Tag: BBC Studios

BBC Studios has won its first YouTube Originals commission for The Edge of Science, which will put controversial theories on levitation to the test.

Among the raft of highlights revealed by National Geographic during its TCA presentation is Mission OceanX (working title), a new series from James Cameron and BBC Studios' Natural History Unit.

The Bust, a tentatively titled crime series from BBC Studios' Unscripted Productions, has been commissioned by Channel 5.

The BBC Studios Natural History Unit has been commissioned by the digital platform Quibi to produce the tentatively titled Fierce Queens, a blue-chip short-form series focusing on nature’s females.

BBC Studios says it has secured a raft of deals on the Brian Cox-fronted science series The Planets, which has already delivered strong performances on BBC Two in the U.K. and Tencent in China.

BBC Studios has entered into a co-production agreement with China Media Group CCTV9 and Tencent Penguin Pictures for its landmark natural-history series Seven Worlds, One Planet.

Naomi Carter has been appointed BBC Studios Productions’ director of production for factual entertainment and events.

BBC Studios' Natural History Unit has won an Apple commission for Prehistoric Planet, a docuseries about the last days of the dinosaurs from Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Lion King) and Mike Gunton (Planet Earth II).

BBC Studios’ Inside The Duchy (working title), a brand-new series featuring exclusive interviews with Prince Charles, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales (HRH), about his role as the Duke of Cornwall, has been ordered by ITV.

More than 250 hours of factual programming from the BBC Studios catalog has been licensed by Cosmote TV in Greece for its on-demand service.