Armoza Formats’ studio entertainment show The Bubble has been acquired by top US production company ITV Entertainment (part of ITV America), home to such unscripted series as FOX’s Hell’s Kitchen, A&E’s The First 48 and the new Queer Eye reboot for Netflix. More relevant than ever in a digital world, The Bubble (30-45’) is a highly adaptable entertainment format that isolates celebrity contestants in a “bubble” for an entire week – no internet, no mobile phones, no TV – and then … [Read more...] about The Bubble acquired by ITV Entertainment
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BBC Learning English – Thai
BBC Learning English has launched special content for Thai-speaking learners. BBC Learning English - Thai is now live on the BBC Learning English website as well as Facebook and Instagram channels. BBC Thai features selected material on its Facebook page and other social-media channels. BBC Learning English - Thai includes weekly video and audio clips for learners at beginner and intermediate levels. Beginners can try Essential English Conversation, while English on the … [Read more...] about BBC Learning English – Thai
BBC Heavyweights at Children’s Media Conference 2017
London - The Children’s Media Conference (CMC) is thrilled to announce that two senior BBC children's industry leaders will take to the stage in the Opening Keynote at this year’s conference. On Tuesday July 4th, the Conference’s opening day, CMC will welcome to the Crucible Theatre Alice Webb, Director of BBC Children’s & BBC North and James Purnell, former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and now Director BBC Radio & Education. As the dominant commissioning body … [Read more...] about BBC Heavyweights at Children’s Media Conference 2017
TVT launches access services arm
London - TVT, the managed media services provider, has announced a major expansion that includes the launch of a full Access Services business unit, along with a plan to open a new Los Angeles office during 2017. The moves come as TVT is enjoying strong financial growth, with revenues for the quarter ending March 31 double those for the same period in 2016. The new TVT Access Services business launch will be bolstered by the appointment of a leading global expert in the area, David Padmore, … [Read more...] about TVT launches access services arm
BBC study reveals value of trusted news
BBC World News published a study on the value of news to pay TV subscribers across the APAC region. The research, titled ‘The Value of News– and the Importance of Trust’, shows that, despite the proliferation of digital news offerings, TV is still the most popular platform for staying up-to-date with international news (85%), followed by social media (76%), news apps (50%), websites (49%), newspapers (45%) and news aggregators (36%). According to The Global Web Index,consumers’ use of digital … [Read more...] about BBC study reveals value of trusted news
Discovery Networks Latin America and BBC sign agreement
Miami, FL – Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic (DLA/USH), a division of Discovery Communications, and BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm and main subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), announced a first look deal for the factual, lifestyle, natural history and motor programming categories, through which Discovery’s networks will become the home to many of the BBC’s most popular titles. As a result of this agreement, Discovery’s portfolio will be the hub of the BBC … [Read more...] about Discovery Networks Latin America and BBC sign agreement
