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
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BBC Children’s and FME’S Kids & Family Entertainment enter five-year partnership
BBC Children’s and FremantleMedia Enterprises’ (FME) Kids & Family Entertainment division have signed a long-term deal that will see them develop and produce a continuous sequence of new programmes for children of all ages. The deal will see FME and BBC Children's co-developing, co-producing and co-funding a number of new children’s shows over the next five years, and investing tens of millions of pounds in order … [Read more...] about BBC Children’s and FME’S Kids & Family Entertainment enter five-year partnership
BBC Worldwide appoints Amanda Hill as Chief Brands Officer
BBC Worldwide has announced that Amanda Hill has been appointed Chief Brands Officer. This new position has been created as part of BBC Worldwide’s restructure from divisional to geographic lines of management and will play a key role in building and developing the channel’s global brands, such as Top Gear, BBC Earth and Doctor Who. Hill will join the senior executive team and be responsible for developing an overall strategy for BBC Worldwide’s global brands across all … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide appoints Amanda Hill as Chief Brands Officer
BBC iPlayer comes to Sky+
London– BBC iPlayer, the BBC's VOD service, has launched on Sky+, bringing the best of the BBC's TV programmes directly to more than 6.7 million homes with a Sky+HD box and broadband connection. Audiences can access BBC iPlayer directly from Sky's on-demand programme guide, and choose from many of the BBC's popular shows, including Doctor Who, Strictly Come Dancing and EastEnders. BBC iPlayer is available alongside catch-up TV from Sky, ITV, Channel 5, with Channel 4's 4oD to be added … [Read more...] about BBC iPlayer comes to Sky+
CEO of BBC Worldwide to Step Down
John Smith today announced that he has decided to step down after eight years as Chief Executive Officer of BBC Worldwide. Following Smith’s decision, BBC Director-General George Entwistle announced that Tim Davie, the BBC’s Director of Audio & Music, will succeed Smith as CEO of BBC Worldwide from December 1. Under Smith’s leadership, the BBC’s commercial arm has grown into a major global media company, doubling its revenue, growing profits four-fold, almost tripling … [Read more...] about CEO of BBC Worldwide to Step Down
BBC Entertainment launches on Hypp TV
Singapore – BBC Worldwide Channels has launched BBC Entertainment in Malaysia on Hypp TV, Telekom Malaysia’s IPTV platform. The channel joins BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies, which have been on the platform since the introduction of Hypp TV in 2009. “We are excited that four of our branded channels encapsulating the quality, breadth and depth of our programming are now available to TM Net’s Hypp TV subscribers,” said Mark Whitehead, GM and SVP of BBC … [Read more...] about BBC Entertainment launches on Hypp TV