Showing posts with label The Great British Baking Show. Show all posts
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Thursday, June 27, 2019

On Your Mark, Get Set…Bake! Five Seasons of “The Great British Baking Show” Are Coming to PBS Living

On Your Mark, Get Set…Bake!
Five Seasons of
“The Great British Baking Show”
Are Coming to PBS Living
Arlington, VA – June 27, 2019 – PBS Distribution will release five seasons of the delectable amateur baking competition, The Great British Baking Show, on PBS Living, beginning June 28. The competition has grown into a beloved international phenomenon, enchanting and inspiring those who watch. The first seasons, which broadcast on PBS, have become classics and feature the original comedic hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, as well as baking experts Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.

Andrea Downing, Co-President of PBS Distribution comments, “We are delighted to be able to provide all five of the original seasons of The Great British Baking Show to our PBS Living audience. It is another great addition to our continuously growing library of popular and iconic lifestyle content on the channel.”

Now fans of the show can watch these five fan-favorite seasons on PBS Living on Amazon as well as on Apple TV Channels in the Apple TV app. Each season of The Great British Baking Show follows a dozen charming and spirited amateur bakers as they don aprons and head for the iconic baking tent in the British countryside, hoping to be named Britain's best. Throughout the competition the bakers take on culinary assessments that increase in difficulty as competitors are eliminated. Each episode brings challenges in three categories: a Signature Bake, to test the contestants' creative flair and baking ability; a Technical Bake, in which challengers receive basic recipes with ingredient lists and minimal instruction; and the Showstopper Bake, designed to display depth of skill and talent.

Throughout the competition, as stress levels in the tent rise, comedy duo Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc provide the bakers with much-needed emotional support and comic relief, as they face the demanding and endearing judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, who taste and critique each of the contestant’s creations.
The five seasons will be available to stream on PBS Living beginning June 28. Each season has 10 episodes. The subscription rate for PBS Living is $2.99/month with an Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription, or through Apple TV Channels. PBS Living is a one-stop shop where fans of The Great British Baking Show can also stream other beloved PBS cooking favorites including America’s Test Kitchen, The French Chef with Julia Child, A Chefs Life, and Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street, among other celebrated PBS programs.

The Great British Baking Show will also be streaming in PBS Passport, a digital member benefit available through local stations.

About PBS DISTRIBUTION
PBS Distribution is a leading distributor of public media content around the world, reaching audiences through multiple platforms and formats including direct-to-consumer subscription video-on-demand (DTC-SVOD), transactional video-on-demand (TVOD), subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) licensing, and physical products on DVD and Blu-ray. In addition, the company operates three streaming channels — PBS MASTERPIECE, PBS KIDS, and PBS LIVING — all on Amazon Prime Video Channels, with PBS LIVING also available on the Apple TV App. Other divisions of the company include: theatrical releasing, educational, non-theatrical, inflight and international licensing businesses. 
PBS Distribution offers consumers and educators the highest quality factual, scripted and children’s programming, including films from producer Ken Burns, hit dramas from MASTERPIECE, entertaining and educational children’s series and award-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and many independent producers. For over 20 years, the company has extended the reach of programming beyond broadcast while generating revenue for the public television system, stations and producers.
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Friday, August 24, 2018

A Netflix Original Recipe for Freshly Baked Episodes of "The Great British Baking Show"

A Netflix Original Recipe for Freshly Baked Episodes of "The Great British Baking Show"
Look for seasons eight and nine in the coming months on the streaming service.
[via press release from Netflix] A Netflix Original recipe for freshly baked episodes of The Great British Baking Show
Serves: 3 new seasons of The Great British Baking Show available in the US only on Netflix

Ingredients:
12 grams of amateur bakers
10 rounds of competition
2 presenters, Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig
2 judges, Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith
1 UK broadcaster, Channel 4
Baked with love by Love Productions, with star bakers/executive producers Anna Beattie and Richard McKerrow
A dash of Netflix

Method:
Pre-heat Netflix with 4 previous seasons (Netflix collections 1-4, which are UK seasons 4-7)
Mix equal measures bakers, presenters, judges, and British decorum in the Baking Show tent
Repeat signature, technical, and showstopper challenges until a star baker emerges
Let cool after airing on Channel 4 in the UK
Serve 10 new episodes at once on Netflix in the US on August 31, 2018 (Netflix collection 5, which is UK season 8)
Assemble 10 additional new episodes to be served later this year (Netflix collection 6, which is UK season 9) and in fall 2019 (Netflix collection 7, which is UK season 10)
Drizzle remaining dough with cheer for 2-episode holiday specials set to debut on Netflix in the US each holiday season in 2018, 2019, and 2020
Best enjoyed cozied up on the couch with butter, jam, and clotted cream

