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Starz, BritBox launch US bundle offer

Starz and BritBox have launched a bundle offer in the US that allows new customers to access both digital platforms through a single subscription. The launch coincides with the debut of new series from Starz and BritBox, offering audiences access to Starz’ lineup of action, thriller and female-driven programming alongside BritBox’s curated selection of classic […]

October 10, 2024

ITV Studios seals multiple deals across Americas

ITV Studios has announced a flurry of new sales across the US, Latin America and Canada, including the provocative drama Fifteen-Love. In the US and Canada, World Productions’ Fifteen-Love, starring Aiden Turner and Ella Lily Hyland, has sold to and is currently streaming on AMC Networks’ Sundance Now. In addition, SRC in French Canada has […]

September 25, 2024

Filming starts on third season of Beyond Paradise

Filming has commenced for the eagerly anticipated third series of the hit crime drama Beyond Paradise. Co-commissioned with BritBox International and coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One, the new season will deliver more intriguing puzzles for the Shipton Abbott team to solve. Fans will also be thrilled to reunite with Humphrey and Martha, who […]

August 9, 2024

Australia: Foxtel adds BritBox, Vevo integrated apps

Foxtel, the Australia pay-TV company, has announced that BritBox will join its suite of integrated apps on iQ set top boxes along with a line-up of new dedicated channels including NatureTime, The Outdoor Channel and a suite of Vevo music video channels. BritBox will offer Foxtel customers access to a collection of British television content […]

August 2, 2024

BBC: 95% of UK adults using BBC services every month

The BBC Annual Report shows that the BBC is at the heart of national life and is the go-to media brand in the UK, with 95 per cent of UK adults using BBC services on average per month. Samir Shah, BBC Chair, said: “The BBC matters deeply to the UK, and continues to play an […]

July 23, 2024

The Change coming to BritBox

Season one of the Channel 4 BAFTA-nominated comedy, The Change, produced by Expectation, will be streaming on BritBox International from August 1st. The comedy, which is created, written by, and stars the stand-up comedian, actor and writer Bridget Christie, follows Linda, who is convinced she’s got early onset dementia but is informed by her doctor […]

July 12, 2024

Filming begins on Season 4 of Sister Boniface Mysteries

Filming has begun on the fourth season of the popular BBC Studios Drama production, Sister Boniface Mysteries, a BritBox International and UKTV co-production created by Jude Tindall. The show will also return for another feature length Christmas special this December, written by Jude Tindall and directed by Paul Gibson. Lorna Watson is back as TV’s […]

July 11, 2024

Filming begins on UKTV, BritBox’s Outrageous

Filming has begun on Outrageous (6×60’), a six-part series about the Mitford sisters, with a cast including Bessie Carter, Joanna Vanderham, Anna Chancellor and James Purefoy, which will air in 2025. The brand-new drama, created and written by Sarah Williams (Small Island, Flesh and Blood, The Long Song), and based on Mary Lovell’s definitive biography […]

June 26, 2024

Pessin named BritBox International CMO

Diana Pessin has been named Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for BritBox International, the streaming service that brings the best of British television and culture to viewers around the world. Pessin, who originally joined BritBox as SVP, Global Marketing in 2023, will now oversee all marketing, including brand marketing and creative, title campaigns, partner and growth […]

June 4, 2024

BBC orders Beyond Paradise Season 3 and Xmas special

The BBC, BritBox International and Red Planet Pictures have announced that Beyond Paradise has been recommissioned for a 2024 Christmas special episode and third season, coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Beyond Paradise has become one of the UK’s most popular dramas since its debut in 2023, with episode one of season two being […]

April 26, 2024