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  • BBC releases special 11 Doctors photo

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    With just over a month to go before the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special airs, the BBC has released a new image featuring all 11 Doctors. Airing on November 23rd, The Day of the Doctor teams current Doctor Matt Smith with predecessor David Tennant and John Hurt as a mysterious past incarnation of the Time…

  • BBC & Discovery end co-production deal, BBC Worldwide to bankroll new science shows

    BBC & Discovery end co-production deal, BBC Worldwide to bankroll new science shows

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    The BBC has announced that its longstanding co-production deal with the Discovery Channel is to end “by mutual agreement.” The £150m partnership has produced a number of widely acclaimed shows, including such as Life, Frozen Planet, Blue Planet and Wonders Of The Solar System. However, in June industry magazine Broadcast reported that Discovery wanted to…

  • BBC snaps up global rights to Robbie Williams’ latest live performance DVD

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    BBC Worldwide has snapped up global rights to Robbie Williams’ first live performance of songs from his forthcoming album Swings Both Ways. Williams and special guests will perform the album’s tracklist at the UK’s historic London Palladium next month and corporation’s commercial arm will film the event for release on DVD in December. Released on 18th November…

  • UKTV snaps up J.J. Abrams’ Believe

    UKTV snaps up J.J. Abrams’ Believe

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    UKTV has snapped up the rights to Believe, the latest drama from Lost creator and Star Trek director J.J. Abrams, for its channel Watch. Produced by Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, the series was co-created with Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) and is one of the most hotly anticipated…

  • BBC announces ballot for “limited” Doctor Who 50th Celebration tickets

    BBC announces ballot for “limited” Doctor Who 50th Celebration tickets

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    Doctor Who fans are being given a second chance to grab tickets for November’s sell-out official 50th anniversary celebration. Tickets to the official Doctor Who 50th Celebration event were snapped up in less than 24 hours when they went on sale earlier this year, however BBC Worldwide have now announced a ballot for a “limited…

  • UKTV on track to spend £110m on programming

    UKTV on track to spend £110m on programming

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    UKTV – broadcaster behind the Dave, Watch and Yesterday channels – says it is on course to spend £110m on programming this year. The investment is helping the firm’s channels, which also include Gold, Alibi, Eden, Drama, Really, Home and Good Food, reach more than 40 million viewers every month. Recent original commissions include the…