BBC Worldwide Annual Review of 2014/2015 has today been released, which states that Doctor Who was the top selling BBC programme of 2014.
The sci-fi drama has been recognised by Lord Tony Hall, Director General of the BBC, and the chairman of BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, as a success story for BBC Worldwide.
In the UK, Doctor Who Series 8 was watched by an average consolidated audience of 7.4 million, and has now aired in more than 70 countries around the world, which includes BBC America in the USA and SPACE in Canada, where record ratings have been achieved. The show was also licensed to 189 territories in the year of 2014.
In the UK, Doctor Who Series 8 was watched by an average consolidated audience of 7.4 million, and has now aired in more than 70 countries around the world, which includes BBC America in the USA and SPACE in Canada, where record ratings have been achieved. The show was also licensed to 189 territories in the year of 2014.
Doctor Who: The World Tour, which took place in the lead-up to Series 8, is mentioned as a stand-out achievement:
“Building on the success of the 50th anniversary we embarked on a 12-day global promotional tour for series eight.We visited South Korea, Australia, USA, Mexico and Brazil introducing the Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi, and companion Clara, Jenna Coleman, to international fans. This was a first for a British TV series and featured a creative social media programme with activity on Facebook generating 130m post impressions and more than 2m video views across Facebook and YouTube.”
“Building on the success of the 50th anniversary we embarked on a 12-day global promotional tour for series eight.We visited South Korea, Australia, USA, Mexico and Brazil introducing the Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi, and companion Clara, Jenna Coleman, to international fans. This was a first for a British TV series and featured a creative social media programme with activity on Facebook generating 130m post impressions and more than 2m video views across Facebook and YouTube.”
Also mentioned is the success of the show on BBC America:
“On BBC AMERICA, Doctor Who continued to grow with the debut of the Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi, and launch of series eight delivering the show’s highest ratings to date – up 19.7% versus prior series, with an average of 2.2m viewers each week – while licensing sales on the title returned year-on-year growth of 29.1%.”
New licensing deals for core BBC brands are highlighted, which includes a partnership with LEGO. Doctor Who still remains in the top 5 most-tweeted about dramas on Twitter and is the number one TV brand on Tumblr.
The BBC’s other best selling brands, alongside Doctor Who, include Top Gear, Orphan Black, Life Story, The Musketeers, Atlantis, Call the Midwife, Ripper Street, Sherlock and The Honourable Woman.
Plans for Doctor Who Series 10 are said to be currently under review.
“On BBC AMERICA, Doctor Who continued to grow with the debut of the Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi, and launch of series eight delivering the show’s highest ratings to date – up 19.7% versus prior series, with an average of 2.2m viewers each week – while licensing sales on the title returned year-on-year growth of 29.1%.”
New licensing deals for core BBC brands are highlighted, which includes a partnership with LEGO. Doctor Who still remains in the top 5 most-tweeted about dramas on Twitter and is the number one TV brand on Tumblr.
The BBC’s other best selling brands, alongside Doctor Who, include Top Gear, Orphan Black, Life Story, The Musketeers, Atlantis, Call the Midwife, Ripper Street, Sherlock and The Honourable Woman.
Plans for Doctor Who Series 10 are said to be currently under review.
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