Tag: BBC Worldwide

The drama series McMafia, inspired by Misha Glenny's best-selling nonfiction book, has been licensed by BBC Worldwide into China and Sweden.

BBC Worldwide has purchased a 51 percent stake in the British drama specialist and feature film company Sid Gentle Films.

BBC Worldwide has lined up a slate of new third-party acquisitions for the SVOD services BBC First and BBC Player in Asia.

BBC Worldwide has secured a multi-territory deal with Amazon Prime Video for McMafia.

BBC Worldwide's premium drama channel BBC First is slated to launch on Caiway in the Netherlands later this month.

Liam Keelan, the director of scripted at BBC Worldwide, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the partnership with AMC, the importance of having a variety of projects to showcase to buyers and trends in the scripted genre today.

BBC Worldwide and Sébastien Raybaud's Anton have unveiled The Drama Investment Partnership, which will supply funding for premium British dramas with international appeal.

BritBox, the new SVOD service from BBC Worldwide and ITV, has become the exclusive U.S. streaming home for the Classic Doctor Who catalog, which will be chronologically organized by Doctor.

NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash's Mansha Daswani sat down with Neal Purvis and Sally Woodward Gentle to discuss the ambitious process of bringing the novel SS-GB to life for TV. Watch this video here.

LONDON: In the last three months, BBC Worldwide has placed more than 3,000 hours of drama programming with various international broadcasters, including the sale of nearly 950 hours across Asia.