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AMC appoints SundanceTV president as BBC America boss

BBC America 49.9% stakeholder, AMC Networks, has appointed SundanceTV executive Sarah Barnett as president and…

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BBC Worldwide names BBC Store chief

BBC Worldwide has appointed Jonathan Green as the new Director of BBC Store, the new…

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New channels BBC Brit and BBC Earth to debut in Poland

BBC Worldwide is to launch the BBC Brit and BBC Earth channels in Poland on…

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AMC in US$200m deal for BBC America stake

AMC Networks is buying a 49.9% stake in BBC America for US$200 million (€158 million)….

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International Netflix deals for BBC Worldwide

Netflix has acquired several of BBC Worldwide’s top titles for its new international services, DTVE…

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BBC Worldwide appoints finance director for Australia, New Zealand

BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand has appointed the chief financial officer of mobile phone…

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BBC Worldwide names CEMA chief

BBC Worldwide has named Grant Welland as executive vice-president for central and eastern Europe, the…

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BBC to integrate EST Store with iPlayer, initial launch scheduled for Q215

BBC Store, the UK public broadcaster’s planned electronic sell-through proposition, will be launched in the…

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BBC Store not due this year, says BBCWW boss Davie

BBC Worldwide CEO Tim Davie said that the corporation’s download-to-own BBC Store, which was approved…

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BBC Worldwide partners with SeaChange for BBC Store

The BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, has partnered with SeaChange ahead of the planned launch…

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BBC Worldwide brings Doctor Who to Minecraft on the Xbox

BBC Worldwide has partnered with Microsoft Studios and game developer Mojang to bring Doctor Who-themed…

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BBC Worldwide names western Europe chief

BBC Worldwide has recruited Tobi de Graaff as executive VP of its Western Europe division….

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AMC tipped to make move for BBC America stake

US-listed channel operator AMC is in negotiations to buy almost half of BBC America, according…

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BBC Worldwide ups returns but revenues slip

BBC Worldwide upped its returns to its parent corporation last year but saw revenues slip…

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BBC Worldwide’s director of BBC Store steps down

Simon Danker, director of BBC Worldwide’s BBC Store, is leaving the company after fourteen years….

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BBCWW names commissioning VP for BBC Brit and Earth

BBC Worldwide has upped executive producer Julie Swanston to vice-president of commissioning in Worldwide’s channels…

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BBC Worldwide reorganises digital as Heaf exits

BBC Worldwide said it remains committed to its digital strategy in the wake of the…

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Scripps ‘offers BBCWW £500m for UKTV’

Scripps Networks International has reportedly offered the BBC as much as £500 million (US$849.2 million)…

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BBC global audience reaches 265 million

The BBC’s global audience for its international news services now stands at 265 million people…

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BBC Worldwide starts web cam study to gauge viewer responses

BBC Worldwide’s Insights team is partnering with digital media startup CrowdEmotion to gauge how viewers…

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BBC Worldwide appoints financial boss

BBC Worldwide has confirmed Andrew Bott as its new chief financial officer. Bott has been…

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Content creators must become marketing experts, says Maker Studios

Content creators will soon need to also become “marketing and branding experts” as online content…

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BBC Worldwide names new head of brand

BBC Worldwide has named Sara Holt in the new position of head of brand and…

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Amazon and BBC Worldwide cut content deal

Amazon has struck a programming deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK…

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BBC Worldwide picks six startups for 2014 Labs scheme

The BBC’s commercial arm has selected six new start-ups to take part in its BBC…

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BBC Worldwide CEO re-joins BBC executive board

BBC Worldwide CEO and director of global, Tim Davie, is re-joining the BBC’s executive board…

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Turner poaches BBC Worldwide’s McDonough

Turner Broadcasting System has poached BBC Worldwide’s Ian McDonough to lead its new Northern Europe…

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BBC Worldwide appoints SVP for high growth CEMA markets

BBC Worldwide has appointed former Fox International Channels executive Jay Tallon to the new role…

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BBC lobbying for licence fee hike

The BBC will push for an inflation-based increase in its annual licence fee, according to…

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BBC Worldwide appoints Africa boss

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK pubcaster, has hired Joel Churcher as vice…