Singapore/London – The BBC is re-launching one of its most watched shows in February 2014. The Travel Show (formerly known as Fast:track) will air every weekend on BBC World News TV from February 15 with a host of new faces. Lead presenter, Rajan Datar, will be joined by a new team based around the world who will report on the latest travel trends and must-see destinations. Christa Larwood … [Read more...] about BBC launches “The Travel Show”
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“Power of Nature” shorts return to BBC.com and BBC World News
Starting January 14, Power of Nature, sponsored by Nikon, returns to bbc.com and BBC World News for a new 10-part series that reveals more to the Earth’s great wild places than just their natural beauty. Using extraordinary HD imagery, the individual four minute films focus on a diverse range of the Earth’s most spectacular places and uncover the profound impact individual animals have on them. From the gardener elephants of Africa’s tropical rainforests to … [Read more...] about “Power of Nature” shorts return to BBC.com and BBC World News
Youku Tudou to debut latest season of “Sherlock”
China – Episodes of the newest season of BBC’s Sherlock has begun airing on China’s video streaming site Youku Tudou just hours after Britain’s BBC airing, making it the first outside of Britain, according to the South China Morning Post. The officially-subtitled first episode of the show's third season was made available for free streaming on Youku Tudou. Sherlock, a modern day re-imagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s popular Sherlock … [Read more...] about Youku Tudou to debut latest season of “Sherlock”
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
BBC’s partnership with Discovery comes to mutual end
Over the years, the partnership between BBC and Discovery has produced acclaimed programming events such as Life, Frozen Planet, Blue Planet and Wonders Of The Solar System. Although the formal relationship is coming to an end, the BBC and Discovery will continue to work together on a number of forthcoming projects, including Hidden Kingdoms and How To Build A Planet. Bal Samra, BBC Commercial Director, said: “The BBC and Discovery have enjoyed a … [Read more...] about BBC’s partnership with Discovery comes to mutual end
BBC named fastest-growing international news brand in APAC
Singapore – The BBC is the fastest-growing international news brand in Asia Pacific and continues to hold its number one status amongst Asia Pacific’s high net worth consumers and high income earners, according to the new Ipsos PAX study.BBC is the only news brand that has shown quarter on quarter gross audience growth amongst the C suite audience. The proportion of C suites consuming BBC content both on TV and on digital has been growing 10% faster than that of CNN, according … [Read more...] about BBC named fastest-growing international news brand in APAC
