BBC America is a US cable digital and satellite television network shared by BBC Studios and AMC Networks.
Unlike BBC's domestic channels in the UK, BBC Americans do not receive funds from UK license fees (which are the main funding for BBC channels in the United Kingdom), as the BBC can not fund its channels available outside the UK. As a result, BBC America operates as a commercially supported channel and receives traditional advertising. It is also funded by cable and satellite TV subscription fees.
In February 2015, BBC America was available for approximately 78.4 million television households (67.3% of cable, satellite and telecommunications subscribers) in the United States.
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Histori
BBC America was launched on March 29, 1998, presenting a mixture of comedy, drama and lifestyle programs from BBC Television and other UK television broadcasters including ITV and Channel 4. In the early days of the channel, the focus was on repetition of popular lifestyle events such as and Army . The head of the BBC's US television show later stated that it is important for the channel to build a niche because non-British viewers find lifestyles attractive. Most of the new programs appear as part of the BBC America's night schedule.
The network removed British soap operas EastEnders from its schedule in 2003 because of low ratings; But the removal of the program from BBC America provoked complaints from viewers, which attracted media attention.
After CEO Paul Lee was appointed president of the ABC Family in 2009, the network appointed Bill Hilary of Comedy Central to serve as chief executive officer. Hilary pointed Kathryn Mitchell to the new general manager's position. Under the Hilary administration, BBC America is restructured; moved its main office to New York City and its program budget increased substantially. The channel is led by Garth Ancier, who served as president of BBC Worldwide Americas from February 2007 to 2010, when he was replaced by former MTV Networks executive Herb Scannell. Meanwhile, Perry Simon served as general manager.
In 2014, AMC Networks acquired 49.9% equity stake in BBC America for $ 200 million, and replaced Discovery Communications as its management partner. As part of the deal, AMC Networks also takes on the responsibility of negotiating the sale of US broadcasts and advertisements for the BBC World News channel. AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan stated that the deal gave his company "a collection of strong networks that are one of the most critically acclaimed, with different drama and other powerful content that creates an in-depth relationship with viewers", while BBC Worldwide CEO Tim Davie consider it "An opportunity to cultivate creative quality and ambition from an already high base."
AMC Networks is also a partner in BritBox, an over-the-top subscription service focused on English television operated by BBC Worldwide and ITV plc.
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Programming
Current
- Doctor Who
- The Graham Norton Show
- Kill Eve
- Planet Earth
- Star Trek
- Star Trek: Next Generation
- Star Trek: Voyager
- X-Files
- Top Teeth
- Top Gear America
Some programs on the channel are edited for either adult content or to allow ads. Sometimes comedy shows run in specially formatted 40 minute blocks and some drama programs are first aired in longer blocks allowing it to run to the original broadcast length. Additional series that have been previously broadcasted regularly can return to schedule as part of the network programming rotation during the day.
Original programming and co-production
In the mid-2000s, BBC America produced several performances of its own along with several joint productions. These include the Sharpe Challenge , part of the film series Sharpe made for television and produced in conjunction with ITV; as well as The State Within and Jekyll , which is co-produced with the BBC. The first original series produced only by the channel was Copper , which aired in the summer of 2012.
BBC America has also branched out into one of the UK serial producers, including Robin Hood, The Musketeers, and, from its fourth series, the revival of Doctor Who I. They also co-produced the Canadian Orphan Black series .
News List
BBC America is used to broadcast BBC World News every Monday to Friday morning from 6:00 to 8:00 am Eastern and Pacific time. All news programs are now live exclusively on the BBC World News channel, also distributed by AMC Networks in the United States.
The morning (6: 00-9: 00 Eastern Time) simulcast is used to include the BBC World News , World Business Report , Asia Today , and an hourly newsletter called World News Today . Most of them were removed from the schedule without any announcement on April 6, 2009. The morning morning mornings (6:00 am - 6:30 am ET) also fell on April 4, 2009. According to BBC America, the simulcast was down because of disappointing ratings.
From 2007 to 2011, BBC America broadcasted BBC World News America , a Washington-based program, D.C. which is directly anchored by Matt Frei. Katty Kay serves as a Washington-based correspondent. On February 18, 2011, network management announced that BBC World News America will be released from BBC America and will be broadcasted only on BBC World News channels and PBS member stations in the United States.
The network is in discussion to broadcast a weekly news program hosted by Jeremy Paxman's Newsnight , which will introduce an international item's synthetic Newsnight and is expected to bring his style of interviewing style to bear American politicians. The international edition of Newsnight debuted on February 29, 2008, at 10 pm. time slot. The program was canceled in November 2008, but the announcement of program cancellation was not made until April 2009.
During major news events, networks will sometimes replace scheduled programs with coverage from BBC World News; the London bombing in July 2005 was one example. BBC World News itself is currently not widely available in the US as a separate channel, although this is done on several cable systems throughout the United States, generally as a substitute or with BBC America (one previous example is New York City-based Cablevision, which does not carry BBC America until August 2011) or BBC World News America , a news program focusing on America presented by Katty Kay and usually from Washington, DC is primarily conducted by American public television stations despite distribution agreements with television stations KCET independent public in Los Angeles.
Outside the US.
BBC America is available in Bermuda on CableVision's cable digital service in Bermuda, and WOW (World on Wireless), and Bahama services on REVTV, in Barbados on Multi-Choice TV service, in Cayman Islands on Weststar TV, Grenada on Flow Digital Cable, Telbo MiTV on Bonaire, Flow Cable at CuraÃÆ'§ao and at SXM Cable & amp; Data in Sint Maarten. It is also available in the US territory of Guam on MCV Broadband and IPTV services GTA Teleguam.
Similar programming is available for Canada in BBC Canada. For other countries, the programming genre is shared between BBC First, BBC Brit, and BBC Earth.
References
External links
- Official website
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