Ian Rumsey has been promoted to Managing Director, Television at ITN Productions. Effective immediately, Rumsey – who has been Director of Television Production since 2018 – will have an expanded role. ITN Productions News and Archive teams, headed up by Tami Hoffman, will now report directly to him. This is in addition to Rumsey continuing […]
The BBC has acquired celebrated sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica from NBCUniversal Global Distribution and is bringing it to BBC iPlayer as a box set. Originally broadcast between 2004 and 2009, every episode of the acclaimed show will be available to watch on iPlayer from September 5th. The series will also begin being broadcast on BBC […]
Speaking at the 2020 Virtual Edinburgh Television Festival, Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content, said: “2020 has been unprecedented, and while the pandemic has had a devastating impact on so many, it has also highlighted the power of television and the valuable role that BBC One plays in people’s lives. She continued: “BBC One has […]
Young gamers can now transport themselves inside the iconic world of Doctor Who for a limited time in Nightfall, the BBC’s online multiplayer game. Nightfall’s REM Zone 2 has been transformed until Tuesday 29 September, and it’s up to Nightfallers to work together and keep the Doctor’s most infamous villains – the Daleks – at […]
Tony Hall, Director-General of the BBC, has revealed the Corporation’s ambition to reach a global audience of one billion by the end of the 2020s, going beyond his original aim of doubling its global audience to reach 500 million people by 2022. Delivering the Opening Address of the Edinburgh International Television Festival via Zoom, Hall […]
Extreme E, the electric off-road motor racing series, is set to be broadcast live across the African continent following an agreement with The Walt Disney Company. The series will premiere on ESPN and ESPN2 in 2021. Extreme E’s five-race global odyssey from the Arctic to the Amazon Rainforest, will air live to more than 50 […]
ITV and BBC Studios (BBCS) are set to invest more than A$35 million (€21.2m) into BritBox’s Australian operation, which is scheduled to launch this autumn. BBCS and ITV will both invest A$17.7m ($12.7m) into the SVoD platform over the next three years. The service, which launched in the US in 2017, and has since also […]
BBC Two has acquired Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and created a new four-part docuseries featuring Hollywood icon and human rights activist Samuel L. Jackson following a deal with global producer and distributor Fremantle. Enslaved sheds new light on 400 years of human trafficking, as millions of enslaved Africans were shipped […]
Fran Unsworth, the BBC’s head of news, has said the number of traditional TV bulletins will likely be cut over the next few years as more people consume news online. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Unsworth said she thought there might only be one bulletin a day. Asked whether the News at Ten […]
BBC Four has announced a new four part series Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore – a collaboration between BBC Studios Natural History Unit and multi-platform content studio Headspace Studios. This series will offer the viewer immersive mindful experiences within the natural world and will be narrated by Headspace co-founder and former Buddhist monk, Andy Puddicombe. […]