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FeaturedBBC Worldwide banks on OTT to solve ‘Britishness problem’
Director general Tony Hall says the new service will allow original content from the U.K. to gain a much-needed foothold in the American market.
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EntertainmentBBC Worldwide partners with digital stars
The British broadcaster has inked a deal with Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee, marking its first exclusive commission with YouTubers.
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EntertainmentFormer Top Gear team is back in business
After their dramatic exit from the BBC, Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond will ride again on Amazon Instant Video.
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DistributionAmazon Prime renews Ripper Street for two more seasons
The British period drama’s fourth and fifth seasons will be exclusive to U.K. customers of the subscription service.
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EntertainmentVevo appoints Erik Huggers president, CEO
The newly minted executive helped develop OnCue over at Intel and the BBC iPlayer.
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DistributionNetflix, Silverback to create Planet Earth follow up
Our Planet, an eight-part blue chip natural history series launching in 2019 in all Netflix territories, will explore the planet’s remaining wilderness areas and their rarest animals.
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EntertainmentNetflix premieres Pompidou in April
The BBC originally commissioned this six-episode comedy TV series, with a deal later brokered to air it on Netflix.
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EntertainmentBBC encourages risk-taking content
The U.K. pubcaster has launched Taster, an experimental video platform where viewers can interact with content.
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EntertainmentHulu gives The Wrong Mans money and freedom
With the show’s second season debut set for Dec. 24, co-creator Mathew Baynton talks about what the streaming service brought to the table.
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NewsBBC bows interactive WWI drama
Footballers United is a transmedia project telling the story of a Scottish football team affected by the First World War.
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