+, the eight-part series was created and written by Deborah Davis (The Favourite) and tells the story of the modern and avant-garde young queen, played […]
Asia Pacific-focused OTT firm Catchplay+ has struck a deal with BBC Studios (BBCS) that will see its BBC First drama offering being launched as SVOD in Indonesia and Taiwan. The subscription offering via Catchplay+ will provide viewers with shows including long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who, John Boyega-starring Small Axe, and Hear Her, which has been directed […]
BBC Studios (BBCS) is to launch its scripted and factual network BBC First in Canada with Blue Ant Media, with the latter closing its HIFI channel as a result. BBC First will be operated as a joint venture between BBCS and Blue Ant, offering “uniquely British and globally-recognised” BBC series such as Top Gear, Death […]
ITV and BBC Studios UK-content streamer BritBox is to launch in Australia later this year. The SVOD service, which was first launched in the US and Canada in 2017, offers an array of UK programming and last year revealed plans to “significantly expand” its offering with more original drama and live events. It will be […]
BBC First, M-Net, RTL among ITVSGE deals BBC First, M-Net in Africa and Germany’s RTL are among buyers of ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) shows including forthcoming drama Noughts and Crosses, and its already launched World War Two scripted series World On Fire. Noughts and Crosses, which is based on Malorie Blackman’s eponymous novel that […]
BBC Studios’ premium drama channel, BBC First, is due to launch in Croatia, Slovenia, and Macedonia for the first time from April 1, 2019. BBC First will be available via A1 Telekom Austria Group’s subsidiaries A1 Croatia, A1 Slovenia and one.VIP in Macedonia. Viewers can tune-in through A1’s pay TV and Xplore TV over-the-top services […]
BBC Studios’ premium British drama channel, BBC First, is due to launch in Poland in October. The linear TV channel will replace BBC HD and be available in the country via DTH satellite, cable and IPTV providers alongside BBC Brit, BBC Earth, BBC Lifestyle, CBeebies and BBC World News. The launch will make the full […]
BBC Worldwide is upping the distribution of BBC First in the Netherlands after agreeing a deal with TV, internet and phone provider Caiway. The operator will carry the ‘best of British drama’ channel from June 15, and it will available to its 200,000 subscribers. The fully localised Dutch version of BBC First is already available […]
BBC First in the Benelux region is among five buyers of Keshet International’s British drama The A Word. UKTV in New Zealand, Polish pubcaster TVP, Brazilian cable and satellite provider Globosat, and South Korean public service network EBS are the other networks to acquire the BBC One six-parter, which soon launches a second season. Amazon […]
