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BBC Brit begins drive for content with “Mud, Sweat and Gears”

The first original commission announced for BBC Worldwide's male-skewing channel set to launch this year is part of a strategy to capture "the DNA of Top Gear" and apply it across the schedule, says commissioning VP Tracy Forsyth.

February 27, 2014

The first original commission announced for BBC Worldwide's male-skewing channel set to launch this year is part of a strategy to capture "the DNA of Top Gear" and apply it across the schedule, says commissioning VP Tracy Forsyth.

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BBC America, BBC Worldwide, Jonny Smith, Mud Sweat and Gears, Perry Simon, Tom "Wookie" Ford, Tracy Forsythe

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BBC America, BBC Worldwide, Jonny Smith, Mud Sweat and Gears, Perry Simon, Tom "Wookie" Ford, Tracy Forsythe

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Barry Walsh is editor-in-chief and content director for Realscreen, and has served as editor of the publication since 2009. With a career in entertainment media that spans two decades, prior to Realscreen, he held the associate editor post for now defunct sister publication Boards, which focused on the advertising and commercial production industries. Before Boards, he served as editor of Canadian Music Network, a weekly music industry trade, and as music editor for HMV.com. As content director, he also oversees the development of content for the brand's market-leading events, the Realscreen Summit and Realscreen West, as well as new content initiatives.

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