Mumbai, India - Myleeta Aga, BBC Worldwide’s SVP and General Manager India and Content Head for Asia, has announced the expansion of the distribution sales team in South Asia with Sunil Joshi promoted to Head of Distribution, BBC Global News, South Asia. This follows the recent appointment of Stanley Fernandes as Sales Director in charge of programme sales. Joshi previously headed distribution for the North and Western India. He now has an expanded role of overseeing … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide India strengthens team in South Asia
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BBC Worldwide sells “The Incredible Mr Goodwin” internationally
BBC Worldwide has sold UKTV’s five-part series The Incredible Mr Goodwin to 11 broadcasters in Australia, Germany, America, Russia, Scandinavia, Holland and Spain. The Incredible Mr Goodwin is a Crook/Objective co-production for Watch (UKTV). The show will air on ABC2 late June. It will also air on Channel One in Russia and BBC America in the US on July 8. Additionally, Germany’s ProSiebenSat 1 has snapped up the series to launch later this month as well, slated to … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide sells “The Incredible Mr Goodwin” internationally
BBC Worldwide to launch CBeebies block in China
Shanghai - BBC Worldwide today announced a deal with BesTV, China's largest new media company, to launch a CBeebies branded block on their multi screen platform - through IPTV, Connect TV, OTT, tablets, and mobile. The deal, announced at the opening day of the Shanghai TV Festival, is the first collaboration between a UK kids content provider and BesTV New Media. Commencing this summer, over 20 million of BesTV’s new media subscribers will have access to CBeebies’ award-winning and … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide to launch CBeebies block in China
First look at BBC America’s “Burton & Taylor”
The first photo of BBC America’s Burton and Taylor has been revealed. The 90-min drama starring Dominic West (The Hour, The Wire) and Helena Bonham Carter (Lone Ranger, The King’s Speech), as Hollywood’s most famous volatile on-again-off-again lovers, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. The 90-minute drama is slated to premiere this fall on BBC America. Written by William Ivory, Burton and Taylor is a BBC Drama Production for BBC Four and co-produced by BBC America. The drama … [Read more...] about First look at BBC America’s “Burton & Taylor”
BBC Worldwide to offer CBeebies block to India’s ZeeQ
ZeeQ, India’s first edutainment channel, has partnered with BBC Worldwide to bring BBC’s preschool brand, CBeebies, to preschoolers in India. With this license agreement, ZeeQ’s audiences will be able to watch popular series aimed at preschoolers aged zero to three such as Teletubbies, 3rd & Bird and Charlie and Lola. The programme time band is set to launch in July. Commenting on the partnership, Subhadarshi Tripathy, Business Head, ZeeQ, said, “We are very happy to … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide to offer CBeebies block to India’s ZeeQ
A+E Networks announces five new appointments
New York, U.S - A+E Networks has announced four key promotions and one new position in its programming and original content groups, ramping up the programming division under new President & CEO, Nancy Dubuc. Robert DeBitetto has been appointed President, Brand Strategy, Business Development, A+E Studios. Also, three programming and development heads are promoted to Executive Vice President and General Manager: Dirk Hoogstra for History and H2; David McKillop for … [Read more...] about A+E Networks announces five new appointments