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BBC America Teases 2 New Shows (and the Return of Doctor Who) at New York Comic-Con

Convergent TV

What's one huge lesson Sarah Barnett, president of BBC America, has learned from events like Comic-Con? "Be superfans of your fans!"


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AMC Gets Big Piece of BBC America for $200 Million

Convergent TV

AMC is taking over BBC America, buying a piece of the U.K. broadcasting property for a reported $200 million.

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SundanceTV Extends Jaguar’s British Villains Campaign

Convergent TV

One of the most popular creative executions in the automotive category this year has a new edition made by cable network SundanceTV for the second season of Rectify: Jaguar's "British [...]

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Salem Scares Up Big Numbers for WGN America

Convergent TV

The series premiere of WGN America’s first original scripted series, Salem, scared up some big numbers Sunday night, averaging 1.52 million viewers and a 0.5 rating among adults 18-49.

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Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special Breaks Records

Convergent TV

UPDATE: NCM and BBC America released box office figures for the movie theater screenings: the 3D-enabled event took in gross receipts of some $4.77 from about 320,000 tickets for a [...]

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CBS Sees Potential for Mid-Market Advertisers in Twitter Amplify

Performance Marketing

To say that David Morris, CBS Interactive chief customer officer, is bullish on Twitter would be an understatement. The media exec called Twitter "the No. 1 social network in the [...]