Extra Helpings:
An extra collection called "The Great British Baking Show: The Beginnings" will also come to Netflix in the US later this year (UK season 3, which originally baked in 2012) 

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Thursday, August 2, 2018

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET…BAKE! PBS DISTRIBUTION TO RELEASE THE 5TH SEASON OF THE BELOVED INTERNATIONAL CULINARY PROGRAM “THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW”

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET…BAKE!
PBS DISTRIBUTION TO RELEASE
THE 5TH SEASON OF THE BELOVED INTERNATIONAL CULINARY PROGRAM
“THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW”

Available on DVD September 11
Click here for a Preview of the Program

Arlington, Va. – August 2, 2018 – PBS Distribution announces the release of “THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW SEASON 5” on DVD September 11. The delectable baking competition that has grown into a beloved international phenomenon returns for a fifth season. The program features the original cast of Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood, Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, in a season never before seen in the U.S.

“THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW” will be available on DVD ($19.99 SRP) September 11, 2018. The program has a run time of approximately 550 minutes. Episodes of “THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW” are currently available on Digital HD.

Once again, viewers will meet twelve of Britain’s best amateur bakers who will don their aprons, enter the iconic tent and tackle culinary trials that increase in difficulty as the competition unfolds. Vying to be crowned star baker, challengers prepare three creations in each episode: a signature bake, which tests their creative flair and baking ability; the devilishly difficult technical challenge, in which contestants have to bake creations using only ingredient lists and minimal instruction; and finally, the showstopper, designed to fully showcase each baker’s skill and creativity.

Contestants face the demanding but endearing judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, two icons of British baking who are now household names in America. Comedy duo Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc are the series hosts, providing the bakers with much-needed emotional support and comic relief. Offering viewers the perfect sweet summer escape, this program features unforgettable contestants attempting some of the series most difficult challenges, from bagels to strudel, treacle tarts to choux gateaus.

Known as THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF in the U.K., the show is produced by the award-winning Love Productions and was created by Anna Beattie and Richard McKerrow. Executive producers for this program are Kieran Smith and Anna Beattie, the series director is Scott Tankard and the series producer is Amanda Westwood.



About PBS Food
PBS is the original home of cooking and still offers the very best in food and cooking. From A Chef’s Life to Lidia Celebrates America to The Great British Baking Show, PBS programs and chefs have received more Peabody Awards, Daytime Emmy® Awards and James Beard Foundation Awards than any other network. Viewers can explore more deeply on the award-winning PBS Food site (pbs.org/food), which brings together the best food and cooking content from across public television with award-winning digital videos, recipes, articles and more.

About PBS Distribution
PBS Distribution is a leading distributor of public media content reaching global audiences through multiple platforms including PBS-branded OTT channels, digital download and streaming services, theatrical and inflight entertainment, DVD and Blu-ray sales and international licensing.   

 

PBS Distribution offers consumers and educators over 4,000 hours of the highest quality factual, scripted and children’s programming, including films from producer Ken Burns, hit dramas from MASTERPIECE, entertaining and educational children’s series and award-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and many independent producers. We extend the reach of programming beyond broadcast while generating revenue for the public television system, stations and producers.

THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW – SEASON 5
Street Date: September 11, 2018
Genre: Cooking
Run Time: Approximately 550 minutes on 3 discs
SRP: DVD, $19.99
Format: DVD and Digital HD
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Friday, December 8, 2017

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE PBS FOR THE HOLIDAYS


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Monday, January 16, 2017

"The Great British Baking Show" Returns to PBS for a Fourth Season of Merriment in the Kitchen

"The Great British Baking Show" Returns to PBS for a Fourth Season of Merriment in the Kitchen
PBS also announced it has committed to a fifth season of the series that has previously aired on the BBC.
[via press release from PBS] The Great British Baking Show Returns to PBS for a Fourth Season of Merriment in the Kitchen
U.K.'s Highest-Rated Season Joins PBS' Summer 2017 Schedule, Promising Soggy Bottoms and Perfect Patisseries

PASADENA, CA; January 16, 2017 - PBS announced today at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour that THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW will return for a fourth season on June 16, 2017, airing Friday nights at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings). This upcoming season is the BBC's most recent season, which received the highest-ever viewership for the series. PBS also announced it has committed to a fifth season of the series that has previously aired on the BBC.
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW follows amateur bakers from diverse backgrounds who tackle culinary trials that increase in difficulty as the competition unfolds. In each episode, challenges come in three categories: a Signature Bake, to test the contestants' creative flair and baking ability; a Technical Bake, in which challengers receive basic recipes with ingredient lists and minimal instruction; and the Showstopper Bake, designed to display depth of skill and talent.

