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BBC Studios to showcase new Doctor Who season at first ever Comic Con Africa
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Fans from across the continent can come to Johannesburg and celebrate the return of one of the BBC’s most successful franchises with an immersive TARDIS experience, ahead of the launch of the all-new series starring award-winning actress Jodie Whittaker.
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BBC Studios and MultiChoice sign new Arts and Culture content deal
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From Tuesday, 4 September, customers will be able to sit back and enjoy nearly 130 hours of new content ranging from opera, to architecture, through to the great masters of art. The content will be available to stream or download on Catch Up on DStv Now online and on the app, and also on Catch…
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Benidorm creator Derren Litten is writing a new BBC sitcom set in Scarborough
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Benidorm creator Derren Litten is working with BBC Studios on a new six-part sitcom following the lives and loves of a handful of residents in the sometimes sunny beach resort of Scarborough.
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First-look photos – Richard Gere in BBC Two’s MotherFatherSon
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First-look images have been released for MotherFatherSon, Tom Rob Smith’s forthcoming original drama for BBC Two starring Richard Gere as Max, a charismatic self-made American businessman with media outlets in London and around the world.
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BBC First to launch in Poland where it will become the home of Doctor Who
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Replacing BBC HD, the channel – which is also available in Australia, South Africa, Benelux and the Middle East – will be accessible through DTH, cable and IPTV providers alongside BBC Brit, BBC Earth, BBC Lifestyle, CBeebies and BBC World News.
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UKTV’s channels to return to Virgin Media as cable firm concedes over BBC on demand rights
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Virgin Media has struck a “long term” deal to restore all of UKTV’’s channels and services to Virgin TV, ending a two week dispute row which started when the cable company demanded a reduction in the fees it paid to the broadcaster.