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BBC Worldwide
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Lookout Point duo & BBCS alum Helen Jackson launch Endeavor-backed prodco
Damian Keogh is departing as MD of UK prodco Lookout Point to launch a new Endeavor…
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Former BBC Worldwide & HBO exec Fred Medina dies in accident
Fred Medina, former BBC Worldwide, HBO and A+E Networks executive, has died at the age…
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Exclusive: Shine, BBC Worldwide alum lands at Bantry Bay
Former Shine International and BBC Worldwide exec Dorit Schilling has re-emerged at Bantry Bay, the…
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BBCW’s Tracy Forsyth lands at WFTV
Former BBC Worldwide exec Tracy Forsyth has landed at UK industry organization Women in Film…
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BBC Studios reports 20% gender pay gap as union calls for “urgent” discussion
BBC Studios has revealed that its gender pay gap has risen to nearly 20% in…
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BBCWW launches channels across MENA, Turkey
Factual channel BBC Earth is due to launch across the Middle East and North Africa…
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INTV: Keshet Int’l buys BBC Worldwide out of Greenbird
Keshet International (KI) has acquired a majority stake in UK indies production group Greenbird Media….
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Volume of TV prodco M&A doubled in four years – IHS
Mergers and acquisitions in the television production space more than doubled between 2013 and 2017…
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Former Zodiak bosses, Sky exec launch SVOD quiz service
Former Zodiak Media chiefs Rod Henwood and Marc Antoine d’Halluin and former Sky and Lovefilm exec…
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BBCWW hires NBCU formats exec as exec producer
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) has hired NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s Anaïs Baker as executive producer for fact ent,…
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BBCWW takes Dancing with the Stars to Spain
BBC Worldwide (BBWW) has taken its Dancing with the Stars format to Spain via public…
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Britbox hits 250,000 US subs & eyes int’l expansion
Britbox, the SVOD service from BBC Worldwide, ITV and AMC Networks, claims to have gained…
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South Korea set to adapt BBC drama Luther
At BBC’s annual Showcase event, South Korean broadcaster MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation) will be making…
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David Attenborough to present BBC landmark series Dynasty
The BBC is set to launch its next landmark wildlife series Dynasty, fronted by seasoned…
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BBCWW signs 2200 hours for first Chinese telco deal
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) has signed a deal with Migu Video, China Mobile’s video platform that…
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Bringing ‘Game of Thrones’ to the animal kingdom
The BBC’s factual slate is bringing drama to its animal kingdom this year, as the…
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Worldwide ambitions open the Showcase – BBC content event
BBC Worldwide’s annual four-day programming sales event in Liverpool, England, is a regular trip for…
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Exclusive: BBCWW sells You’re Back in the Room to Poland & Portugal
At its annual Showcase event in Liverpool, BBC Worldwide has revealed that the format license…
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McMafia heads to China and Sweden
Ahead of its Showcase event in Liverpool next week, BBC Worldwide has announced that McMafia…
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BBCWW reveals top rated int’l shows
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) has revealed its most-watched programmes around the world for 2017, which includes…
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Channel 4 orders BBC Studios to perform Fatberg Autopsy
Just two days after unveiled its first non-BBC commission, BBC Studios has landed a second…
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BBCWW takes majority stake in Sid Gentle Films
BBC Worldwide has taken a 51% stake in British scripted drama and feature film company…
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Viacom hires ex-Myspace & BBC Worldwide execs
Viacom International Media Networks has hired a former Myspace exec to become its Australiasian commercial…
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BBCWW’s content chief Helen Jackson set for departure
The newly formed BBC Studios has revealed today that its BBC Worldwide content chief, Helen…
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BritBox squares up to rivals with Bletchley Circle original drama
Best-of-British SVOD service BritBox has commissioned its first original drama, a spin-off of ITV drama…
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UKTV CEO claims originals strategy success
The CEO of British multichannel broadcaster UKTV, Darren Childs, has claimed investment in original programming…
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Television’s love affair with the People’s Princess
Yearlong activities have taken place to mark the twentieth anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, and…
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BBC merges Studios and Worldwide
UK pubcaster the BBC is merging its production arm, BBC Studios, and commercial division BBC…
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BBC’s Orphan Black gets Japanese remake
BBC Worldwide has signed a format deal with Telepack to allow for a Japanese remake…
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BBC considers £500m UKTV/Scripps buyout
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, is considering a £500 million (US$660m) bid…