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BBC Worldwide
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Foxtel scores BBCWW factual deal
Australian pay TV platform Foxtel has acquired a package of food and lifestyle shows from…
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Doctor Who special to simulcast globally
The upcoming fiftieth anniversary episode of British sci-fi series Doctor Who will launch with a…
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BBCWW bringing Karl Pilkington to Cannes, sells Moaning
BBC Worldwide has told TBI that it is bringing Karl Pilkington to Cannes to promote…
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BBCWW execs exit for Zodiak, Ryan Seacrest Prods.
Zodiak Media’s sales unit has poached Elliott Chalkley from BBC Worldwide to become its VP,…
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That Puppet Game Show makes play at MIPCOM
BBC Worldwide will launch its Saturday night primetime series That Puppet Game Show in Cannes,…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Fleming
Everybody has heard of the late Ian Fleming, but who was he? This is question…
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BBC Worldwide unveils Western Europe restructure
BBC Worldwide has restructured its Western Europe division, announcing five new country chiefs. All of…
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Trust says BBC Children’s must reach out to older kids
The BBC’s kids channels CBBC and Cbeebies are performing well, but the public broadcaster needs…
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Canal+ and Space the first buyers of BBC Worldwide’s Atlantis
BBC Worldwide has agreed the first presales for upcoming mythological drama Atlantis. Premium French pay…
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DHX pays US$27.5m for Teletubbies owner Ragdoll Worldwide
Canada’s DHX Media has acquired Teletubbies and In the Night Garden owner Ragdoll Worldwide for…
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UKTV’s Watch moves into original drama with Red Planet series
UKTV-owned pay channel Watch is getting its first original scripted drama, with scriptwriter Tony Jordan’s…
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Shine execs form new factual indie, ink BBCWW deal
Sanjay Singhal (pictured) and Steve Nam have created a new factual production company, Voltage TV,…
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Best of British SVOD service Cirkus cuts Nordic deal
UK content-based VOD service Cirkus has inked a deal with Nordic pay TV service Boxer,…
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BBC Worldwide cuts factual deal with China’s CCTV
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has sold a package of…
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The ABC taps BBC Worldwide’s Brennan to run kids
The ABC has poached Deidre Brennan from BBC Worldwide and she will be controller of…
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UKTV buys Weather that Changed the World
UK digital channel operator UKTV has acquired Weather that Changed the World for its factual…
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BBCWW cooks up new lifestyle shows
BBC Worldwide Channels has ordered a pair of cooking series featuring chef Rachel Khoo (above)….
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Canada’s THA poaches BBC Worldwide exec McCauley
Thomas Howe Associates (THA) has poached Gwen Jones McCauley from BBC Worldwide. She will take…
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BBC Knowledge and HD launch on Digiturk
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with Digiturk and its BBC Knowledge and BBC HD…
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C4, PBS order Nutopia terrorist drama doc
Channel 4 and PBS have co-commissioned Terror in the Desert, a one-hour documentary about the…
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Blinkbox offers free eps of US series in try-before-you-buy push
UK streaming service Blinkbox will offer consumers free episodes of US TV series in a…
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BBC Earth launching on ProSieben’s Maxx
ProSiebenSat.1’s upcoming male-skewing digital channel Maxx has inked a programming deal with BBC Worldwide for…
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News brief: BBC Worldwide buys factual package for China
BBC Worldwide has acquired a package of factual content from UK-based distributor Twofour Rights. The…
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Susan Elkington leaves Chellomedia
Susan Elkington has left Chellomedia after more than a decade at the company, TBI can…
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BBC Worldwide renews original Science Club series
BBC Worldwide has given a second series order to Dara O Brian’s Science Club, which…
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Prisoners firm Keshet poaches BBC Worldwide executive
Keshet International has appointed a BBC Worldwide distribution exec to become a sales director. Cynthia…
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BBC Worldwide scores Lake, Paradise drama deals
BBC Worldwide has sold its dramas Top of the Lake, The Paradise and Father Brown…
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ITV Studios poaches another BBC Worldwide exec
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has hired a BBC Worldwide commercial executive to bolster its acquisitions…
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BBC Worldwide hires ex-UKTV, Channel 4 commissioning execs
BBC Worldwide has expanded its commissioning team with execs from UKTV and Channel 4. UKTV’s…
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BBCWW grabs Andy Murray Wimbledon title
BBC Worldwide has acquired distribution rights to one-off doc Andy Murray: The Man Behind the…