BBC AMERICA and BBC World News today announced wider expansion in Time Warner Cable systems for the BBC's 24-hour global TV news channel BBC World News in the US and increased distribution for BBC AMERICA, the home of acclaimed series Doctor Who, Copper, Luther, Top Gear and the Golden Globe-nominated series The Hour.
"It's been a record-breaking year for BBC AMERICA, as our iconic sci-fi series Doctor Who has reached new heights and we've created new original programming including Copper, our highest-rated series premiere ever," says Sandy Ashendorf, EVP Network Distribution, BBC Worldwide America. "We're excited to expand BBC AMERICA's partnership with Time Warner Cable and launch BBC World News, which has seen record distribution growth in the past year."BBC World News will be added to the digital basic package in most Time Warner Cable systems before the end of December 2012. BBC World News will see increased distribution in several cities; by year-end, BBC World News will be carried in top US markets including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, San Francisco, and Seattle. As a result of its expanded relationship with Time Warner Cable and other multichannel operator deals over the past two years, BBC World News will have grown its reach by over 10 million new homes in 2012 and in total, BBC World News will reach 25 million full time homes in the US following the Time Warner Cable launches.
Jim Egan, Chief Operating Officer, GN Ltd said: "I'm delighted to see BBC World News coming to Time Warner Cable - this is another important foothold for our global news channel in the highly competitive US market. We are really pleased by the growing demand in the US for a global news network which is both non-partisan and non-sensational in approach. BBC World News is about serious news; with on the ground reporting and analysis from different parts of the world and a mandate to inform and provide a balanced view. We know that audiences around the world value the channel's distinctive world view and we are pleased that more US viewers now have access to it."Time Warner Cable also will increase BBC AMERICA's reach and provide further access to the high quality content for which the BBC is known. In January, BBC AMERICA will debut new drama Ripper Street, set in London in the aftermath of Jack the Ripper, and new original series Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan. New episodes of Doctor Who, Copper, Luther, Top Gear, The Graham Norton Show, Being Human, The Thick of It plus new original drama Orphan Black and mini-series Spies of Warsaw have also been announced for 2013.
