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BBC Worldwide
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BritBox names BBCWW exec as president
BritBox, the forthcoming US subscription VOD service from BBC Worldwide, ITV and AMC Networks has…
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BBC ups Welsh programming investment by 50%
UK pubcaster the BBC is to increase its funding in English-language programming at its Welsh…
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BBC & Sky NZ strike new channels deal
Sky New Zealand and BBC Worldwide have renewed a deal for several BBC nets. The…
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BBC & Sky NZ strike new channels deal
Sky New Zealand and BBC Worldwide have renewed a deal for several BBC nets. The…
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White Gold shines at BBCWW’s Showcase
White Gold was the most popular show among buyers at the BBC Worldwide Showcase event…
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Passion sales chief resurfaces at DRG
Elin Thomas has joined UK-based distributor DRG just days after her exit from Passion Distribution…
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iQiyi bags 300 hours of CBeebies shows
Chinese on-demand player iQiyi is acquiring nearly 300 hours of preschool programming from UK-based kids…
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BBC announces Blue Planet II
The BBC has officially unveiled its latest blue-chip natural history series, Blue Planet II, and…
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Worldwide touts drama sales ahead of Showcase
BBC Worldwide has shopped several of its drama series to buyers, including SS-GB to RTL…
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BBCWW takes Bowie film global
HBO has bought David Bowie: The Last Five Years, the BBC feature doc about the…
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Bake Off spin-offs on the rise in Europe
Local versions of the celebrity version of the Bake Off format will hit French and…
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Sam Bain comedy set for iPlayer & BBC Two
An upcoming three-part comedy from Peep Show writer Sam Bain will debut on the BBC…
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Sam Bain comedy set for iPlayer & BBC Two
An upcoming three-part comedy from Peep Show writer Sam Bain will debut on the BBC…
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BBC Worldwide Showcase: in deep water
Ocean will be the focus of the Tuesday night activity for buyers at the BBC…
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BBCWW buys into debuting Hincks, Fincham prodco
Expectation, the indie Peter Fincham and Tim Hincks created last year, has secured financial backing…
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BBC Worldwide Showcase: big drama in Liverpool
Buyers will get a first look at some of 2017’s most-anticipated dramas at BBC Worldwide…
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Amazon hires FMI’s Brown as Euro originals chief
Amazon Studios has hired FremantleMedia International’s Georgia Brown as its first director of original television…
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BBC Worldwide Showcase: entertainment and formats in the spotlight
Formats are taking centre stage at BBC Worldwide Showcase this year. Tracy Forsyth and Sumi…
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BBC Worldwide Showcase: show and tell in Liverpool
With Showcase less than a week away, BBC Worldwide’s president of global markets, Paul Dempsey,…
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Jackson’s Magnify staffs up
Andrea Jackson’s distribution company Magnify Media has added two execs to its sales team. Sarah…
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BBC’s German drama SS-GB sells as Berlinale begins
Upcoming BBC conspiracy drama SS-GB has found European homes ahead of its world premiere here…
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Komixx, Worldwide team for Stanley the Hamster
Kids prodco Komixx and BBC Worldwide are joining forces for the first time and working…
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Worldwide kids: Miami and Liverpool beckon
With trips to Miami and Liverpool coming up, Henrietta Hurford-Jones, BBC Worldwide’s director of childrens,…
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BBCWW hires ex-ITVS formats director
Former ITV formats exec Sumi Connock has joined BBC Worldwide as its global head of…
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BBC Worldwide staffs up in Brazil
BBC Worldwide is expanding its Brazilian operations with two new execs joining the distributor’s São Paulo…
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Dancing and X Factor exec lands Fox job
Former BBC Worldwide and Syco programming exec Rob Wade is the new head of alternative…
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BBCWW unveils Showcase line-up
BBC Worldwide will launch a new dramas from Jimmy McGovern, the new Top of the…
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US sales drive UK TV exports growth
Revenue from UK TV exports swung back to growth last year with sales to the…
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BBC-backed House continues staff build
Fledgling UK drama prodco House Productions has hired a commercial chief, as the firm continues…
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BBC Studios wins first tender commission
BBC Studios has won the first competitive tender for a BBC series. The new-look production…