The BBC Worldwide Showcase 2013, held in Liverpool in the UK, has concluded. The distributor announced significant sales of a wide range of programmes including Africa, A Young Doctor’s Notebook, Misfits, Call The Midwife and Top Gear, in territories such as South Korea, Latin America, India and Kazakhstan. Steve Macallister, President and Managing Director of Sales & Distribution at BBC Worldwide, says, “Each year we amplify our efforts to boost British exports through an … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide Showcase 2013 sees international sales
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BBC Worldwide sells a raft of programming to Southeast Asian broadcasters
BBC Worldwide has licensed a range of programming to broadcasters in Southeast Asia. The deals include mixed programme packages picked up by Kompas TV (Indonesia), Okto and Channel 5 (Singapore), and BBC Worldwide’s first sales to Workpoint TV in Thailand. Thailand’s free satellite channel Workpoint TV has licensed series one to four of Doctor Who and Walking with Dinosaurs (6 x 30’). Kompas TV, a free-to-air Indonesian channel which began broadcasting in 2011, has picked up … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide sells a raft of programming to Southeast Asian broadcasters
BBC Worldwide Sales & Distribution strengthens research team
BBC Worldwide sales & distribution is expanding its global research team with the appointments of Tim Savill and Gary Woolf. Savill and Woolf will join the global research team as research managers and will report to VP research, BBC Worldwide sales & distribution, Stella Creasey. They will be responsible for managing research into the performance of BBC Worldwide properties around the world and deepening analysis of trends, genres and advertising models on all content platforms. Creasey said, … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide Sales & Distribution strengthens research team