Tag: BBC

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has secured worldwide distribution rights for the three-part documentary The Celts: Blood, Iron & Sacrifice from Gruppe 5.

LONDON: Kim Shillinglaw, a former BBC executive, has been hired by Endemol Shine UK as director of factual, effective in September.

LONDON: BBC has confirmed that presenter Chris Evans is leaving the popular motoring show Top Gear after the host tweeted his departure over the weekend.

LONDON: On the heels of a weekend shooting spree that left 50 dead at an Orlando gay nightclub, the BBC has announced a three-part docuseries exploring U.S. hate crimes based on sexuality and race.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide Asia has inked a new licensing deal with China's Tencent that includes more than 1,000 hours of documentaries from the BBC.

NEW YORK: The two-hour NOVA special Vikings Unearthed, a co-production from PBS and the BBC, investigates the truth behind the legend of the Vikings and their journey to North America.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has licensed the Sir David Attenborough-narrated natural-history series Planet Earth II into Denmark, Sweden and Italy.