BRITBOX INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES ITS PLANS FOR THE CORONATION OF KING CHARLES III ON MAY 6^th

BritBox to Offer Live, Authentic Coverage from ITN in the UK, as part of the Most Comprehensive Line-up of International Coronation Programming Available to Stream

Will Also Feature Original and New Programming, Including Premiere of “Arthur: A Life with the Royal Family” Documentary About Photographer Arthur Edwards

London, April 13, 2023 — BritBox International, the world leader in the streaming of British entertainment and cultural moments, has announced its plans for the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, taking place on Saturday May 6 2023. In the US, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, BritBox will make available for viewers the most comprehensive collection of authentic Coronation coverage. Coverage will include major British news organisation ITV News’ live broadcast of the occasion, produced by ITN (available on BritBox’s owned and operated platform only), hosted by Tom Bradby and Julie Etchingham. BritBox will also offer wider catch-up, original short form and Royal documentary programming – a total of over 30 hours of Coronation pageantry and wider content.

Coverage will begin with the live streamed Coronation special programme King Charles III: The Coronation, produced by ITN, when viewers will be given a prime view of events. This will be broadcast from Canada Gate, London, with the iconic Buckingham Palace balcony as the backdrop. Afterwards, audiences will be able to watch the programme on demand. In addition to the rolling coverage, there will also be a special hour-long highlights show that will be available soon after the programme concludes.

As part of the occasion, BritBox will also make available a number of Royal-focused special programming, including the premiere of Arthur: A Life with the Royal Family, a documentary centered on British newspaper The Sun’s former Royal photographer, Arthur Edwards.

The Coronation will take place at Westminster Abbey, London on Saturday May 6. The Service will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury and will reflect the British Monarch’s role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry.

Reemah Sakaan, CEO, BritBox International said: “Iconic British events deserve authentic British coverage, and no other streamer knows this better than BritBox. Along with our know-how in best of British programming, bringing live cultural events has always been something we have excelled at – direct from the UK, and uninterrupted. Partnering with ITN and their expert team to offer a front row seat to our viewers to this moment in history is something we are delighted to be able to offer, alongside our line-up of quality British television.”

Rachel Corp, CEO, ITN said: “ITN’s coverage of the Coronation will be watched by millions of people around the world through key partnerships such as BritBox International. We have secured key camera positions around Buckingham Palace and Westminster to provide viewers with an experience that is better than being in London. It is a privilege for ITN to be able to produce the coverage of this significant constitutional and historical event and I know that our expert teams will make this unmissable viewing.”
 

BritBox’s full Coronation line-up includes:

• ITN’s live stream special programme, King Charles III: The Coronation
• 60’ highlights package
• Specially – commissioned short form series Countdown to the Crown: The Who’s Who and What’s What of the Coronation
• The documentary Arthur: A Life with the Royal Family , acquired from Rainmaker
• Good Morning Britain Coronation coverage and special programming
• Broader Royal programming including documentaries Charles: The Monarch and the Man and The Monarchy
• This Morning special programming – filmed on the Coronation Street set
• EastEnders’ special Coronation episode

In recent years, BritBox has live streamed other major British and global state and cultural events such as the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the Wedding of the Duke & Duchess of Sussex, through to the BAFTA Film Awards and the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
 

About BritBox
Known for the best in British content, BritBox offers a large collection of originals, co-productions, and other popular programming. The critically acclaimed BritBox Original co-production Stonehouse launched on the service in January, and is a dramatized limited series covering the extraordinary story of disgraced Labour Minister John Stonehouse, starring the Emmy-winning Matthew Macfadyen. Other popular recent series include Karen Pirie, starring Lauren Lyle; the must-see drama Sherwood, starring Lesley Manville and David Morrissey and written by James Graham, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? produced, directed, and adapted for screen by Hugh Laurie and starring Will Poulter and Lucy Boynton as well as The Confessions of Frannie Langton, another BritBox International co-production, from the novel by Sara Collins and starring Karla-Simone Spence and Sophie Cookson.
 

About ITN
ITN is an independent production company with over 67 years’ experience in public service broadcasting and is renowned for being able to deliver journalism of the highest standard across all output. ITN’s business is made up of seven distinct divisions – Business, Education, Newsrooms (ITV News, Channel 4 News and 5 News), News Production, Productions, Post Production, and Sport – with output ranging from award-winning factual content for major brands, digital platforms and global streamers including Netflix and Amazon and international broadcasters; a vast live sport operation; award-winning news programmes for ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5; respected live debate programmes; education programming; shortform content and hybrid events for charities and businesses; while ITN’s 60-edit suite facility supports every facet of video and audio post-production. In addition, the ITN Archive features more than a million video clips of iconic news footage from ITN’s first broadcasts in 1955 to the present day.