BBC Worldwide Adds Top Gear Specials to Facebook

LONDON: Fans of the series Top Gear can now rent three of the show’s episodes on Facebook through a VOD app from BBC Worldwide.

The specials are available to rent to users in Europe, the U.S., Australia, Canada and New Zealand and will be viewable for 48 hours. They can be paid for through Facebook credits and credits can be purchased within an app, or through the payments tab in the user’s account settings.

The Top Gear Facebook fan page has over 8.8 million fans is the 25th largest TV show on Facebook, and the biggest British TV show on Facebook. Top Gear has sold in 198 territories worldwide.

"Top Gear has amassed a huge following on Facebook with almost 14 million friends following the brand itself and The Stig,” said Adam Waddell, the managing director of Top Gear. “We’re always looking at ways of adding value for the core fans of the show so it’s entirely appropriate that we should be one of the first TV shows to make its premium content available via Facebook."