BBC Studios
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BBC Earth is heading to China’s BesTV
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BesTV, subsidiary of the Shanghai Media Group, is one of China’s largest media and entertainment firms and is available in 31 cities across the country.
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New BBC World Service mobile app allows users to call in and listen to the news
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Developed by BBC World Service and Zeno Media, the free app is available globally (excluding-UK) through the Google Play and Apple iOS App stores, and the call-to-listen function will initially be available in 35 countries, including Nigeria and Pakistan.
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UKTV to take viewers to the slopes of Val Thorens with new Ski A&E series
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Airing on the broadcaster’s premium entertainment channel, W, Ski A&E will give a “unique insight” into the work of teams who carry out emergency rescues on the mountains, as well as the daily drama in the medical centres and local hospitals.
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BBC Studios to remake Life on Mars for China
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Life on Mars is getting a Chinese remake, with the BBC’s commercial arm partnering with Phoenix Entertainment Group to create a local Mandarin adaptation of the drama.
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Hans Zimmer to compose theme for BBC’s One Planet, Seven Worlds
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Zimmer’s cinema work includes scores for Blade Runner 2049, Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, Gladiator, Rain Man, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, and Black Hawk Down and his compositions have earned him an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, three Grammys, an American Music Award, and a Tony Award.
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RED Production Company to make new crime drama for UKTV’s Alibi
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Written by Amelia Bullmore (Scott & Bailey, This Life) and based on an original idea by best-selling crime writer Val McDermid, the six-part drama explores the world of the Scottish Institute of Forensic Science through the eyes of three women.