The majesty and mystery of the Arctic’s endangered polar bear will be captured up close and personal in a new programme produced by John Downer and co-produced by TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.) for BBC, Animal Planet and Discovery. Polar Bear – Spy on the Ice, tracks the remarkable journey of a mother and her cubs on their epic seasonal trek across the Arctic using a new generation of specially designed spycams. From the time they emerge from their den on a remote Norwegian … [Read more...] about TV Asia Plus Exclusive: Life on the ice as never seen before
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Life on the ice as never seen before
The majesty and mystery of the Arctic’s endangered polar bear will be captured up close and personal in a new programme produced by John Downer and co-produced by TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.) for BBC, Animal Planet and Discovery. Polar Bear – Spy on the Ice, tracks the remarkable journey of a mother and her cubs on their epic seasonal trek across the Arctic using a new generation of specially designed spycams. From the time they emerge from their den on a remote Norwegian … [Read more...] about Life on the ice as never seen before
BBC.com launches new travel site in partnership with Lonely Planet
Singapore - BBC.com has launched its new travel site in partnership with its sister company Lonely Planet. BBC.com/travel (http://www.bbc.com/travel) is the first in a series of factual and lifestyle sites, announced last month alongside BBC.com’s redesigned news site and new US edition. BBC.com/travel is led by editorial director, David G. Allan, who was the former editor of NYTimes.com Travel & Style. BBC.com/travel is already attracting blue chip advertisers and has launched with … [Read more...] about BBC.com launches new travel site in partnership with Lonely Planet
CBeebies lands in South Korea
Singapore - BBC Worldwide Channels has inked a deal to launch CBeebies in South Korea for the first time. The channel, targeted at pre-schoolers from 0 – 6 years was made available on KT’s IPTV service, QOOK TV on its basic tier starting 15 May, reaching more than 1.2 million of the platform’s subscribers. “The inaugural launch of CBeebies in Korea is an important one for our long term growth strategy in Asia.” Said Mark Whitehead, Senior Vice President and General … [Read more...] about CBeebies lands in South Korea
BBC Worldwide bulks up sales side with new hire
Hollywood - BBC Worldwide has hired Paul Davis-Miller for a newly created position as senior vice president of fiction in the company's reconfigured sales and distribution division. Davis-Miller will team up with Greg Johnson, who was named the division's senior VP of factual last week. Their goal is to assess programming needs in their respective areas and strategise to meet them -- working in part with independent as well as BBC inhouse producers. Both will report to BBC Worldwide Americas … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide bulks up sales side with new hire
BBC Worldwide launches three channels in Malaysia
Singapore - BBC Worldwide Channels will introduce three BBC-branded channels to Malaysia. BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies will be available on Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s (TM) HyppTV platform starting 29 March 2010. The launch of the channels will represent the first time that BBC Knowledge and BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies will be available to audiences in Malaysia. TM’s IPTV service will be available to all their high speed broadband and broadband subscribers free of charge … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide launches three channels in Malaysia
