BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has commissioned a bespoke Glastonbury programme that will stream directly from the festival to air LIVE on its international channel portfolio. Starting at 18:00 BST on June 30 (July 1, 1AM SG/HK) – the final day of the Glastonbury 2013 – the six-hour broadcast will run without break and feature highlights from Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances. The highlights and live coverage will be linked by BBC presenters on-site and a … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide commissions bespoke Glastonbury broadcast for international channels
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BBC Worldwide appoints new Director of Global Sales Strategy, Business Development and Planning
BBC Worldwide has announced the appointment of Anna Gordon as Director of Global Sales Strategy, Business Development and Planning. Gordon joins the BBC’s commercial arm in a new role, designed to further develop the company’s position as a world-class sales operator. Her role includes responsibility for the high level sales strategy and supporting the company’s many sales teams around the world and at major markets including BBC Worldwide Showcase, MIPCOM and MIPTV. Gordon is … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide appoints new Director of Global Sales Strategy, Business Development and Planning
BBC Worldwide announces “Really Cool Stuff”
BBC Worldwide has unveiled Really Cool Stuff (working title), a brand new 10 x 50’ factual entertainment series from 360Production. Really Cool Stuff will exclusively premiere on BBC Knowledge (Africa, Asia, CEE, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Poland and the Nordics) and BBC HD (EMEA and Latin America) next year, underpinning BBC Worldwide’s promise to deliver 100 hours of original programming to its BBC branded channels by 2014. Lucy Pilkington will act as Executive Producer … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide announces “Really Cool Stuff”
Bali hosts this year’s APOS
Bali, Indonesia – CNN reported that Disney, FOX, NBC, Sony, HBO, MNC Indonesia and BBC Worldwide were among those gathered in Bali for the fourth annual Asia-Pacific Pay-TV Operators Summit (APOS). Attended by more than 620 participants this year, the summit provided an opportunity for media executives and companies to forge new partnerships, deepen relationships, explore new strategic opportunities and enter new markets across Asia-Pacific. Some of the summit’s highlights include a … [Read more...] about Bali hosts this year’s APOS
“Doctor Who” pop-up shop materialises in Sydney
The Doctor Who pop-up shop is the first of its kind and will feature exclusive merchandise not currently available in Australian stores including the Doctor Who home range of teapots, mugs, tea towels, notebooks, laptop covers and more. With the upcoming 50th anniversary on November 23, fans can equip themselves for this landmark event with women’s apparel from the U.S., men’s t-shirts from the UK and replica props and coats from the UK and Canada. Also on offer will be the … [Read more...] about “Doctor Who” pop-up shop materialises in Sydney
BBC Worldwide Asia’s Joyce Yeung names her senior team
Singapore - Joyce Yeung, the newly appointed Executive Vice President and General Manager for Asia, has named her leadership team who will be responsible for the running of BBC Worldwide’s business in Asia. The appointments follow the reorganisation of BBC Worldwide to further increase its focus on international markets, enabling it to capture future growth opportunities around the world. The reorganisation sees the business reconfigured from divisional to geographic lines … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide Asia’s Joyce Yeung names her senior team