BBC America to Launch Comedy, Movies

By R. Thomas Umstead
published

Hollywood, Calif. -- BBC America will import a new comedy series featuring
three African-American comedians as part of its summer original-programming
lineup.

3 Non-Blondes, a 30-minute hidden-camera comedy show currently airing on
Britain’s youth-targeted BBC Three network, will premiere in the United States
Aug. 10, network executives said.

Also scheduled to premiere on the network later this year is Cambridge
Spies, a U.S. original movie based on the lives of four of the most infamous
and successful spies in the history of modern intelligence.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.