BBC Studios

  • Freeview Play and Panasonic unveil new features for 2017 televisions

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    Panasonic has unveiled a new range of ‘next generation’ Freeview Play TVs which will be the first to feature the free-to-air platform’s 2017 specification, including new Search and Recommendations features.

  • UKTV Play gets “significantly updated” new iOS and Android app

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    Available in the iOS and Android app stores, the new version of the app also boasts higher-quality programme images, new easy-to-view genre listings and an extended selection of quality Box Sets.

  • First-look image: BBC One’s McMafia

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    The image shows Norton (War & Peace, Happy Valley) and Maria Shukshina playing his mother Oksana, at a family funeral. When his family’s past murderously returns to threaten them, Alex is forced to confront his values to protect those he loves.

  • Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens to be adapted by BBC and Amazon

    Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens to be adapted by BBC and Amazon

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    Gaiman, who will write the TV version and serve as Showrunner, said: “Almost 30 years ago Terry Pratchett and I wrote the funniest novel we could about the end of the world, populated with angels and demons, not to mention an 11 year-old Antichrist, witch-finders and the four horsepeople of the Apocalypse.

  • Gold announces two Sir David Jason specials to mark channel’s 25th anniversary

    Gold announces two Sir David Jason specials to mark channel’s 25th anniversary

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    Originally launched as UK Gold on 1 November 1992, the channel was a joint venture between the BBC’s commercial arm and former ITV franchisee Thames Television. The BBC has remained a shareholder in the channel’s parent company, UKTV, in which it’s had a number of business partners over the years, including Virgin Media and, currently,…

  • BBC launches new HD channel for cruise ships

    BBC launches new HD channel for cruise ships

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    The new channel will cover all genres ranging from drama, comedy and factual entertainment to natural history and documentaries, and will launch with a line-up which includes Eastenders, Holby City and Casualty which will air close to the UK broadcast.