BBC Worldwide has appointed Matt Pritchard as the new head of development at BBC Worldwide. Pritchard is charged with generating original format ideas for international exploitation and roll out across BBC Worldwide's growing network of international production bases in the Americas, France, Australia and India. The team's aim is to raise revenues generated from BBC Worldwide's format business by tapping into local demand and developing original productions around the world. Pritchard will take … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide appoints new Head of Development
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BBC Worldwide signs major deal with Ten Alps
Following Ten Alps' acquisition of Singapore-based Uproar Asia, BBC Worldwide has agreed a three-year distribution partnership deal with the factual media company which will see all Ten Alps' broadcast companies distributed through a single distributor. The deal includes leading TV documentary production companies Brook Lapping, Blakeway, Below the Radar and Films of Record, covering landmark documentary, contemporary history, current affairs and observational documentary series respectively. … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide signs major deal with Ten Alps
BBC Worldwide global advertising sales to represent lonelyplanet.com
BBC Worldwide will use its global online advertising expertise to sell Lonely Planet's online inventory around the world. The new arrangement, which covers all territories aside from North America and Australia, follows the recent announcement that BBC Worldwide will manage the travel brand's UK online sales. By adding lonelyplanet.com sales to its existing multi-platform portfolio, BBC Worldwide will be further enhancing its offering to global advertisers. lonelyplanet.com attracted 5.2m unique … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide global advertising sales to represent lonelyplanet.com
BBC Worldwide new titles head to New Zealand
Major drama, natural history and factual titles make up a swathe of BBC Worldwide content licensed to New Zealand broadcasters in recent weeks. Landmark natural history series South Pacific (6 x 50'), much of which was filmed in and around New Zealand, will air on TVNZ. The national broadcaster has acquired two other major productions from the BBC's renowned Natural History Unit; Yellowstone (3 x 50'), about the national park that is one of the world's last great wildernesses, and Nature's Great … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide new titles head to New Zealand
BBC Worldwide appoints new Director of Investment
BBC Worldwide has appointed Caroline Torrance as director of investment, heading BBC Worldwide's content acquisition team. Formerly at Endemol, Torrance takes over from Matt Forde who has been promoted to the newly created role of EVP sales & distribution and co-pros in BBC Worldwide's New York office. As the new director of investment, Torrance will be responsible for managing BBC Worldwide's relationship with BBC Vision, ensuring commercial viability of all BBC Worldwide programme investments … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide appoints new Director of Investment
BBC Worldwide revenues up, profits down
Singapore - BBC Worldwide has announced a 9.5 percent increase in global revenues to over £1billion, but profits, at £103m, were down 12.8 percent for financial year ended 31 March 2009. Explaining this year's overall decline in global profits, John Smith, chief executive of BBC Worldwide, cited organic investment and two exceptional items in particular: a write-down associated with Kangaroo - its proposed UK online video service with ITV and Channel 4 - and a one-time charge related to 2 … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide revenues up, profits down