{"id":14204,"date":"2020-12-10T09:46:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T14:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/bbc-studios-indias-lionsgate-play-pact-british-dramas\/"},"modified":"2020-12-10T11:09:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T16:09:37","slug":"bbc-studios-indias-lionsgate-play-pact-for-british-dramas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/bbc-studios-indias-lionsgate-play-pact-for-british-dramas\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Studios &amp; India\u2019s Lionsgate Play Pact for British Dramas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios has inked a new content catalog deal with Lionsgate Play in India for a raft of British drama series.<\/p>\n<p>Marking the first-ever partnership between the streaming service and BBC Studios Distribution, the deal will make available to Lionsgate Play viewers five scripted dramas. The titles include <em>Brexit: The Uncivil War<\/em> with Benedict Cumberbatch; <em>Class<\/em>, set in the universe of <em>Doctor Who<\/em>; <em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>; <em>Pure<\/em>, a comedy-drama based on Rose Cartwright\u2019s book of the same name; and <em>SS-GB<\/em>, a period drama produced by Sid Gentle Films and based on the novel by Len Deighton.<\/p>\n<p>The SVOD platform Lionsgate Play offers blockbuster international films and series curated for Indian audiences, with content made available in multiple regional Indian languages. The streaming service is currently available on Google Play Store, Apple App Store, Amazon Firestick and via Airtel Xstream, Jio Fiber and Vi Movies and TV.<\/p>\n<p>Stanley Fernandes, VP of distribution for South Asia at BBC Studios, said: \u201cThese programs represent the cutting-edge of both BBC and British storytelling as a whole, and we\u2019re really excited to bring even more choice to the discerning Indian viewer, through this deal with Lionsgate. In the midst of India\u2019s dynamic streaming and entertainment landscape, we\u2019re pleased that British drama and formats continue to find new platforms and an enthusiastic public reception in the region, and that these stories are accessible to as wide an audience as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rohit Jain, managing director at Lionsgate South Asia and Networks SEA, added: \u201cWe are delighted to have partnered with BBC Studios. Indian audiences have always enjoyed British content and the unique content line up provided by BBC Studios covers various genres of entertainment. It is classic, powerful and groundbreaking. We are confident our viewers will be swooped into another world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios has inked a new content catalog deal with Lionsgate Play in India for a raft of British drama series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":14208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[1138,4222],"class_list":["post-14204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-studios","tag-lionsgate-play","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BBC Studios &amp; India\u2019s Lionsgate Play Pact for British Dramas - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/bbc-studios-indias-lionsgate-play-pact-for-british-dramas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BBC Studios &amp; India\u2019s Lionsgate Play Pact for British Dramas - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BBC Studios has inked a new content catalog deal with Lionsgate Play in India for a raft of British drama series.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/bbc-studios-indias-lionsgate-play-pact-for-british-dramas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-12-10T14:46:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-10T16:09:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/12\/BREXIT_bbc-studios-1220.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/bbc-studios-indias-lionsgate-play-pact-for-british-dramas\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/bbc-studios-indias-lionsgate-play-pact-for-british-dramas\/\",\"name\":\"BBC Studios &amp; India\u2019s Lionsgate Play Pact for British Dramas - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-10T14:46:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-10T16:09:37+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/bbc-studios-indias-lionsgate-play-pact-for-british-dramas\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/bbc-studios-indias-lionsgate-play-pact-for-british-dramas\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/bbc-studios-indias-lionsgate-play-pact-for-british-dramas\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"BBC Studios &amp; India\u2019s Lionsgate Play Pact for British Dramas\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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