BBC Worldwide Showcase 2014, Liverpool – A raft of British drama sales has been announced at BBC Worldwide Showcase 2014 (February 23-26) where 725 of the world’s top TV buyers have arrived at Liverpool to screen the best of British content. BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has recently sold over 670 hours of drama including Atlantis, Luther, Sherlock, Call the Midwife, Death in Paradise S3 and A Young Doctor’s Notebook amongst many others to broadcasters around … [Read more...] about British drama goes global
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BBC Worldwide announces 2014 Showcase
London – BBC Worldwide Showcase, the world’s largest international television market hosted by a single distributor, will be welcoming an amazing array of talent to Liverpool including Graham Norton, the cast from The Musketeers, Tom Hollander, Nick Frost, the professional dancers from India’s Dancing with the Stars, and many more, including a few special guest surprises, when it opens its doors on February 23. In its 38th year, this is the biggest BBC … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide announces 2014 Showcase
BBC Worldwide Showcase 2013 sees international sales
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
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
700 buyers to attend BBC Worldwide Showcase
Natural History Unit's Africa BBC Worldwide Showcase, an international TV market hosted by BBC, will be welcoming 700 TV buyers from around the world when it opens its doors on February 24 at Liverpool's Convention Centre. This year it will be hosting special events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who and to spotlight the BBC Natural History Unit's highly acclaimed series Africa, which the distributor has already sold to 12 countries including Singapore (Mediacorp), Germany (WDR), … [Read more...] about 700 buyers to attend BBC Worldwide Showcase
