Blakeway Productions has won a direct commission from China’s state broadcaster CCTV2 to produce The Secrets of Branding, (8 x 50’) a documentary series which takes an in-depth look at the stories behind some of the world’s leading brands. BBC Worldwide is the global distributor. The Secrets of Branding features over thirty of the world’s top brands, including Gucci, Disney, Burberry, Lamborghini and Dyson, and reveals the key components for building a global … [Read more...] about Ten Alps to produce doc for CCTV2
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BBC World News HD launches in South Korea
Seoul/ Singapore – The BBC has announced the inaugural launch of BBC World News in HD in South Korea. LG U+ launched the channel to U+ TV subscribers on November 1, 2013.BBC World News is the BBC’s commercially-funded international 24-hour news channel, and leads the way in Asia with native HD from source. Earlier this year the channel started broadcasting from the heart of the BBC Newsroom in new state-of-the-art HD studios in the BBC's new London headquarters.Colin Lawrence, … [Read more...] about BBC World News HD launches in South Korea
“Doctor Who” makes Guinness World Record
Singapore - BBC Worldwide has announced that the special 50th Anniversary episode of Doctor Who, the world’s longest-running sci-fi series, has received the Guinness World Record for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama following a massive global campaign which saw the episode broadcast in 94 countries across six continents. In addition to the TV broadcast, the episode was screened in over 1,500 cinemas worldwide, including in the UK, U.S., Canada, Latin America, … [Read more...] about “Doctor Who” makes Guinness World Record
BBC Earth documentaries win at International Gold Panda Awards
Africa took home the Grand Prize for Documentary (Nature and Environment) as well as Best Long Documentary (Nature and Environment), while Earthflight took the prize for Most Innovative Documentary (Nature & Environment).The awards were given out at the annual Sichuan TV Festival held in Chengdu. Neil Nightingale, Creative Director, BBC Earth as well as Pierre Cheung, GM and VP of Greater China for BBC Worldwide received the awards at the … [Read more...] about BBC Earth documentaries win at International Gold Panda Awards
BBC Worldwide signs MOU with CCTV9
Beijing - BBC Worldwide has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China’s state broadcaster, CCTV Documentary Channel (CCTV9). The agreement is centred around BBC Worldwide's factual content brand, BBC Earth.The MOU was signed at the Sichuan TV Festival in Chengdu, with Liu Wen, Managing Director representing CCTV9 and Pierre Cheung, VP and GM of BBC Worldwide, Greater China representing BBC Worldwide. At the signing ceremony, from left to right: Neil Nightingale, Creative … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide signs MOU with CCTV9
BBC Trust report finds BBCWW made “mistakes” in “Lonely Planet” deal
The BBC has reported that the BBC Trust said forecasts on which the original £132m deal was based were "too aggressive" and its estimated earnings before tax were "highly optimistic".BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, acquired a 75 percent stake in the guide in 2007 and completed the purchase four years later, added the report.BBC Trust's report added that BBC Worldwide lacked mechanisms to prevent it from over-paying, and the task of taking the Lonely … [Read more...] about BBC Trust report finds BBCWW made “mistakes” in “Lonely Planet” deal