BBC Worldwide’s production studios in France and India have secured commissions to produce local versions of The Week the Women Went, a BBC Productions format licensed internationally by BBC Worldwide. BBC Worldwide Productions France’s version, Une semaine sans les femmes, will be produced for French public broadcaster France Televisions, and is set to launch in spring 2011 as a primetime two-hour special on France2. BBC Worldwide Productions India’s version, Wife Bina Life, … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide Productions wins commissions for new local versions of The Week the Women Went
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Classic Doctor Who now on YouTube
London - BBC Worldwide has launched the Classic Doctor Who channel, which features a mixture of classic clips and exclusive previews from forthcoming Doctor Who DVD releases. The YouTube channel will complement the Classic Doctor Who Twitter account @classicdw run by 2entertain. Jo Warren, head of UK & Ireland sales says, "We're really looking forward to giving Classic Doctor Who its own home on YouTube. It will be a great space for fans to discuss Classic Who - we're launching with some … [Read more...] about Classic Doctor Who now on YouTube
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show hot property for Haber
New Jersey - Alfred Haber, founder of Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI), announced that the company has notched up a bevy of international sales for this year’s 2010 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The list of the top 10 international broadcasters for the 2010 show includes: E! (United Kingdom), Global TV (Canada), Turner (Latin America), Paris Premiere (France), Fox (Japan), Foxtel (Australia), ProSieben (Germany), Turner (Spain), Televisa (Mexico), and Sky Network (New … [Read more...] about Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show hot property for Haber
NHK to revamp satellite broadcasting in April 2011
Tokyo - NHK will revamp its satellite broadcasting next April, consolidating its current three channels into two. Currently, NHK has three satellite channels – one HD and two SD. From April, these will be restructured and consolidated into two HD channels. This will enable NHK to broadcast more programs that make the most of the rich image and high-quality sound of Hi-Vision. The two new satellite channels are named BS1 and BS Premium. The main pillars of BS1 will be world affairs and … [Read more...] about NHK to revamp satellite broadcasting in April 2011
BIG CBS launches BIG CBS Prime on AsiaSat 3S
Hong Kong - BIG CBS Networks Pvt. Ltd. has launched BIG CBS Prime, the first of its three new English entertainment channels on AsiaSat 3S, Asia’s premium broadcast satellite operated by Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat). BIG CBS Prime is a premium general entertainment channel that will soon be followed by two channels BIG CBS Spark, an international youth entertainment channel and BIG CBS Love, India’s first ever women’s entertainment channel, planned for … [Read more...] about BIG CBS launches BIG CBS Prime on AsiaSat 3S
BBC Knowledge to launch on SKY NZ
London and Auckland - BBC Worldwide will re-launch New Zealand's Documentary Channel as BBC Knowledge next year, in a major step forward in the development of its global branded channels business. BBC Knowledge will join BBC Worldwide's other channels on the SKY platform - BBC World News and UKTV - to create a bespoke factual content offering geared towards the needs of New Zealand audiences. "Creating a tailored factual offering specifically for New Zealand tastes and preferences is at the very … [Read more...] about BBC Knowledge to launch on SKY NZ