Nov 29 2017
The BBC is today announcing it will merge BBC Studios and BBC Worldwide to form a single commercial organisation, to be called BBC Studios. At a time of an increasingly competitive and global market for production and distribution, this new organisational structure will bring the BBC into line with the rest of the industry, integrating […]
Oct 2 2017
The BBC World Service is now available on DAB digital radio in Denmark following a national switch to DAB+. Overnight from 30th September to 1st October 2017, the Danish DAB network was switched to the newer DAB+ standard, providing room for new services to launch, including the BBC World Service, which now occupies a 40kbps […]
Sep 18 2017
BBC Worldwide today announced at the Kiev Format Show that Russia has snapped up the format rights to produce a local version of long-running quiz show Mastermind. The deal between local production company BIZ Media and BBC Worldwide will see TV’s toughest quiz air on Rossiya- Kultura channel in Russia. The 16-part series known locally […]
Sep 13 2017
Premium factual channel BBC Earth is set to launch for the first time in Greece on OTE Group’s Pay-TV service COSMOTE TV. The channel will be available to COSMOTE TV subscribers from 1 October 2017 with all landmark programming subtitled into local language. Later in the year BBC Earth will air the exclusive territory premiere […]
Sep 12 2017
BBC Worldwide Asia today announced a deal that will, for the first time, see international news and current affairs television brand, BBC World News, premium factual brand BBC Earth and award winning pre-school channel, CBeebies available in Laos. The channels, broadcast on Laosat DTH will available in the country’s 17 provinces including Vientiane. “The pay […]
Aug 21 2017
From Rowan Atkinson’s Maigret and the Teletubbies, to Doctor Who and The Great British Bake-Off, Malaysians are enamoured with British actors and TV programmes. In a poll recently conducted by BBC Worldwide* on the viewing habits and attitudes towards British programmes of those living in seven Asian territories, Malaysians were the most avid fans of […]
Aug 10 2017
New York – August 10, 2017 BritBox, the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming service from BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, and ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, which launched exclusively in the U.S. earlier this year, is now available on Amazon Channels. Prime members can subscribe to BritBox for $6.99 per month after […]
Jul 19 2017
BBC Worldwide today announced its financial results for 2016/17, showing an increase in both headline sales and headline profits, and sustaining cash returns to the BBC above £200m for a third successive year. Tim Davie, CEO of BBC Worldwide and Director, Global, said: “By concentrating our efforts around core areas of growth and being bold […]
Jun 30 2017
The BBC is closing down the standard definition feed of BBC World News on the Astra 1 satellite position at 19.2° East. This will affect viewers in those parts of Europe where the Astra 1 satellites are used for TV reception, notably Austria, France, Germany and Spain, and Belgium. Since 1st April 2015, the HD […]
Jun 1 2017
BBC Worldwide’s premium drama channel extended by 200,000 subscribers BBC Worldwide today announced that BBC First will launch on Caiway in the Netherlands and will be available to their 200,000 subscribers from 15 June 2017. The fully localised channel is the home of the very best of British drama specifically tailored for Dutch audiences. BBC […]
May 25 2017
The BBC has reported a 7% increase in its global reach, with strong gains for the BBC World Service and BBC World News TV. With a record weekly global audience of 372 million, the BBC continues to work towards Director-General Tony Hall’s 500 million target, which he wants to reach by 2022. The number of […]
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
Nov 9 2018
BBC News Russian TV programme comes to OstWest channel
The BBC News Russian TV programme, News From The BBC, is now part of the prime-time offer of the Berlin-based Russian-language TV channel, OstWest. The 26-minute Monday to Friday global news programme will air at 17:00 Berlin Time (18:00 during summer time). News from the BBC opens OstWest’s Monday to Friday prime-time slot, bringing latest […]
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By Expat • BBC Worldwide • Tags: News From The BBC, OstWest