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Showing posts with label BBC Worldwide Channels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BBC Worldwide Channels. Show all posts
Monday, August 12, 2013

Q&A: BBC Worldwide's Jon Farrar on the BBC channels' portfolio in South Africa: Downton, Dine With Me, and catching up with the Doctor.

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After the recent  BBC Worldwide channels winter upfront for South Africa for 2013  I asked Jon Farrar , the head of branded services for ...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

2013 BBC Winter upfront: Mr Selfridge to BBC Entertainment, Polar Bears and unsafe sex on BBC Knowledge.

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BBC Worldwide Channels which runs BBC Entertainment (DStv 120), BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174), BBC Knowledge (DStv 184) and CBeebies (DStv 306...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Doctor Who on BBC Entertainment on DStv in South Africa to show episodes from now on only one day behind the United Kingdom broadcast.

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Fixing problems in time really is possible: After years of being far behind, the Doctor intervened - South African viewers will hence...

Liam Keelan appointed in the newly created position of global editorial director for BBC Worldwide.

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Liam Keelan has been appointed in the newly created position of global editorial director for BBC Worldwide. He will be responsible fo...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Numtums Adventures coming to CBeebies as a new kids show, embedding maths learning into comic adventures.

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Numtums Adventures is a brand-new children's show for kids between 4 and 6 which is being produced by BBC Worldwide Channels for CBe...
Friday, December 14, 2012

2012 Christmas wishes received from BBC Worldwide Channels ... and a Downton Abbey 2013 calendar.

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Bill's Kitchen: Notting Hill commissioned for BBC Lifestyle for June 2013 and Stargazing Live coming to BBC Knowledge in early 2013.

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BBC Worldwide Channels has commissioned two new TV shows, Bill's Kitchen: Notting Hill for BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174) which South Afric...

BBC and Discovery Channel's new natural history series, Africa, with David Attenborough coming to BBC Knowledge in 2013.

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BBC Knowledge (DStv 184) will bring South African viewers Africa in 2013, the 7 episode natural history series which has been a co-produ...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

BBC Worldwide Channels grows the viewership of the BBC channels seen in South Africa on DStv by 5,7% in 2012 compared to a year ago.

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BBC Worldwide Channels says its portfolio of channels available and seen in South Africa increased its share of commercial viewing year-on...
Saturday, November 10, 2012

BREAKING. George Entwistle resigns as the director general of the BBC as the British public broadcaster is mired in growing scandal.

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You will never see anything remotely resembling this happening at the SABC where no top executives ever step down due to scandal: Georg...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

BBC Worldwide Channels commissions new in-house productions for the BBC Knowledge and BBC Lifestyle.

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BBC Worldwide Channels has commissioned brand-new shows for BBC Knowledge (DStv 184) and BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174) and which will be in-hou...

BBC Worldwide CEO John Smith leaving the Britcaster after 8 years; replaced by Tim Davie from 1 December.

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BBC Worldwide CEO John Smith  (left) is leaving after 8 years at the helm of the commercial arm of the BBC (and 18 at the BBC in total); ...
Saturday, June 23, 2012

BREAKING. Jana Bennett out as president of BBC Worldwide Networks as BBC Worldwide restructures into 7 geographical worldwide regions.

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Jana Bennett is out as the president of BBC Worldwide Networks which runs the BBC's commercial portfolio of channels such as BBC E...
Thursday, June 7, 2012

ICING ON THE CAKE. BBC Lifestyle launches Love Baking season on the channel with delectable new TV shows.

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BBC Lifestyle (DStv 180) is launching a "Love Baking" season with a cake and bake programming extravaganza for viewers inclu...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

BBC Entertainment once again doing its Sport Relief fundraiser from March in South Africa along with special programming.

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Sport Relief, the fundraising initiative of BBC Worldwide Channels which has successfully been introduced in South Africa and been done thr...
Thursday, January 5, 2012

CBeebies readying 8 short film stories starting from February; read by Sid Sloane for the preschool kids channel in Africa.

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BBC Worldwide which runs the preschool kids channel CBeebies (DStv 306) in South Africa, Africa and around the world, has concluded deals to...
Monday, October 4, 2010

BBC Worldwide signs HBO deal for made-for-TV movies, series and doccies for BBC Entertainment and BBC Knowledge.

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BBC Worldwide Channels has signed a deal for an HBO drama as well as comedy shows for BBC Entertainment (DStv 120) and BBC Knowledge (DStv ...