Cannes/Sydney - BBC Worldwide Australia and ABC TV have renewed their first-option agreement in advance of this year’s MIPCOM television market in Cannes. The deal, which covers Drama, Light Entertainment, Natural History, Music & Arts and Religion titles, allows ABC TV a first-look at content across these genres within the BBC Worldwide catalogue. The agreement has been renewed for a further two years. “Strong British content continues to be a major attraction for Australian viewers, and it has always captured the imagination of our audiences. We’re very pleased to have renewed our deal,” said Marena Manzoufas, ABC TV’s head of programming. BBC Worldwide distributes content not only from the BBC but from a wide range of British independent production companies. Its Sales & Distribution business accounts for around half of the UK’s total television exports, with around 40,000 hours of programming sold in the last year.
Singapore - BBC World News and BBC.com have commissioned UK production company Twofour, to produce the second series of the programme Horizons, premiering in April 2012. Twofour most recently produced…
Mumbai - BIG CBS Networks has expanded its reach into the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region, beginning with Sri Lanka. The company is targeting the 15-years old and a…
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) has appointed one of Europe’s top TV executives, Gerhard Zeiler, as president of its international division. The announcement was made hours after Zeiler stepped down …
London/Hong Kong/Burbank - The Walt Disney Company today announced that The River, a supernatural TV thriller, is set to premiere in South Korea on Fox within 24 to 48 hours of its US debut on Februar…
Mumbai - BloombergUTV, a business news channel, has come on board Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd’s (RBNL) distribution portfolio. The channel will be launched through a joint venture with Germany’…
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