Posts with tag TopGear
Posted Jun 16th 2008 4:40PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Casting

Car enthusiasts, take note: The British series all about cars,
Top Gear, is coming to America. That's been previously announced, but today we can share the news that
Adam Carolla, Tanner Foust and Eric Stromer will be teaming up to host the new NBC incarnation of Top Gear. It just so happens that I was watching
Top Gear on BBC America yesterday and it's a fun show; it's not too techie-car show, it's more about the chemistry among the three hosts and the fun, goofy challenges they do that involve cars.
Yesterday's show, for instance, pitted a one host in a Mercedes Benz SUV driving from London the the airport versus one host on a super bicycle, another in a speed boat on the Thames, and The Stig -- an anonymous test driver -- making the trek via public transportation. It was pretty funny, especially since the car lost!
Continue reading Top Gear USA hosts named
Posted Mar 2nd 2007 11:41AM by Brad Linder
Filed under: PVR Wire, Web, BBC, Doctor Who

The BBC plans to set up three YouTube channels that will feature short clips of BBC content. Two channels will be focused on entertainment, while one will be a news channel.
One of the entertainment channels will feature trailers and short videos related to BBC programming. There will be no advertising on this channel. It's main purpose will be to drive traffic to the BBC's website, which in the future may i
nclude full episodes of TV programs for streaming and download.
The other entertainment channel will be advertising-driven, and will include 3-6 minute clips of material from the BBC archives. Clips will include content from
Top Gear,
The Mighty Boosh, and nature programs.
Continue reading BBC strikes deal with YouTube