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Season 8 of Gone Fishing commissioned by BBC Factual from Owl Power

BBC Factual has commissioned an eighth season of the  critically acclaimed Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing for BBC Two and iPlayer. The popular series, produced by Owl Power, will see Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse exploring more of the UK’s beautiful countryside, enjoying more laughs, capers and candid and heartfelt chats as they continue to fish more lakes, rivers and canals across the UK. The 6 x 30 season will […]

June 12, 2024

All Wimbledon Centre Court games in UHD on BBC

From July 1st, audiences can tune into comprehensive live match coverage of Wimbledon 2024 exclusively on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer, as well as listen to the latest news from the courts across BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds. All matches from the tournament will be available on BBC […]

June 10, 2024

BBC Scotland’s Championship matches average 800k+ audience

BBC Scotland’s live coverage of William Hill Championship football matches reaches audience of over 800,000 in season 2023/24. Scotland’s second tier, which was recently won by Dundee United, also enjoyed an average weekly reach of 190,000 for Friday night matches on the channel during the season. Audience figures show live William Hill Championship matches reached […]

June 10, 2024

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl on BBC this Xmas

Wallace and Gromit are back with a brand-new adventure, made by multi-award-winning and independent studio Aardman, which will premiere on BBC and BBC iPlayer this Christmas, and will also be available globally on Netflix. The new film, first announced in January 2022, will be 70-minutes long and is titled Vengeance Most Fowl. It will feature […]

June 7, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Scottish Cup signs new BBC, Premier Sports deal

The Scottish FA has confirmed a new five-year agreement with Premier Sports and BBC Scotland for the Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup. The Scottish Cup Final remains free to air, along with one Semi-Final, as clubs compete for the oldest trophy in world football. From the 2024/25 season, Premier Sports rights remain the same with […]

June 6, 2024

BBC revives Walking With Dinosaurs

Twenty five years after it first aired, Walking With Dinosaurs is returning to TV screens in a major new BBC Studios production for the BBC and PBS, co-produced with ZDF and France Télévisions. Arriving in 2025, this new series will take viewers on a journey back through time, revealing the incredible life stories of these […]

June 5, 2024

European Athletics Championships on BBC

BBC Sport has agreed a new multi-year deal with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to broadcast European Athletics Championships up to and including 2027. Beginning with the European Athletics Championships in Rome (June 7th-12th), the deal also includes the 2026 European Athletics Championships which takes place in Birmingham, the 2025 and 2027 European Athletics Indoor […]

June 4, 2024

NBA Finals on BBC, TNT Sports

The NBA Playoffs are coming to a conclusion, with the winners of the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, Boston Celtics and Dallas Maveriks, heading to the NBA Finals. The meeting of the pair means that the NBA will crown a different champion for the sixth consecutive season.  Basketball fans in the UK can catch all […]

June 4, 2024By Nik Roseveare

BBC First launches in Czech Republic, Slovakia

BBC Studios has announced that its British drama channel BBC First is now available in Czech Republic through T-Mobile and O2, and in Slovakia through Slovak Telekom. The BBC First brand debuted in Czech Republic and Slovakia as an SVoD collection via T-Mobile and Slovak Telekom back in November 2023, but this will be the […]

June 3, 2024

BBC announces Election debates, Question Time special

The BBC has announced it will host two prime-time TV debates – the final head-to-head leaders’ debate before polling day, and a seven-party debate – and a Question Time leaders’ special, as part of its General Election campaign coverage. There will be additional dedicated debates in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. The debate line-up is: […]

June 3, 2024