Starz... PLEASE let that mean that Starz will get first US airing rights. [?] [?][?][?]
On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Thomas N. Beck <tomf...@mac.com> wrote: > Woo-hoo! > > > > BBC Press Release: > > BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Worldwide and US premium entertainment network Starz > Entertainment have today announced a three-way co-production partnership > that will develop a new series of the hit BBC sci-fi drama Torchwood. BBC > Worldwide will also distribute the series to broadcasters globally. > > The 10-episode instalment will be written by a team led by Torchwood > creator Russell T Davies and produced by BBC Worldwide productions. > Davies and BBC Worldwide Productions' SVP Scripted, Julie Gardner, return > as executive producers with BBC Worldwide Productions EVP Jane Tranter. The > series has been commissioned by Controller BBC One, Jay Hunt, Controller BBC > Drama, Ben Stephenson and Starz President and CEO, Chris Albrecht. > > While previous series were based on location in Cardiff, Wales, this new > instalment will see storylines widen to include locations in the US and > around the world. > > John Barrowman and Eve Myles will return in their roles as Captain Jack and > Gwen respectively, along with new faces. > > Announcing the commission, Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama > Commissioning, said: "We have a long history of working with many US > networks, but it is incredibly exciting to be working with Starz for the > first time, as well as to be reunited with the best of British in Russell, > Jane and Julie. > > "Torchwood will burst back onto the screen with a shocking and moving story > with global stakes and locations that will make it feel bigger and bolder > than ever." > > Jane Tranter, EVP, BBC Worldwide Productions, added: "Torchwood has > attracted remarkable attention and loyalty in both the UK and US, and in > this new partnership with Starz, the next chapter will not only reward our > current fans, but also introduce new viewers to the most impressive > instalment yet. > "We're committed to programming exceptional television that is > entertaining, imaginative and provides a premium TV experience, and by any > measure the new concept for Torchwood fits that mandate." > > Starz, LLC, President and CEO Chris Albrecht, said: "I've been part of > successful partnerships with Jane Tranter and the BBC previously, and I'm > very much looking forward to working with them again." > > Torchwood is a drama that puts extraterrestrial threats into a very real > world, and asks how humanity deals with the danger – while fighting > mankind's darkest instincts. The series was originally commissioned and > produced in 2006 by BBC Cymru Wales, with the latest high octane series > capturing UK audiences of more than 6million. > > BBC Worldwide has distributed previous Torchwood series around the world to > territories such as Korea, Japan, Italy, Spain, Israel, Russia and across > Latin America. > > About BBC Worldwide > > BBC Worldwide Limited is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned > subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The company exists > to maximise the value of the BBC's assets for the benefit of the licence fee > payer and invest in public service programming in return for rights. > The company has six core businesses: Channels, Content & Production, Sales > & Distribution, Magazines, Home Entertainment and Global Brands. > In 2008/09, BBC Worldwide generated profits of £102.6 million (before > exceptionals) on sales of over £1 billion. > > About Starz Entertainment > > Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie and original programming > entertainment service provider operating in the United States. The company > offers 16 premium channels including the flagship Starz® and Encore® brands > with approximately 17.1 million and 31.1 million subscribers respectively. > Starz Entertainment airs in total more than 1,000 movies and original > series every month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services > including Starz HD, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex > On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, > and Starz Play. > Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, > which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is > attributed to Liberty Starz (NASDAQ: LSTZA), a tracking stock group of > Liberty Media Corporation. > > > > ===================================== > > Tom Beck > > > Dudley Moore: Do you feel you've learnt by your mistakes here? > > Peter Cook: I think I have, yes, and I think I can probably repeat them > almost perfectly. > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
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