As in past seasons, bakers will be judged by Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, two icons of British baking. With nearly 60 years of cooking experience, Berry established herself as a leading food writer and broadcaster. Over her career, she has published 70 cookbooks that have sold millions of copies around the world. She was also appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) during the Queen's 2012 Birthday Honors. The son of a baker, Paul Hollywood is one of the U.K.'s leading artisan bread makers. Though trained as a sculptor, he was persuaded by his father to join the family business and to combine both his artistic and culinary talents. Hollywood has worked in some of the world's most exclusive hotels, including London's Dorchester. He published the best-selling 100 Great Breads, which to date has been translated into seven languages. Comedy duo Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc are also back as the series hosts who keep the contestants and judges grounded, providing the right balance of humor, support and naughtiness.

"THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW has emerged as one of PBS' most popular programs, with the third season, debuting last July, ranking as the most-streamed program on PBS this past summer," said Beth Hoppe, PBS Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, General Audience Programming. "We're thrilled to continue airing this warm and charming competition for at least two more seasons, and continuing to build its popularity on these shores."

Each new episode of THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW will be available to stream the morning after broadcast on pbs.org. It will also be available on PBS station-branded digital platforms such as ROKU, Apple TV and Google Chromecast, as well as on PBS iPad and iPhone apps. All three previous seasons of THEGREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW are available via Passport, a benefit for local PBS station donors, offering extended access to a rich library of public television programming (contact your local PBS station for details). Throughout the season, fans can visit PBS Food to learn more about the contestants and get exclusive recipes, photos and video clips from the program.

Known as "The Great British Bake-Off" in the U.K., the show is produced by the award-winning Love Productions and was created by Anna Beattie and Richard McKerrow. Executive producer is Anna Beattie, the director is Andy Devonshire and the series producer is Paolo Proto. For more information, screeners and images, visit the series' PBS Pressroom page.
 
About the Series
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW has won three BAFTA Awards in the six seasons that have transmitted in the U.K. In 2014, the show moved from BBC Two to BBC One. The ratings have grown over the six seasons to date. With an audience of more than 15 million and an audience share of 55 percent, last season's finale was the highest-rated show in the UK in 2015 and the BBC's highest-rated show since 2010. "The Great British Bake-Off" has spawned several spin-offs: The Masterclasses, Celebrity Bake Off, Junior Bake Off, which just secured a BAFTA Award for children's entertainment, and most recently Bake Off: Cr�me de la Cr�me. The family of programs also includes The Great British Sewing Bee and The Great Pottery Throw Down. The "Bake Off" format has sold in 23 territories worldwide and is one of the most successful returning series in Holland, France, Italy, Germany and throughout Scandinavia.

About Love Productions
Love Productions is an award-winning production company based in London, Bristol, New York and Los Angeles. It has produced Baby Borrowers for the BBC in the U.K. and for NBC in the U.S., and the award-winning series Famous Rich and Homeless and Make Bradford British. Recently, Love produced the highest-rated Channel 4 series, Benefits Street, and sold a 70 percent stake in its business to BSkyB.
 
About PBS Food
PBS is the original home of cooking and still offers the very best in food and cooking. From A Chef's Life to The Mind of a Chef to BBQ with Franklin, PBS programs and chefs have received more Peabody Awards, Daytime Emmy(R) Awards and James Beard Foundation Awards than any other network. Viewers can explore more deeply on the award-winning PBS Food site (pbs.org/food), which brings together the best food and cooking content from across public television with award-winning digital videos, recipes, articles and more.

About PBS
PBS, with nearly 350 member stations, offers all Americans the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and online content. Each month, PBS reaches nearly 100 million people through television and nearly 33 million people online, inviting them to experience science, history, nature and public affairs; to hear diverse viewpoints; and to take front row seats to world-class drama and performances. PBS' broad array of programs has been honored consistently by the industry's most coveted award competitions. Teachers from pre-K through 12th grade turn to PBS for digital content and services that help bring classroom lessons to life. PBS' premier children's TV programming, and its website pbskids.org, are parents' and teachers' most-trusted partners in inspiring and nurturing curiosity and the love of learning in children. More information about PBS is available at PBS.org - one of the leading dot-org websites on the Internet - or by following PBS on Twitter, Facebook or through apps for mobile devices.

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