BBC Studios and LINE TV today announced their first partnership to bring BBC Earth and BBC First on to the Taiwanese OTT platform, which boasts the greatest share of original content in Taiwan. The partnership brings the world's most iconic natural history and science documentary brand, BBC Earth, to Taiwan, treating audiences to the most extensive catalogue in natural history, including Frozen Planet, Planet Earth, Blue Planet and a plethora of other epic nature … [Read more...] about BBC Earth and BBC First join LINE TV in Taiwan
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Content is king: What media executives have to say on what’s hot for 2022 (Part one)
Asia’s content space has proven to be resilient in the past year when productions have been halted due to the ongoing pandemic. This year, we’ve seen multiple co-production deals being inked and hot new Original productions being launched, which says a lot about Asia’s thriving content space. But just how well did 2021 look for content and what’s in store for 2022? We’ve interviewed 10 media companies across studios, OTT platforms, and broadcasters to get their take on what the past year has … [Read more...] about Content is king: What media executives have to say on what’s hot for 2022 (Part one)
Luther returns to BBC One
Multi-award-winning crime drama series Luther will be returning to BBC One. The new four-part series written by Neil Cross and starring Idris Elba, who has received a Golden Globe and Sag Award for his performance in the role of John Luther, will start filming early next year. Writer Neil Cross, said: “Now what? It’s a question Idris and I get asked a lot. What happened to John Luther after we last saw him striding unbowed through the streets of his city, his blood red London? It can’t be over, … [Read more...] about Luther returns to BBC One
BBC, BBC America, BBC Worldwide Productions and Adjacent Productions receive 33 Primetime Emmy Nominations
Singapore – The 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced on July 11, during which BBC, BBC America, BBC Worldwide Productions, and Adjacent Productions received a total of 33 nods. Highlights include 12 nominations for Sherlock: His Last Vow and 6 nominations for BBC America, the most the network has ever received, for … [Read more...] about BBC, BBC America, BBC Worldwide Productions and Adjacent Productions receive 33 Primetime Emmy Nominations
British drama goes global
BBC Worldwide Showcase 2014, Liverpool – A raft of British drama sales has been announced at BBC Worldwide Showcase 2014 (February 23-26) where 725 of the world’s top TV buyers have arrived at Liverpool to screen the best of British content. BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has recently sold over 670 hours of drama including Atlantis, Luther, Sherlock, Call the Midwife, Death in Paradise S3 and A Young Doctor’s Notebook amongst many others to broadcasters around … [Read more...] about British drama goes global
New production company launches in New Zealand
According to Yahoo! New Zealand, at the Big Screen Symposium, New Zealand producers Richard Fletcher and Paul Davis unveiled details of Libertine Pictures, a new film and television production company with ambitious plans for the country’s screen production sector.Fletcher and Davis, who are joint managing directors, formed the company with New Zealand-based writer Neil Cross, who will be Libertine’s creative director. Cross is the creator of the crime … [Read more...] about New production company launches in New Zealand
