BBC Studios

  • BBC axes online shop due to falling DVD sales

    BBC axes online shop due to falling DVD sales

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    BBCshop.com has long been a favourite with fans of Doctor Who, TopGear and Sherlock as it brings together collections of items based on the broadcaster’s biggest hits.

  • UKTV’s W signs Amanda Holden and John Bishop

    UKTV’s W signs Amanda Holden and John Bishop

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    The channel replaced the broadcaster’s previous subscription entertainment channel Watch last month and offers viewers a slate of original peak-time dramas, documentaries and lifestyle programming as well as a same-day repeat of BBC One’s EastEnders.

  • UKTV’s Home to join Freeview and YouView from March

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    The channel is currently part of pay-TV packs from Virgin Media, BT and Sky but from 1 March Freeview and YouView homes will be able to watch its selection of makeover and cookery shows without subscription.

  • BBC Four announces new Swedish crime thriller

    BBC Four announces new Swedish crime thriller

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    BBC Four has snapped up UK rights to Swedish thriller Modus, an eight-part drama about criminal psychologist and ex-FBI profiler Inger Johanne Vik who returns to Sweden to spend more time with her two daughters.

  • GOLD’s The Interviews to return for second series

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    The series proved a big hit with audiences on GOLD when it debuted last year and is returning with a line-up which includes Peter Sellers, Frankie Howerd, Barry Humphries and Kenny Everett.

  • BT bolsters mobile TV app

    BT bolsters mobile TV app

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    BT TV has updated its Apple and Android app, adding a new, dedicated kids’ on-demand and catch-up library, seven more channels and a “fantastic collection” of catch-up content from its pay channels.