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BBC Worldwide
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Worldwide sells BBC America royal comedy back into the UK
UK channel E4 has acquired Almost Royal, the first original comedy to come out of…
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FremantleMedia poaches legal chief from BBC Worldwide
RTL-owned producer and distributor FremantleMedia has hired Robin Chalmers as its general counsel. Chalmers will…
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BBC Worldwide reorganises digital as Heaf exits
BBC Worldwide said it remains committed to its digital strategy in the wake of the…
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Hasselhoff goes Hoff the Record on Dave
Cult icon David Hasselhoff has landed a 6x30mins ‘mockumentary’ comedy series at UK digital channel…
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Scripps ‘offers BBCWW £500m for UKTV’
Scripps Networks International has reportedly offered the BBC as much as £500 million (US$849.2 million)…
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BBC Worldwide producing Daft Punk doc for Canal+
Canal+ has commissioned BBC Worldwide Productions France to create a 1x60mins documentary about French DJ…
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UKTV presses Play with first digital-only service
UK multichannel operator UKTV is launching its first direct-to-consumer digital service this summer. UKTV Play…
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French remake for The Weakest Link
Classic BBC quiz show The Weakest Link is being remade for French DTT channel D8….
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BBC Worldwide promotes Forsyth, Reynolds
The commercial arm of the UK’s BBC has promoted senior factual executives Tracy Forsyth and…
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BBC Worldwide opens Lat Am base in Miami
BBC Worldwide has officially opened its regional Latin America headquarters in Coral Gables, Miami. Fred…
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BBC Worldwide starts web cam study to gauge viewer responses
BBC Worldwide’s Insights team is partnering with digital media startup CrowdEmotion to gauge how viewers…
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WOWOW, Canal+ in tune with Foo Fighters doc
Pay TV operators in Japan and Spain have pre-bought an eight-part documentary about rock group…
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Broadcasters buy into Beckham’s jungle trip
BBC Worldwide has sold its upcoming one-off doc David Beckham into the Unknown to a…
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Shine poaches BBC Worldwide exec for unscripted
Shine America has recruited Michael Brooks as its senior VP, unscripted programming. The US division…
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CBC buys Honourable Woman, Aussie dramas
Canadian pubcaster CBC has acquired a trio of international dramas for its new season. Among…
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Top Gear motors in to China
BBC Worldwide’s petrolhead format Top Gear is being remade in China. The programme, which BBCWW…
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News brief: BBC Worldwide seals Thai deals
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has sold a package of…
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LA Screenings 2014: BBC Worldwide strikes HBO deal
HBO has acquired four drama series from BBC Worldwide for its Latin American service. The…
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Foxtel’s History Channel buys BBC Worldwide war fare
History Channel in Australia has acquired a package of BBC Worldwide programming to commemorate the…
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BBC Worldwide appoints branding boss
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has hired Sarah Holt as…
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BBC raids Disney, NBCU for Asia appointments
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has hired four new executives…
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Content crunch – the fight for rights
As the pace of consolidation quickens, competition for rights is fiercer than ever. Stewart Clarke…
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UKTV adds ex-BBC comedy commissioner
UK broadcaster UKTV has hired former BBC comedy commissioner Simon Lupton to become its commissioning…
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Europe’s most valuable formats
The UK is the most lucrative formats market in Europe, while TF1 is the leading…
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Russian sales first, CEE deals, for BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide has cut its first deal with Amedia, the fledgling Russian broadcaster dubbed ‘the…
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Amazon and BBC Worldwide cut content deal
Amazon has struck a programming deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK…
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News brief: BBC Worldwide cuts Kiwi deal
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has licensed a raft of…
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BBC Worldwide conducts Maestro format deal
BBC Worldwide has struck a deal for a new, local version of its conducting format…
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Tuvalu making BBC’s Stargazing Live for Ned1
Tuvalu Media, the Dutch production company that recently separated itself from Sony, is making a…
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BBC Worldwide cuts China deals
BBC Worldside has closed programming deals with Hong Kong free-TV broadcaster TVB and on-demand platform…