BBC Worldwide will present 16 new formats at MIPCOM 2014 including new entertainment format Tumble and will be joined in Cannes by legendary five-time Gold medal Olympic gymnast Nadia Comăneci. BBC Worldwide announced three new format sales ahead of launching prime-time entertainment format Tumble at Mipcom 2014. A deal with Acunmedya in Turkey brings the total sales of The Great Bake Off to fifteen, Channel 8 will produce 35x60’ episodes of the popular entertainment format to air next … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide announced format sales
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BBC Worldwide unveils MIPCOM slate
London – BBC Worldwide has announced 12 brand new dramas and 8 new returning series on their MIPCOM 2014 slate. The titles range from thrillers and historical dramas to comedies and stories based on real life, and will all be showcased to international buyers in Cannes next month. BBC Worldwide’s MIPCOM 2014 drama slate includes the brand new paranormal thriller Intruders (8 x 43’) from BBC Worldwide Productions for BBC AMERICA. Set in America’s Pacific Northwest, … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide unveils MIPCOM slate
BBC, BBC America, BBC Worldwide Productions and Adjacent Productions receive 33 Primetime Emmy Nominations
Singapore – The 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced on July 11, during which BBC, BBC America, BBC Worldwide Productions, and Adjacent Productions received a total of 33 nods. Highlights include 12 nominations for Sherlock: His Last Vow and 6 nominations for BBC America, the most the network has ever received, for … [Read more...] about BBC, BBC America, BBC Worldwide Productions and Adjacent Productions receive 33 Primetime Emmy Nominations
BBC America commissions first original comedy series
New York – BBC America has commissioned its first original comedy series Almost Royal, a tale of two young British aristocrats on their first trip to the United States, interacting with real-life Americans. The (7 x 30’) series is produced by Burning Bright Productions with Clive Tulloh (Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man, The Dame Edna Treatment, High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman) as executive producer and Seamus Murphy-Mitchell (Bug, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross) as series producer. … [Read more...] about BBC America commissions first original comedy series
BBC ​AMERICA and BBC Worldwide​ green light new original series
In a co-production first, the show will launch across BBC AMERICA and the BBC’s international channels network and is the first original commission to be announced for BBC Brit – the new male-skewing factual entertainment channel due to launch in several worldwide markets in 2014. Hosted by Brits Tom ‘Wookie’ Ford and Jonny Smith, two real-life friends and U.K. car journalists, the daredevil pair work as rival team captains, accompanied by two fellow car enthusiasts. … [Read more...] about BBC ​AMERICA and BBC Worldwide​ green light new original series
BBC’s “Ripper Street” to return for third season on Amazon
New York – Amazon will commission a third season of BBC America’s axed drama series Ripper Street, it was announced on February 26. From producers Tiger Aspect Productions and Lookout Point, Ripper Street will continue to be co-produced by BBC America and premiere it in the U.S. In a new landmark deal, Amazon’s Prime Instant Video has acquired U.K. subscription streaming rights. Episodes will be offered exclusively on Prime Instant Video before … [Read more...] about BBC’s “Ripper Street” to return for third season on Amazon