Tag: BBC
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BBC’s BritBox Exceeds 3.4 Million Subscribers as it Acquires This Popular Crime Drama
BritBox International reached more than 3.4 million global subscribers yesterday as the BBC and ITV-owned streaming platform acquired the popular crime drama Blue Lights. Since the beginning of 2023, the British TV streaming service has seen a 15% increase in members by featuring original BBC programming like Stonehouse, Time, Sherwood, Beyond Paradise, Payback, and live…
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BBC Shelves ‘Top Gear’ After Flintoff’s High-Speed Crash
BBC confirmed today that the hit automotive series Top Gear will not be back for the “foreseeable future” following presenter Freddie Flintoff’s high-speed crash at Dunsfold Aerodrome last year. The series is being shelved after 46 years, much to the disappointment of long-time fans. While filming the 34th season of the show at the Top…
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David Tennant and Catherine Tates Return to Doctor Who for 60th Anniversary and Disney+ Streaming Debut
David Tennant and Catherine Tate rejoin the cast of Doctor Who for three 60th anniversary specials as the series finds its new home on Disney+. The specials will have a near-global debut on Disney+, airing on the BBC only in the U.K. and Ireland. The Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) and Donna Temple-Noble (Catherine Tate) reunite…
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What to Do if a Data Breach Exposes Your Passwords, Bank Account, Credit Cards and More
It’s become a disturbingly common affair: a company discloses that it’s been the victim of a data breach, exposing the personal data of millions of customers. It’s easy to become numb to the headlines, but the fact that there have been so many cyber attacks is reason to be vigilant. Just this year alone, we…
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The BBC is Starting to Feel The Pain of Cord Cutting
Director of Comedy Jon Petrie revealed his new strategy to safeguard original comedies by bringing in fresh shows with serious budgets.
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Tubi Partners with BBC to Add 400 Hours of Free Content
Fox’s free entertainment service Tubi has announced a new partnership with BBC Studios that will bring more than 400 hours of premium British content to the free streaming service. New titles are available now with more coming September 15. “We are thrilled to begin our first-ever partnership with BBC Studios, showcasing the best in British…
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New BBC Select Streaming Channel to Launch in the US and Canada 2021
BBC Networks has announced the launch of its new subscription streaming channel, BBC Select which will be available on Amazon Prime Video Channels and the Apple TV app in 2021. The ad-free channel will launch in the US and Canada and feature content that falls under the categories of culture, politics, and ideas. Exclusives to…
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BBC Studios Shows Are Coming to The Free Streaming Service CW Seed
Today BBC Studios and The CW Seed announced a deal to bring BBC content to the free CW Seed streaming services. will bring more than 200 episodes and 150 hours of scripted library content to the platform. CW Seed can be found on Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, iOS, Android, Xbox, Chromecast and Android TV, as…
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BBC is Revamping It’s iPlayer Streaming Service as It Tries to Take on Netflix
The BBC announced it’s plans to reinvent its iPlayer streaming service to up their game in the streaming wars. According to Deadline, BBC Director General Tony Hall and Content Chief Charlotte Moore explained more details of the re-imagined iPlayer at a London event on October 7, 2019. “iPlayer is a great service. But it can…
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The BBC is Coming to Discovery’s New Cord Cutting Streaming Service
In April, the BBC and Discovery announced a deal to end their joint TV deal in the UK. BBC Studios is paying Discovery $225 million and Discovery is taking full control of the UK channels Good Food, Home and Really. Part of this deal is that BBC Studio’s natural history programs will be joining the…