BBC Worldwide Showcase On Track for Largest Event Ever

February 14, 2012 World Screen Top Stories

LONDON: BBC Worldwide Showcase is on pace to open its doors to more than 640 international TV buyers, alongside top-line talent, marking its biggest-ever event, which is taking place in Liverpool from February 26 to 29.

 

Sir Tom Stoppard, Hugh Bonneville, Emilia Fox, Ruth Jones, Jessica Hynes and Michael Palin are among those who are on board for the event. They will be joined by cast members from shows such as Inside Men, Sherlock, Fades, Inspector Lynley, Bedlam, DCI Banks and presenters Steve Backshall and Jimmy Docherty, among others. Showcase in its 36th year, but 2012 marks its first at Liverpool’s BT Convention Centre.
 
“We’ve had a phenomenal response to our first Showcase in Liverpool,” said Steve Macallister, the president and managing director for sales and distribution at BBC Worldwide. “With a significant increase in delegates from America and Asia and many digital clients attending for the first time including Hulu, Netflix, Yota, Onet, CME and FetchTV Australia we have exceeded our expectations and look forward to welcoming a record breaking number of delegates to this iconic city.”
 
Macallister added, “We’ve doubled the amount of content available to screen at Showcase this year with over 2,800 hours of outstanding shows. We’re proud to host this flagship event for British TV exports and bring together such an impressive delegation of international buyers.”