BBC Studios
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BBC Earth to launch in Slovakia and Czech Republic
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Billed as “seeking to inspire audiences by sharing the incredible wonders of our universe,” BBC Earth will host the Pay TV premiere of Sir David Attenborough’s latest landmark natural history, Dynasties.
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BBC Studios partners with China’s Tencent to launch BBC Earth Tribe online community
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BBC Earth Tribe will offer over 650 hours of BBC Studios’ natural history and documentary programmes such as Dynasties and Rituals, as well as offering “unprecedented access to the series’ creators” including via Q&As with BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit’s award-winning producers and at “on-ground” events.
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Hurricane chaser Josh Morgerman to make new series for UKTV’s Dave
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Morgerman’s past chases include some of the biggest and most dangerous storms around the globe, including Hurricane Florence, which devastated parts of North Carolina, and Super Typhoon Mangkhut, which battered the Philippines recently.
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Mastermind goes to Kazakhstan as BBC announces latest format sale
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One of Britain’s most enduring and best loved quiz shows (debuted on BBC in 1972), Mastermind has previously sold to nine territories including Australia, Ireland and Russia, and is known for its “I’ve started so I’ll finish…” catchphrase
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UKTV to remake three lost episodes of Dad’s Army
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The broadcaster has commissioned Mercury Productions, who’ve worked closely with the Estates of the original writers, Jimmy Perry and David Croft, to produce the episodes – The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker, A Stripe for Frazer and Under Fire – which were wiped by the BBC.
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Now TV confirms launch of new 4K set top box and the arrival of Netflix
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Priced at £45.99, the box is calmed to be “the lowest priced 4K streaming device in the UK” and is available from nowtv.com and will also be available bundled with a month’s Entertainment, Sky Cinema, Kids and Sky Sports Day Pass for just £49.99 from major retailers including Argos and Currys PCWorld.