The BBC have announced that the Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode will be simultaneously broadcast around the world at the same time, making it the world’s biggest drama simulcast when it is transmitted on Saturday 23rd November this year.
BBC Worldwide said:
It’s always been our ambition to work with our broadcast partners so that international Doctor Who fans can enjoy the 50th-anniversary special at the same time as the UK. We’ll have more details soon about our very exciting global plans for November.
The episode, as yet untitled, has been sold to 200 countries and will be broadcast in both 2D and 3D.
The time differences around the world mean that an 8pm transmission time in the UK would mean the episode being broadcast at 12 noon in Los Angeles and at 6am on Sunday morning in Australia and New Zealand.
According to The Sun an insider claims:
The 50th anniversary special is a massive deal for fans around the world who were petrified the secrets would leak online the moment it aired in Britain.