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Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators recommissioned

Fan-favourite Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators has started filming season five in Stratford-upon-Avon, with Jo Joyner, Mark Benton and Patrick Walshe McBride reprising their roles as Luella Shakespeare, Frank Hathaway and Sebastian Brudenell. The new season, produced by BBC Studios Drama Productions in Birmingham, is a co-commission by BBC Content and UKTV, and will premiere […]

September 24, 2024

BBC iPlayer viewing up 20% in 2024

The BBC has reported strong year on year growth for its iPlayer streaming service, and is outstripping all its competitors across all audiences – powered by creativity and storytelling from across the UK. The service continues to break records – with viewing up over 20 per cent in 2024 so far. BBC iPlayer’s viewing growth […]

September 16, 2024

Hey Duggee hits 200th episode

BBC Studios Kids & Family have announced that a new series of multi–award winning hit, Hey Duggee, will premiere on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer from September 9th and will include the show’s landmark 200th episode. The series will launch with nine brand–new episodes and a further 10 being released in early 2025. The new episodes […]

September 3, 2024By Nik Roseveare

BBC acquires One Piece anime series

The BBC has acquired the UK rights to over 1,000 episodes of the English dubbed versions of the celebrated anime series One Piece. The series, produced by Toei Animation and based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga series of the same name, is the No.1 manga in the world with over 500 million copies sold and over […]

August 30, 2024

Celebrity The Traitors coming to BBC

The BBC’s hit psychological game format The Traitors, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, has been commissioned for a fourth season as well as a nine-part celebrity version, with the news being announced at the Edinburgh TV Festival 2024. The two commissions from Studio Lambert, part of All3Media, are announced ahead of the third season of the […]

August 23, 2024

Paris Olympics set BBC streaming record

BBC Sport’s coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was streamed a record-breaking 218 million times online, more than doubling the Tokyo Olympic Games total of 104 million, with 12.2 million people signed in to BBC iPlayer accounts to watch coverage. In addition to the coverage available on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, BBC […]

August 12, 2024

Filming starts on third season of Beyond Paradise

Filming has commenced for the eagerly anticipated third series of the hit crime drama Beyond Paradise. Co-commissioned with BritBox International and coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One, the new season will deliver more intriguing puzzles for the Shipton Abbott team to solve. Fans will also be thrilled to reunite with Humphrey and Martha, who […]

August 9, 2024

Eighth season of Our Lives commissioned by BBC

Two sisters aiming to strike a deal to host a charity football match with big name stars from the Wales Euro 2016 squad, amateur darts players competing in a local pub league, and a GP who communicates with seals all feature in the new Our Lives season. Following the success of past seasons, Our Lives […]

August 9, 2024

Report: Gen Z continues to shun broadcast TV

For the first time, less than half of 16-24-year-olds (Gen Z) are now watching broadcast TV in an average week, according to Ofcom’s annual study into the nation’s media habits. Just 48 per cent of young audiences tuned in during an average week last year, down from 76 per cent in 2018. Children aged 4-15 […]

July 31, 2024

BBC acquires Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience

Am entertainment series encapsulating the global phenomenon of K-pop is set to launch on BBC One and iPlayer later this summer. Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience is a collaboration with K-pop talent powerhouse SM Entertainment & Kakao Entertainment America. The six-part series follows five boys from across the UK as they are put through […]

July 11, 2024