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BBC Worldwide
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A+E poaches BBCWW exec for VOD post
A+E Networks UK has poached BBC Worldwide’s Riccardo Donato. Donato will take on a new…
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BBCWW strikes 600-hour Amazon India deal
BBC Worldwide has shopped a huge package of BBC content to Amazon for its recently-launched…
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BBC, Amazon team for apocalyptic comedy
UK pubcaster the BBC and subscription VOD service are creating a six-part comedy based on…
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PBS boards BBC newspaper biz drama
US pubcaster PBS has come onboard upcoming BBC One six-part drama Press. The series –…
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BBCWW, Cohen form funding initiative
BBC Worldwide, Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment and UK indie Lookout Point have created a premium…
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UKTV plots uptick in originals investment
UK-based channels group UKTV plans to increase investment in its original programming this year. Richard…
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A+E adds execs, expands Lovejoy role in rejig
Ellen Lovejoy has expanded her content sales role at A+E Networks in the Americas, as…
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TBI Kids: Year in Review
Undeniably, 2016 was the year digital platforms established themselves as key kids entertainment market gamechangers….
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All3Media poaches BBCWW exec in Lat Am rejig
Janel Downing has joined All3Media International in a new VP, role covering Latin America as…
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BBC, ITV, AMC pact for BritBox US SVOD service
The UK’s two largest broadcasters and The Walking Dead cable net AMC are joining forces…
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BBCWW recruits Harry Potter exec for D2C
BBC Worldwide has brought in Anna Rafferty to develop its direct to consumer offerings. She…
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Ofcom details how it will regulate the BBC
Ofcom has revealed details of how it will regulate the BBC from next April. The…
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Warner Bros. ups Morris
Warner Bros. has promoted Alison Morris to senior VP, sales UK and Eire. She has…
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BBC’s Top Gear gets new home in China
Top Gear has a new home in China after BBC Worldwide struck a deal for…
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BBC, Blue Ant launching Earth channel
BBC Worldwide and Blue Ant are rolling out the BBC Earth channel in Canada. The…
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BBCWW hires ex-Small World exec
Tara Gaule has joined BBC Worldwide soon after leaving Content Television-backed Small World IFT, TBI…
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BBCWW streams channels on TVB SVOD platform
BBC Worldwide has launched five channels on myTVSuper, the SVOD service operated by Hong Kong’s…
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Vimeo adds BBC Worldwide, All3Media titles
Vimeo has agreed content partnerships with TV distributor All3media International and the BBC’s commercial arm…
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BBC Worldwide poaches ITV sales exec
BBC Worldwide has hired Andre Renaud with the sales exec joining from ITV where he…
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‘Netflix of stand up comedy’ launches
A new subscription video-on-demand service for stand-up comedy has debuted in the UK. NextUp launched…
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Raft of Secret Life of 4 Year Olds deals
The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds format has been picked up by broadcasters across…
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AMC in league with BBC’s McMafia
US cable channel AMC has joined BBC One on an organised crime drama series. The…
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GRB hires sales director from A+E
Melanie Torres has joined GRB as director of international sales. The US-based producer and distributor…
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BBCWW takes Pests and Rich Kids into Africa
Passion Distribution has shopped a raft of content to BBC Worldwide in the wake of…
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Show of the week: Planet Earth II
The BBC debuted its groundbreaking wildlife series Planet Earth ten years ago, and the international…
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TVT hires exec from Scripps
Media services and post-production outfit TVT has hired Scripps Networks group financial controller Richard Bains…
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Nine to visit Planet Earth II
Australian commercial channel Nine Network has acquired local premiere rights to Planet Earth II, which…
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Africa launch for CBeebies
The BBC’s preschool channel CBeebies is launching in East Africa on the Zuku pay TV…
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BBC preps David Bowie film
UK pubcaster the BBC will show a new original feature doc on David Bowie in…
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Purdy exiting BBC Kids in Canada
Lisa Purdy is to leave her director post at Canadian children’s channels BBC Kids and…