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SA
SA100
Was watching the end of Wallace & Gromit on GOLD earlier this morning and it
Was a ardman productions for BBC Bristol, CBBC International and BBC Lionheart Television.

Any one know what BBC Lionheart were ?
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
What is now BBC America I believe.

"Lionheart Television International, Inc. was formed on May 1, 1981 as a joint venture primarily consisting of Western World Television and Public Media, Inc. Lionheart took over the US distribution rights to the BBC's television output after a previous deal with Time-Life Television expired, and also that of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. BBC eventually bought Lionheart outright by 1987, making it their North American distribution arm (now called BBC America)."
(from closinglogos.com)
DM
DeMarkay
Quote:
Lionheart Television International, Inc. was formed on May 1, 1981 as a joint venture primarily consisting of Western World Television and Public Media, Inc. Lionheart took over the US distribution rights to the BBC's television output after a previous deal with Time-Life Television expired, and also that of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. BBC eventually bought Lionheart outright by 1987, making it their North American distribution arm (now called BBC America)
NG
noggin Founding member
SA100 posted:
Was watching the end of Wallace & Gromit on GOLD earlier this morning and it
Was a ardman productions for BBC Bristol, CBBC International and BBC Lionheart Television.

Any one know what BBC Lionheart were ?


Lionheart was the BBC's North American sales and co-production operation for a number of years.

It's one of the now-defunct BBC divisions, like BBC Enterprises, that have effectively rolled into BBC Studios (via BBC Worldwide).

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