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BBC signs deal with Labs startup wireWAX

BBC has signed a partnership deal with taggable video service wireWAX, one of the six…

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BBC Worldwide calls for simplified digital standards

BBC Worldwide operations director Lesley Johnson has called for unified standards in the digital space…

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BBC-Foxtel channel deal ‘upsets ABC’

Australian pay TV provider Foxtel is to launch a premium BBC content channel on its…

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Tesco’s Clubcard TV signs BBCWW deal

Supermarket giant Tesco has signed a deal with BBC Worldwide to add cookery, comedy and…

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BBC Worldwide sells Lonely Planet

The BBC’s commercial arm has agreed to sell its Australian-headquartered travel guide business Lonely Planet…

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UKTV gets a new look

UKTV is introducing a new on-air look and feel. The UK channel operating group, which…

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BBC Worldwide announces global bosses following restructure

BBC Worldwide has announced a raft of new senior management positions following its recently announced…

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BBC Knowledge block to air on Retequattro

Mediaset-owned Italian free-to-air channel Retequattro is to air a one-hour block of programming from the…

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Lovefilm extends BBC Worldwide deal

Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has inked a new, extended, content deal with BBC Worldwide, the…

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Liam Keelan opts for BBC Worldwide over Sky

Liam Keelan has opted to take a new role at BBC Worldwide over the position…

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KPN launches new pay TV service for Belgium

Dutch telco KPN has launched a new pay TV service in Belgium via its local…

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BBC renews contract with Arabsat

Satellite operator Arabsat and the BBC have renewed their deal whereby the BBC will broadcast…

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BBC Knowledge launches in Cyprus

BBC Knowledge has launched in Cyprus for the first time after striking a deal with…

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BBC Worldwide launches second screen app for Top Gear

BBC Worldwide is to launch a second-screen app for Top Gear when the new series…

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BBC Worldwide digital exec exits for All3Media role

The international arm of UK-based super indie All3Media has poached digital specialist Gary Woolf from…

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Ofcom rules in BBC Worldwide’s favour in VOD case

UK communications regulator Ofcom has ruled in favour of BBC Worldwide in a case concerning…

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BBC Entertainment launches on Boxer

BBC Entertainment has launched on Swedish DTT platform Boxer. The channel, which is operated by…

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BBC Worldwide introduces advertising in Norway

BBC Entertainment in Norway is to have advertising for the first time in the new…

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BBC Knowledge makes Hungarian and Romanian debuts

BBC Worldwide Channels’ factual and natural history channel BBC Knowledge is launching in Romania and…

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JCC to get BBC Worldwide content

Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) has struck a deal with BBC Worldwide whereby it will…

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BBC launches Earth Unplugged YouTube channel

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has launched a new YouTube channel, Earth…

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Chello buys 150 hours from BBC Worldwide

Chellomedia, the content arm of Liberty Global, has acquired a 150 hour package of programmes…

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Davie replaces Smith as BBC Worldwide chief

John Smith is to step down after eight years as CEO of BBC Worldwide, and…

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BBC Entertainment to join Riks TV

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has signed a carriage deal…

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BBC Worldwide to release first UltraViolet titles

BBC Worldwide Consumer Products is to release its first UltraViolet-enabled DVD and Blu-ray titles ahead…

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BBC Knowledge joins YouSee

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has signed a deal with…

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BBC Worldwide to commission 100 hours of originals in 2014

BBC Worldwide said it will be ramping up the number of original programmes that it…

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BBC Worldwide names consumer digital technology chief

BBC Worldwide has appointed Michael Fleshman as senior vice-president, consumer digital technology. Fleshman, former chief…

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New BBC boss considers Worldwide revamp


Incoming BBC director general George Entwistle is considering a strategic repositioning of the public broadcaster’s…

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Global iPlayer passes one million downloads, BBC extends trial

BBC Worldwide’s Global iPlayer on-demand service has passed the one million downloads milestone a year…