Natural History
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Sky announces plans for two new documentary channels
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Sky will launch two new documentary channels this spring, with promises of “hundreds of hours” of new factual programming.
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Sky Studios buys into natural history production house True to Nature
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Sky has acquired a quarter stake in True to Nature, the natural history production house responsible for Expedition, currently airing on UKTV’s Dave. The investment is the first to be made by Sky Studios, Sky’s new Europe-wide development and production division.
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BBC announces new Planet Earth II arena tour for 2020
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Planet Earth II Live in Concert will feature acclaimed composer Hans Zimmer’s music, performed by the City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, along with 4K ultra high-definition footage from the BAFTA and Emmy award winning series.
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BBC Studios and Germany’s ZDF strike new co-development and production deal
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The BBC says today’s deal will allow them to produce shows “with international appeal” such as the previously announced The Mallorca Files which is currently in production.
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BBC Studios and Cosmote TV announce new factual on-demand deal
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The shows will be available on Cosmote’s on demand service and will complement the schedule for the BBC Earth linear channel which has been available on the OTE Group owned service October 2017.
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Hans Zimmer to compose theme for BBC’s One Planet, Seven Worlds
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Zimmer’s cinema work includes scores for Blade Runner 2049, Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, Gladiator, Rain Man, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, and Black Hawk Down and his compositions have earned him an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, three Grammys, an American Music Award, and a Tony Award.